Lite-on Unveils External Blu-ray Disc Writer

Lite-on company revealed its newest Blu-ray disc writer, external model, the LX-2B1U. Lite-on has failed to deliver its promised Blu-ray Disc writer, the LH-2B1S, which was to be shipped in August. The LH-2B1S is capable of BD-R and BD-RE media in single and dual-layer forms. You can burn both CD-RW and DVD±R/RW media on the LH-2B1S.

The external Blu-Ray Disc writer, LX-2B1U, will work with single and dual-layer Blu-ray disc along with both BD-R and BD-RE disc. The speed is 2x, the latest for BD drives. The writer will burn DVD±R/RW along with the dual-layer version. Unlike LH-2B1S, the external Blu-ray writer does not have CD-R/RW compatibility. The external drive is featured with USB 2.0 interface and LH-2B1S with a SATA connector. The writer will ship at beginning of 2007.