LaCie launches a new Blu-Ray CD drive compatible with Mac

LaCie, known French hardware manufacturer has recently added to their product list a new Blu-ray CD burner that has better performances than the previous model and it’s compatible with Mac OS X 10.4.8 or higher. The external unit supports both the USB 2.0 or FireWire 400 interface and is sold with a Toast Titanium 9 license included in the price.

The burner can burn up to 50GB on a BD-R dual-layer at the 4x or 8x speed (a max of 6x if the USB 2.0 port is used). BD-RE, DVD+-R, DVD +-RW, DVD+-R DL, CD-R and CD-RW are also compatible.

The only downside of the product is the price, fixed at $449,99, still a bit high considering the fact that it’s not yet possible to play Blu-Ray Disc videos on the Mac OS X.