Buffalo New MediaStation 8x Blu-ray DVD Combo Drives BR-816SU2 & BR-816FBS

Buffalo has announced two new MediaStation 8x Blu-ray DVD Combo Drives
in the form of the MediaStation 8x External Blu-ray Drive (BR-816SU2)
and MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Drive (BR-816FBS), both of which
offer an 'unsurpassed' 8x read/write speed and which offer USB 2.0 or
SATA connectivity (external and internal MediaStation's
respectively).'Everyday digital media continues to grow as an essential
part of our lives,' stated Ken Higgins, vice president of sales at
Buffalo Technology, who introduced Buffalo's two new MediaStation combo
drives. 'By combining the ability to read, write and playback DVDs, CDs
and Blu-ray discs, the two new MediaStation drives offer the best of
both worlds with superior video quality and unmatched performance.'Apart
from boasting 8x Blu-Ray read/write speeds (making them the fastest
Blu-ray burners on the market), the new MediaStation's comes with a host
of optical disc support including Blu-ray BD-R 8x, Blu-ray BD-RE 2x, DVD
RAM 5x, DVD -R 16x, DVD +R 16x, DVD-RW 6x, DVD +RW 8x, CD-R 48x, and
CD-RW 24x and are supplied with PowerDVD for video viewing,
PowerDirector for video editing, Power2Go for DVD authoring and burning,
PowerBackup for archiving and backup, and PowerProducer for HD video
capturing and authoring as well as burning DVDs and Blu-ray as well as
InstantBurn and Medi@Show (presentation authoring software).Due to be
released at the end of this month, the MediaStation 8x External Blu-ray
Drive (BR-816SU2) and MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Drive (BR-816FBS)
will retail for around $400 and $350 respectively.