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Apr 4, 2011

Panasonic's First Rewriteable 100GB BD-RE XL Discs Launch Later This Month

For those stuck between the flexibility of HDD storage and the archiving ease of BDXLs Panasonic is finally ready to bridge the gap with its new triple layer BD-RE XL discs, set to arrive April 15th in Japan. Being the first rewriteable BDXL is the LM-BE100J's claim to fame, which works out since the 10,000 yen ($118 US) asking price means buying two is probably out of the question. The latest burners from Pioneer and Buffalo already support the new discs, owners of other hardware may want to double check their spec sheets before ordering.
 
 

21 comments:

  1. ZombieApril 4, 2011 at 6:07 AM

    ehhh... thats a lot of money for a disk.

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  2. DudemeisterApril 4, 2011 at 6:08 AM

    This is going way to fast for me. I've only just gotten used to being able to burn my own dvds.

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  3. Jon ShedApril 4, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    With the ease at which discs are scratched as opposed to removable hard-drives or memory sticks, I can't see these getting popular. Gaming companies using the technology to get more data on the disc on the other hand will probably be the main use of this. Either way, I'd rather spend £100 employing someone to copy everything on my computer manually onto floppy discs!

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  4. UnknownApril 4, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    Cheaper to buy a drive, copy files over and put drive in a safe.

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  5. ScottDApril 4, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    no thanks!

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  6. La musiqua del diabloApril 4, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    well interesting, thanks

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  7. MRanthropeApril 4, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    daaaaaamn. this mean I should stop using my Zip Drive? haha

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  8. elexerdelexApril 4, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    A disc... with 100gb storage....

    I cannot IMAGINE how many commercials will be on future ''blu-ray'' discs....

    Because the movie itself is only max 3 hours, like maybe (super HD) 10 gigs, they will put up 90 gigs of commercial?

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  9. PeanutzzzApril 4, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    This is useless now with USB devices

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  10. SportsGuyBrandonApril 4, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    Kinda surprised they'd release this now when we already have a USB.

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  11. Meghan MoranApril 4, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    I feel like discs are becoming a thing of the past. All though it would be nice to store all my music on one disc if for nothing more than to just have another backup.

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  12. MikeApril 4, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    wow thanks a lot! this is a much more better deal and digital experience! will check out the item for sure.

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  13. MoobeatApril 4, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    Jesus, 100G?? It's weird if you think not even 20 years ago a Gig would suit your every need.. now rewritable media needs to get bigger and bigger.

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  14. LemmiwinksApril 4, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    i like your blog. keep up the good work

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  15. aikinoApril 4, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    I´d rather have a 100gb flash drive than a 100gb rewritable disc.Just seems much more practical...

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  16. The Awesome AlienApril 4, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    100gigs i guess the price is right id buy if i could afford it but then again for that price i could buy 1tb external harddrive and never worry of getting my disk scratched

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  17. JayApril 4, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    time for an upgrade...

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  18. pezasiedApril 4, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    Thats too expensive for me, but cool nonetheless

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  19. schultzzApril 4, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    too much information on a disk that can be easily breaked.

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  20. AnonymousApril 4, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    In order to fill it in one pass will have sooo long I rather have a 100GB USB its faster.

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  21. InhiaApril 6, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    A victory for all of us!!!

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