Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/07/25/hitachi-lg_preps_4x_bd-r_drive/
Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) will this month ship the world's first 4x Blu-ray Disc recorder, it has been claimed. The higher speed applies only to recording - rewriteable BD-RE media will spin at the more commonplace 2x speed.
HLDS' GBW-H10N drive doesn't support dual-layer discs, either, so it's limited to 25GB media, Japanese-language website PCWatch reports (http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2006/0725/hlds.htm?www.reghardware.co.uk).
The unit reads dual-layer BD-ROMs, and can read and write DVD±R/RW, DVD±R DL, DVD-RAM and CD-R/RW media. It connects to the host computer across an ATAPI bus, and contains 4MB of cache memory.
There's no word yet on pricing. ®
Hitachi punts Frankenstein storage (1 November 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/11/01/hitachi_hybrid/
AOpen touts 'speed-limit breaking' 18x DVD writer (5 October 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/10/05/aopen_18x_dvd_writer/
Sony ships 'world's fastest' DVD±R burner (30 August 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/30/sony_ships_fastest_dvd_recorder/
LG confirms Nvidia HDCP-native GPU plan (29 August 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/29/lg_confirms_nvidia_hdcp_gpu/
Diode dearth still hindering blue-laser drive shipments? (29 August 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/29/blue_laser_diode_dearth/
Plextor preps 'world's smallest' external DVD writer (25 August 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/25/plextor_preps_slimline_dvd_writer/
Lite-on reveals external Blu-ray Disc writer (24 August 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/24/lite-on_updates_blu-ray_drive_plan/
Plextor preps CD, DVD zapper (3 August 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/03/plextor_preps_plexeraser/
Europe demands Blu-ray Disc, HD DVD licensing details (28 July 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/07/28/ec_queries_blu-ray_hddvd_makers/
Roxio paves way for Mac-compatible Blu-ray burners (25 July 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/07/25/roxio_readies_blu-ray_toast_tool/
Sony, Samsung show off Blu-ray PC kit (19 July 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/07/19/sony_samsung_blu-ray_kit/
Firm forecasts cash not clash for Blu-ray, HD DVD (13 July 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/07/13/blue-laser_money_spinner/
Indian boffin touts protein-based '50TB DVD' (12 July 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/07/12/boffin_touts_protein-based_50tb_dvd/
Diode dearth to hinder Blu-ray Disc drive launches? (10 July 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/07/10/blu-ray_laser_diode_dearth/
Plextor readies Blu-ray recorder (29 June 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/06/29/plextor_blu-ray_drive/
Philips, Lite-on, BenQ prep Blu-ray drives (8 June 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/06/08/philips_benq_lite-on_blu-ray/