Pioneer BDR-101A
The Pioneer BDR-101A was the world's first PC compatible Blu-ray Disc recorder. It utilized an ATAPI connection and complied with the then latest specifications for BD-R, BD-RE and BD-ROM. The drive began shipping on May 17, 2006. It supports a data transfer rate of 72 Mbit/s for both reading and writing making it possible to record over two hours of a high-definition video on a single disc. The drive was available only in beige.
, the retail price was around $1,000 USD.
