Buffalo BR3D-12U3 12x External USB 3.0 Blu-ray Writer Hits Europe

After launched the Buffalo BR3D-12U3 12x External USB 3.0 Blu-ray writer in Japan and the U.S, Buffalo BR3D-12U3 has finally bring it to Europe and available for purchase for a retail price of 269.99 EURO or about $345.

The Buffalo BR3D-12U3 has a USB 3.0/2.0 connection interface and supports the following media formats: BD-R SL 8x read / 12x write, DVD R SL 16x read / 16x write and CD-R 40x read / 40x write. It also comes bundled with the CyberLink Blu-ray 3D Ready Media Suite.

Buffalo BR3D 12U3 12x External USB 3.0 Blu ray Writer Hits Europe

Of course that using a USB 2.0 connection will limit that speed, 6x being the maximum for BD-R media, but that doesn’t come as a huge surprise to anyone.

Apart from the impressive tech specifications, Buffalo’s drive also adds CyberLink Media Suite software to the mix, this application packing a really nice HD upsampling feature that should breathe new life into your old DVDs.

Conversion of regular movies to 3D is also there on the feature list, but I doubt you will get an all that impressive effect.