Rip-off priced Sony Blu-ray Disc burner can't play BD movies

[Bob Crabtree]

Sony says that its first Blu-ray Disc burner, the BWU-100A, should be available in Europe this month at an estimated VAT-inclusive price of €960 (£648) - a figure that strikes us as a complete rip-off when compared to the US price of US$750 (£380 ex-VAT/£447 inc).

What makes the price even harder to stomach is that this buys a 5.25in EIDE drive that isn't yet able to play commercial Blu-ray Disc movies, even if it's fitted into PC that does have an HDMI-equipped graphics card!

Available retail soon - but would you buy one?

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[j.o.s.h.1408]

would i buy it? nope. i rather buy a core 2 extreme cpu

[Bob Crabtree]

would i buy it? nope. i rather buy a core 2 extreme cpu

Blimey, I never thought of it like that. Six hundred and fifty squids would buy a CPU, motherboard and RAM (as long as you weren't aiming top-of-the-line) - and doing that REALLY would make a massive difference to your PC life.