LG Announce New Blu-Ray Optical Disk Drives Sporting 6X Burn Speeds BE06, GBC-H20L & GBW-H20L

LG have announced a new trio of Blu-ray optical disk drives, namely the
BE06, GBC-H20L and GBW-H20L, which offer up to 6x recording speeds and
well as integrated SecurDisc and LightScribe technology facilitating
content access control and the creation of 'direct-to-disc' labels
directly via the drives respectively.

'LG drives offer everyday users and professionals some of the fastest
recording speeds in the industry,’ said Marc Sorkin, senior
marketing manager, for LG Electronics IT and Home Entertainment
products. ‘With cutting-edge technologies such as SecurDisc and
LightScribe, which make data transfer easier and safer, these drives
meet consumers’ increasing demand for a compact storage option
both in the office and at home.'

Designed specifically for laptop users or those that have a multitude of
PCs, the BE06 (pictured above) has a manufacturer’s suggested
retail price of $379.95.can be easily connected through the USB 2.0
connection and a DC power adapter.

LG BE06 Key Features:

Compatibility with all BD, DVD and CD formats
6x BD-R/2x BD-RE read compatible
DVD+RW/-RW recording speed to 16x recording

LG's new GBC-H20L and the GBW-H20L, which, according to LG's press
release, have been designed specifically for consumer looking for safe
and fast data backup boasts one of the industry’s fastest read and
write speed at 16xwith, for example, the GBW-H20L capable of handling up
to 50GB of data (equivalent to around 4-1/2 hours of high-definition
video or 22 hours of standard definition video) on a dual layer 50GB
BD-R/BD-RE recordable media.

LG GBC-H20L and the GBW-H20L Key Features:

6x BD-R/2x BD-RE read compatible
6x BD-R/2x BD-RE read and write compatible (GBW-H20L)
16x DVD+RW/-RW recording speed (GBW-H20L)
Up to 40X CDRW recording speeds

LG's new BE06 will retail for around $380 whilst the GBC-H20L and the
GBW-H20L will retail for around $200 and $280 respectively. The BE06 is
already available whilst the GBC-H20L and the GBW-H20L are set to become
available at any moment (though at the time of writing, we were unable
to find product listings hence are unable to provide imagery of these
two drives).

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