Sony Optiarc Blue-ray Rewritable Drive

Recently announced from Sony Optiarc is a new Blue-Ray Rewritable drive that can burn single-layer BD-R media at up to 12x and dual-layer BD-R media at up to 8x. This means that it can fill a full 25GB Blue-Ray disc in about 10 minutes. The drive can also do your standard DVD and CD burning. It features a SATA connection and a 5.25in. form factor and will be available from authorized distributors, resellers, and select online sites this month.