Buffalo Japan is to sell a new drive which will eliminate to make a decision to go with either Blu-ray or HD-DVD. The drive is an external USB solution which can playback HD formats or Blu-ray discs all for the low price of around $406.

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There is no HD DVD burning capability built-in, but the drive can burn both normal CDs and DVDs. Those not wanting an external USB drive can opt for an internal unit. No firm pricing is known for the external drive, but word has it the internal version will sell for 47,000 Yen, which would be about $406, which is way less than the $1000 I-O Data wants for their Blu-ray only USB drive. The USB version would cost a bit more, but the pricing would likely be close. The big rub here is that there is no word on if the drive will be shipped to America.