Being the fastest anuthing in the tech world is always a short-lived distinction but for now, the fastest Blue Ray burner in the block is Asustek's new BW-12D1S-U external Blue Ray drive.

But there is a caveat. To hope to achieve the 12x speeds on the BW-12D1S-U, you will need USB 3.0 capability.

Just like all ASUS Blu-ray devices, the new external drive supports 3D playback with 2D to 3D conversion and full 1080p HD. ASUS claims no quality compromise in the conversion. The upscaling capability, though now becoming prevalent even in middle-range Blue Ray players and wide screen TVs, bumps up non-HD DVD content to HD standards.

Audio performance for all Blu-ray content supports both Dolby® EX and 5.1-channel DTS-HD.