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.