Buffalo BR-H1216FBS-BK: Buffalo Latest 12x Blu-ray Writer

Buffalo has recently rolled-out their latest 12x Blu-ray writer ‘BR-H1216FBS-BK’ for the Japanese market. The drive is based on the Hitachi LG Data Storage (HLDS) 12x BD burner. Its supports burning at 12x with specific BD-R discs certified for 6x recording.

These include BD-R SL (25GB) from Mitsubishi Chemical, Sony, and Panasonic. The drive will also burn your Panasonic 6x BD-R DL (50GB) discs at 12x. Other brands will be burned at lower speeds. The drive also supports 6x (max) burning for BD-R LTH discs, 2x for BD-RE SL/DL, 16x (max) for DVD-R/+R SL, 8x for DVD-R/+R DL, 6x for DVD-RW, 8x for DVD+RW, 12x for DVD-RAM, 48x (max) for CD-R and 24x (max) for CD-RW.