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LaCie Blu-ray Burns at 8x.

For a whopping $449.99, you too can own the luxurious LaCie d2 Blu-ray drive, capable of writing up to eight times standard data writing rates. A few days ago LaCie announced that it has doubled the burn speed of its high-capacity Blu-ray drive, burning both single-layer and dual-layers disks up to 8x. The company also said that it upgraded the authoring and backup software -Easy Media Creator 10 and Toast 9 Titanium- that ships standard with the product as well. The LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive is available now through the LaCie Online Store or LaCie resellers. ň€śWith the doubling of the speed to burn Blu-ray discs, video professionals will be able to spend more time creating content and less time on production,ň€ť said Christelle Dexet, Multimedia Product Manager for LaCie. ň€śAnd for those who need to safely store large quantities of information for extended periods of time on secure removable media, the LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive is an ideal solution.ň€ť The drive supports both FireWire and USB 2.0, packs up to 50 GB of data, and features a durable d2 design with "whisper-quiet operation." The company said that users can master video and audio files onto Blu-ray , DVD and CD disks with the provided software, create audio mixes, schedule backups and more. Users can also work with three popular codexesň€”MPEG2, AVC and VC-1ň€”when creating their Blu-ray content. The LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive supports BD-ROM, BD-ROM AACS, BD-R, BD-RE, DVDұR, CD-R and many more. "The LaCie d2 Blu-ray Driveň€™s writing process ensures record authenticity and longevity on sturdy write-once discs with an enhanced scratch-resistant hard coating surface. It also offers a packet writing option. By choosing Blu-ray technology, you get safe storage with a low cost-per-gigabyte," reads the product"s webpage. The product specs also dictate that users will need a HDCP GPU + HDCP ready display and Windows OS in order to play a protected BD movie in HD through a digital DVI or HDMI interface. Minimum system requirements include 512 MB RAM, NVIDIA"s GeForce 6600GT or AMI"s X1600 GPU for HD video playback, and a monitor capable of 1280x1024 resolutions.


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