Logitec Japan to launch first 12x DVD-RAM Burner

Quakester2000

February 21, 2006

D4rk0n3 used our news submit to tell us that Logitec Japan looks like it will be the first to launch a DVD burner capable of burning the new 12x DVD-RAM format. The external drive from Logitec will write +/- R Dual layer media at 8x and DVD+R/-R at 16x. The external drive is powered by Panasonic technology.

Logitec is planning to release two versions of the drive one with both firewire and USB 2.0 compatibility and one with just USB 2.0 compatibility. The drives will be compatible with both Windows XP and Apple's Mac OS X. Both drives will hit the market at the same time which looks like the end of March, with the drives costing $139 for dual Firewire/USB connectivity and $121 for USB 2.0 version.

Logitec Japan announced its first external optical drive in Japan that burns DVD-RAM at 12x, DVD+ or -DL at 8x and DVD+R/-R at 16x. The external DVD-RAM is powered by the Panasonic technology.

Logitec plans to release two versions of the drive. The LDR-MA16FU2/WM will come with a dual USB 2.0 and FireWire interface, offering compatibility with both Windows and Mac OS X users. The USB 2.0 version of the drive, called LDR-MA16U2, will be also available in the Japanese market at the same time, by the end of March. The drives will cost 16,380 Yen ($139) and 14,175 yen ($121) respectively, according to Logitec.