LaCie Speeds Up d2 Blu-ray Drive

LaCie will be offering its d2 Blu-ray drive a speed boost, doubling burn speeds to 4x while updating the aluminum alloy case as well as software suite. The drive will be able to record, rewrite and read 25GB or 50GB BD-R (recordable) and BD-RE (rewritable) media, along with DVD±RW DL and CD±RW. Each purchase will come with Roxio burning software to get you started, in addition to dual FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interfaces for better connectivity. LaCie d2 Blu-ray drives are readily available in store shelves and will retail for $649.99. Do you prefer to backup your data onto a hard drive or on Blu-ray discs?