ASUS BW 12D1S-U - BD-RE drive - SuperSpeed USB 3.0 comparison

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Price $131 to $263 at 10 stores $102 to $328 at 4 stores $999 at 1 store $94 at 1 store $7 to $186 at 5 stores
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    Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)
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Release date June 05, 2011 October 13, 2011 February 24, 2007 October 21, 2005 February 05, 2013
The Bottom Line The LaCie d2 Blu-ray burner offers good performance speeds, but it's still prohibitively expensive. Home users should wait for Blu-ray burners to drop in price and improve in performance.

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Device Type BD-RE drive
BD-RE drive
BD-RE drive
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Storage Controller None
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OS Required Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Vista
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Apple MacOS X 10.3.9 or later
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Interface SuperSpeed USB 3.0
SuperSpeed USB 3.0
Hi-Speed USB/IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
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Product Description ASUS BW 12D1S-U - BD-RE drive - SuperSpeed USB 3.0
Memorex External Multi-Format USB 3.0 Blu-ray Writer - BD-RE drive - SuperSpeed USB 3.0
LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive - BD-RE drive - Hi-Speed USB/IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
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Dimensions (WxDxH) 6.5 in x 9.6 in x 2.5 in
Info unavailable 6.8 in x 10.6 in x 1.7 in
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Product Description Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Astar DVR-2100 - DVD recorder with TV tuner
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Enclosure Color Black
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Recordable Media Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable DVD+RW
DVD+R
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Rewrite Speed 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM) / 2x (BD-RE) / 2x (BD-RE DL)
Info unavailable 16x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 2x (BD-RE) / 2x (BD-RE DL)
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Write Speed 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD±R) / 8x (DVD±R DL) / 12x (BD-R) / 8x (BD-R DL) / 6x (BD-R LTH)
Info unavailable 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD±R DL) / 2x (BD-R) / 2x (BD-R DL)
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Read Speed 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD) / 8x (BD)
Info unavailable 32x (CD) / 8x (DVD) / 2x (BD)
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Product Type Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable DVD recorder with TV tuner
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Type None
None
None
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Type BD-RE
BD-RE
BD-RE
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Weight 2.6 lbs
Info unavailable 3.3 lbs
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Manufacturer Warranty 2 years warranty
Info unavailable 2 years warranty
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Packaged Quantity 1
1
1
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Sound Output Mode Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Surround Sound
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Storage Removable (2nd) Info unavailable Info unavailable None
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Enclosure Type External
External
External
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Audio D/A Converter Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable 24bit / 192kHz
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Built-in Audio Decoders Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Dolby Digital
DTS decoder
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Video D/A Converter Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable 10bit / 27MHz
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Type None
None
None
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Media Format Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable PAL
NTSC
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Media Type Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable DVD+R
CD-R
DVD
CD
Video CD
Kodak Picture CD
DVD+RW
DVCD
DVD-R
SVCD
DVD-RW
CD-RW
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Video Output Info unavailable Info unavailable None
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Form Factor Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Tabletop
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