http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/ Engadget HD Comments for Sharp plans 8x+ Blu-ray burners by 2010 http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/Mar 25th 2008 9:00PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/
By 2010 nobody is going to need an optical drive, little less a burner. Just look at Apple Air. Just like floppy got completely phased out from recent machines so it will be the fate of optical media.

Right now, I just buy a DVD drive to read an occasional game or install software (less software cause I download everything online anyways - most software companies have download distribution anyways). I have a bunch of external HDDs for like $100 for 320gb to 500gb hdds (rewritable, lightning fast).

I think they are just waisting time and money and by 2010, whoohoooo, who knows where we'll be.]]>Mar 25th 2008 10:08PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/do you ever shut up? if hd dvd came out on top i'm sure you'd be talking about how they'd make a great cheap hd capacity optical medium. my pops just bought a new laptop and he wants solidworks 2008, which he said costs over 3 grand for the program (CAD design) if he has the stupid MBA how the hell would he install it? optical drives are still needed no matter how much dummies like you say they aren't. Another great instance, i have all 18 seasons of the simpsons on my computer right now. about 46 gigs, guess what i'm going to do when i get a dvd burner. Yes, burn all 18 seasons of the simpsons onto one disc. Then i can take that to any PS3 or comp that has a bd rom. People like you and truth teller need to get your heads out of your asses]]>Mar 27th 2008 5:23PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/Mar 25th 2008 9:33PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/
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'Excruciatingly slow', is the correct answer, by all accounts
(and that's even when the anti-corruption/coaster software is turned off).

Then you have sh!tty authoring issues and standalones which won't play BD -R & BD -RE media.

Not forgetting the laughable expense of the drives & the media.

No thanks.

No need for Blu-ray. ]]>Mar 26th 2008 2:29PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/
Not sure you have realized that yet.

Blu Ray has done 1/3rd of its since inception sales in only 11 weeks this year. Sales are booming, wether you like it or not.
Now take a chill pill and go cry in your corner.

As far as the prices go, you can already burn 4x for $429 and 2x for only $359. The new generations will take advantage of the new blue laser diodes, less expensive.
So actually, even with speed inceasing, prices will continue going down...]]>Mar 26th 2008 4:17PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/Apr 13th 2008 8:35PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/25/sharp-plans-8x-blu-ray-burners-by-2010/

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