Pansonic has announced that they'll be shipping their first Blu-ray Disc drive on June 10th:
http://panasonic.co.jp/corp/news/offici ... 421-5.html
http://panasonic.co.jp/corp/news/offici ... 421-1.html
Writing Speeds:
BD-R: 2x
BD-RE: 2x
DVD±R: 8
DVD+RW: 8x
DVD-RW: 6x
DVD±R DL: 4x
DVD-RAM: 5x
CD-R: 24x
CD-RW: 16x
Read Speeds
BD-ROM: 2x
DVD-ROM: 8x
CD-ROM: 32x
Access Times
BD-R/RE: 210ms
DVD-RAM: 220ms
DVD-ROM: 170ms
CD-ROM: 160ms
Is it just me or is Pioneer's Blu-ray drive already being seriously outclassed?