Asmcom posted this in his seller's thread:
Hello everyone,
I spoke today with a Senior Sales representative at Hitachi Europe. He confirmed that the Hitachi BU40N, BP55, and BP60 are now end-of-life.
He also confirmed that all Hitachi 5.25" Blu-ray drives are now end-of-life products.
Sad news for the community.
Kind regards
Asmcom
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