Here's a handy creation from Sony Optiarc, the BDX-S500U portable Blu-ray drive, designed to bring the convenience of BD disc storage and the beauty of HD video to your computer, without the need to open up a casing or replace the drive on a laptop.
The drive will write on to a Blu-ray at 6x speeds for a BD-R, 4x for a BD-R DL and 2x for a BD-RE, and happily accepts dual-layer 50GB discs, while it also plays nicely with DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, CD, CD-R and CD-RW, all at speeds from 4x to 24x. Sony say the burner will write a 25GB BD-R in 20 minutes.
Because the S500U uses USB 2.0 to connect to your computer, it should work well no matter what system you use - perhaps it could even bring Blu-ray to Apple Macs! Included in the pack is Cyerlink's Media Suite 8 for Windows software.
Aside from its use for data backup, if you use a PC as part of your home cinema setup the S500U has 3D support built-in, so if you have the correct HDMI links to your 3D TV, this could be a great way to upgrade without the need for a bigger, standalone player.
The BDX-S500U is due to go on sale in the USA this month, where it's reported to cost around $200; a decent price given the read/write options and 3D support.
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