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My New dvd burner...

It's been a long time since I updated my Pioneer 105 dvd burner to dual layer!!
The Pioneer works fine but I need a new solution...a Lacie Multi drive that burns Blu-Ray disc, DL and all cd and dvd formats except HD-DVD!-(LG has a solution) This burner is awesome for anyone in the video biz!! alas....I didn't get this drive yet as it has been only just released at 1300 buck canadian!! so I opted for the next best thing, the external DL burner with lightscribe. Called the Lacie D2 burner, I am very happy with the prompt and rock solid burns this unit performs. The lightscribe feature is lengthy at 20 minutes to print image to label side on lightscribe media but the results are awesome!!




LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive
USB 2.0 & FireWire

LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive

User Benefits:

* The professional choice for Blu-ray recording
* Easily save 50GB of digital data on 1 disc
* BD (Blu-ray)/DVD/CD writer in one drive
* Durable metal d2 design; quiet operation


$1,149.00

Now accepting pre-orders. This product will ship in late January 2007.


d2 Design by Neil Poulton

Burn up to 4 hours of HD video on a Blu-ray disc without quality loss and then share it with your customers or send your high-quality master for replication. New Blu-ray technology allows you to archive large amounts of data, audio asset libraries, raw video shoots, image files or complete multimedia projects on long lasting BD media - at a low cost per GB. Easily back up as much as 10 DVDs worth of important files at a fast throughput of 9MB/s. Backward compatible with CD/DVD media, it also offers a compelling interactive multimedia experience when playing back your BD-ROMs. Bundled with full-featured, easy-to-use software, including packet writing and backup applications, it’s the LaCie Blu-ray burning solution for intensive professional use.

LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive
Item Number : 301115U
Capacity : up to 50GB
Interface : Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and FireWire
Writing Speeds : BD-R* (single or dual layer) 2x
BD-RE** (single or dual layer) 2x
DVD±R 8x; DVD+RW 8x; DVD-RW 6x; DVD±R DL 4x
CD-R 24x; CD-RW 16x
Reading Speeds : BD-ROM*** 2x; BD-R 2x; BD-RE 2x
DVD±R 8x; DVD±RW 8x; DVD±R DL 8x; DVD-ROM 8x
CD-R 32x; CD-RW 24x; CD-ROM 32x
Cache Size : 8MB
Dimensions (WxHxD) : 6.3 x 1.7 x 10.6 in. / 173 x 44 x 268 mm
Weight : 3.31 lbs. / 1500 g
System Requirements : Mastering/Burning: FireWire (IEEE 1394) or USB 2.0-equipped computer; Windows XP with the latest service pack / Mac OS 10.3.9 or higher; Pentium 4 Dual Core 3GHz processor or higher / Power PC G4 or Mac Intel processor or higher; minimum 512MB RAM
HD Video Playback****: Nvidia 7600GT, ATI X1600 series GPU; minimum 1280x1024 monitor resolution
Bundled Software : Easy Media Creator 8.2; Cineplayer 3.4 (HD playback); Toast 7.1.1 Titanium; compatible with Sonic Scenarist® authoring software
Comments : *Blu-ray disc Recordable - write-once
**Blu-ray disc Rewritable
***Blu-ray disc Read Only Memory
****Non-protected. Requirements for protected HD video are not yet finalized.
See www.apple.com for the BD player release date
Box Content : LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive; USB 2.0 cable; FireWire cable; external power supply; LaCie DVD-ROM (Windows)/CD-ROM (Mac) with User Manual and software; Quick Install Guide
Warranty : 1 Year Limited Warranty
Specifications and appearance are given as guidelines and may change without notice.

posted by james @ 9:05 AM