Buffalo has announced the launch of external as well as internal 8x Blu-ray burners for Japanese market. The internal Buffalo 8x Blu-ray burner BR-816FBS and external BR-816SU2 (USB2.0 & External SerialATA), are based on Panasonic SW-5584 BD burner. Both Buffalo 8x Blu-ray burners support 8x recording for single layer Blu-ray recordable discs (BD-R) and 2x for dual layer BD-R, BD-RE and LTH BD-R media. Buffalo external BR-816SU2 8x Blu-ray burner with 8MB buffer memory, measures 50x164x281 mm, weighs 1.8 kg and will be available in Japan by early August for approximately 44,500 yen ($416). The Buffalo internal BR-816FBS 8x Blu-ray burner with 8MB buffer memory, measures 146 × 41.1 × 190mm weighs 900g and will be available in black and white colors for approximately 39,100 yen ($366) by early August