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The MDV-EXTREME 7530GX by Mouse Computer is essentially an all-around computer. For starters, it is runned by an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ CPU and 2GB of DDR 2 memory. It also features a Blu-ray disc burner, 500GB hard drive, and an NVIDIA GeForce 7900GTX graphics card (512MB VRAM). The MDV-EXTREME is priced at $2,802. Via Akihabara News.
Be on the lookout for the upcoming release of Sony’s 17-inch AR Series Blu-ray Vaio laptop. Sony has placed a price tag of $3,600 for their AR series Blu-ray Vaio laptop. Full list after the jump. Via Notebook Review.
Sony Computer Entertainment America announced that they will release the Sony PlayStation 3 in North America on November 17, 2006. It will feature the new advanced RSX graphics chip with two choices of hard drive capacities, 20GB and 60GB. Sony will use a new motion-sensing controller which will feature an integrated six-axis sensing system. Using a Blu-ray drive, Sony confirmed that they will launch a handful of game titles. The price tag will be $499 for the model with a 20GB hard drive and $599 for the model with a 60GB hard drive. For more information you can visit PS3 Informer. Via PeepCulture.
Just announced by IO-DATA, their Blu-ray burner will come in internal and external versions. This Blu-ray burner will burn the 25GB discs. The cost will be 735 EUR for the internal drive and the external one will be 810 EUR. Via Akihabara News.
BenQ is at it again with a new Blu-ray writer dubbed the BW1000. This beauty comes with a mirror finish and can also read and write ancient optical disc formats like CD and DVD. It will be available in both internal and external form factors.
As far as burning speeds go, it may be a little on the slow side for some people, with the BD-R only burning at 2x; CDs, on the other hand, burn at a respectable 32x. While compatible with just about every optical disc format known to man, including the elusive DVD +/- support, there’s still no price set or a release date for the BW1000. Given how much it does, and the fact that it supports Blu-ray, one would be well-advised to prepare to spend more than a few dollars.
There’s been speculation of an 8-layer 200GB disc from TDK, which presumably could fit 285 700MB DivX movies on a single mammoth coaster. There’s no news about price and availability yet, but we’re more concerned about grabbing a decent player for it. Via Tech Digest.
BestBuy.com is now offering the Sony BDP-S1 Blu-ray Disc Player for $999 Pre-Order. You can now watch High Definition movies on your home theater. Over 100 supportable titles are scheduled to be released soon. Info via TechEBlog.
You can read The Register’s review of the Samsung SH-B022 Blu-ray Disc Writer. If you’re not familiar with Blu-ray yet, it’s the disc format that allows you to burn 25 GigaBytes on a single Disc. The estimated price for the Samsung SH-B022 should be between $800-900 US and will release later this year. Info via Gizmodo.
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