CeBIT 2008: external blue laser drive from LG

The product of the Far Eastern manufacturer now presented is special in several respects.

LG didn't hesitate either, they also threw one at CeBIT, even in the area of ​​PC optical storage. They presented their external drive, which is unique on the market so far, and which, in addition to "traditional" media, also deals with new-generation discs in some way.

It's a Blu-ray writer - based on its name, it's not so easy to guess: LG BE06LU - which doesn't burn blue discs at any speed: single-layer ones can be written once at 6 times, while double-layer or rewritable variants can be written at 4 times it burns at a rapid pace. If that still wasn't enough, we also reveal that it can also accept HD DVDs, although this means "only" 3x reading. However, the Korean unit is not satisfied with even this, as it perfectly handles DVD-RAMs and is also compatible with LightScribe technology.

The exact data can be seen below:

Reading:

BD-ROM (SL): 6 × max.
BD-ROM (DL): 4.8 × max.
BD-R (SL): 6 × max.
BD-R (DL) / BD-RE (SL / DL): 4.8 × max.
HD-DVD ROM (SL): 3 × max.
HD-DVD ROM (DL): 3 × max.
DVD-ROM (Single / Dual): 16 × / 8 × max.
DVD-R / RW / Dual: 12 × / 10 × / 8 × max
DVD-Video: 8 × max.
DVD + R / + RW / Double: 12 × / 10 × / 8 × max
CD-R / RW / ROM: 40 × / 40 × / 40 × max.
CD-DA (DAE): 40 × max.

Writing:

BD-R (SL): 6 ×
BD-R (DL) / BD-RE (SL / DL): 4 × / 2 × / 2 ×
DVD-R: 2/4/8/16 ×
DVD-R Dual Layer: 2/4 × CLV
DVD-RW: 1/2/4 ×, 6 × ZCLV
DVD-RAM: 5 ×
DVD + R: 2.4 / 4/8/16 ×
DVD + R Double Layer: 2.4 / 4 × CLV
DVD + RW: 2.4 / 4/6 ×, 8 × ZCLV
CD-R: 10/16/40 ×
CD-RW: 4/10/16/24 ×

According to the official information received from LG Electronics Magyar Kft., The BE06LU will be available in Hungary this week, and the recommended gross end-user price is expected to be around HUF 120.

We would like to inform our readers that if we have the opportunity, we would like to provide a more detailed test for those interested during the spring.