World's first triple-layer Blu-ray Disc media featuring large 100GB recording storage capacity.

ENGADGET: Sharp intros first 100GB BDXL discs, Japan gets first dibs on July 30

This design doubles the recording storage capacity (to 100GB) compared to existing dual-layer discs (50GB).

ENGADGET: Sharp intros first 100GB BDXL discs, Japan gets first dibs on July 30

The drives write single BD-R media at up to 12X and dual layer BD-R media at up to 8X speeds, recording a full 25GB disc in about 10 minutes.

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