Asus to unleash sleek 8x USB 2.0 Blu-ray drive

Not to be outdone by other manufacturers, Asus is set to release one the best looking Blu-ray drives available. According to Asus, the SBC 041S-U drive’s “elegant stand design and high glossy appearance represents its high feel of science and technology”. Asus will also provide an app for the adjustment of the blue X’s brightness seen on the side, allowing for different levels depending on read and write levels. Sleek design aside, the blu-ray drive will feature a Blu-ray disc read speed of 4.8, 8x DVD burning, and 24x CD burning all in portable USB 2.0 form factor. It will be Windows compatible with no OS X support. A release date and price has not yet be set.

[SlashGear]

Tags: Asus, Asus SBC-04B1S-U, Blu-ray Drives

Panasonic releases LF-PB371JD 8x Blu-ray burner

Panasonic will release the LF-BD371JD SATA Blu-ray Burner this September 13th. This internal drive burns Blu-ray discs at the speed of 8x and features an 8MB buffer. The LF-BD371JD will also support formats DVD-RAM (5x), DVD-R (16x), DVD-R DL (8x), DVD-RW (6x), CD-R (48x), CD-RW(24x). The cost will be $386.

[AkihabaraNews]

Tags: Blu-ray Burner, Panasonic, Panasonic LF-PB371JD