While the format fighting between Blu-ray and HD-DVD is still going on, ASUS has taken the direction to launch its new Blu-ray drive, ASUS BC-1205PT. The drive is capable of reading Blu-ray media, and also to write to all DVD formats. This ASUS drive promises to be a compromise for those who don’t require the additional Blu-ray writing capabilities, yet hanker for HD content. It comes with SATA interface and 4MB buffer.

The specification of the drive:
Read Speed
o DVD-ROM Read: 12x, Max
o DVD-RAM Read: 5x, Max
o CD-ROM Read: 32x, Max
o BD-ROM/R/RE Read: 5x, Max
Write Speed
o DVD+R Write: 12x
o DVD+RW Write: 6x
o DVD+R DL Write: 4x
o DVD-R Write: 12x
o DVD-RW Write: 6x
o DVD-R DL Write: 4x
o DVD-RAM Write: 5x
o CD-R Write: 32x
o CD-RW Write: 24x
Access Time:
o Blu-ray Disc: 250ms
o DVD: 150ms
o CD: 150ms

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