I-O Data Japan has announced a new Blu-ray Disc writer based on the Panasonic SW-5584. The BRD-SP8 features 8x BD-R, 8x BD-R DL and 2x BD-RE writing speeds as well as a maximum BD-ROM read speed of 8x. Here are some of the specs:

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Writing Speeds:
BD-R: 8x
BD-R DL: 8x
BD-RE: 2x
BD-RE DL: 2x
DVD±R: 16x
DVD±R DL: 8x
DVD+RW: 8x
DVD-RW: 6x
DVD-RAM: 5x
CD-R: 48x
CD-RW: 32x;
Read Speeds:
BD-ROM: 8x
BD-R: 8x
BD-R DL: 8x
BD-RE: 2x
DVD-ROM (Single): 16x Max
DVD-ROM (Dual): 8x Max
DVD±R: 16x Max
DVD±RW: 8x Max
DVD±R DL: 8x Max
DVD-RAM: 5x Max
CD-R/ROM: 48x Max
CD-RW: 32x Max

Seek Times:
BD-ROM: 230ms
DVD-ROM: 170ms
DVD-RAM: 1200ms
CD-ROM: 150ms

Buffer: 8MB

 

 

 

The BRD-SP8 will ship in early August and is priced at 39,100 Yen ($361US). If you'd like to read more, I-O Data's entire press release can be found here.