BUFFALO MediaStation Desktop 16x External Blu-ray Writer for PC with USB 3.0. TAA Compliant. Plays and Burns Blu-Rays, DVDs, and CDs.

Works excellent with MakeMKV. I have been using it to rip my Blu-Rays to my Plex library. This thing tears through Blu-Rays, around 8x speed at most. A movie can be finished in under 20 minutes. The drive I got came with the HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH16NS58. I was able to flash the firmware easily using SDFtool -- WH16NS60_1.02_MK.bin was what I flashed on it, if you're curious -- so I've gained ability to rip my UHD discs as well to the library. Massive upgrade from the generic BD-RE drive I got with mystery parts inside. Only downside is that I'll probably need to upgrade my storage soon!

I have bought several of these as archival storage using windows and adding files as they need to be backed up just like I would be moving to another folder. Speed of transfer is far better than most other bluray disk burners. I rarely have any coasters being made using this device which is an improvement over other options. I have bought several others to keep on hand just in case or if I upgrade other computers. I do not use these to rip blurays.

This drive hits these right notes: * rest the disc in a tray and close - no snapping the disc onto/prying it off of a hub * Quiet. Almost no vibration * Works fine with Linux and Mac (on Mac I use the free MakeMKV beta to turn blu-rays into mkvs for desktop & iPad watching) * USB 3 makes the buffer pre-fills faster when burning. Read speed never saturates a USB 2 bus so backward compatibility is fine * Actual read speeds north of 30 megabytes/sec on blu-ray and the 12x on DVD is real * BDXL: up to 128GB capacity But most importantly: * Works fine with Netflix blu-ray rentals without peeling off the hub label Most slim PC blu-ray drives don't have enough clearance and have read problems on many discs or outright fail. I didn't check out the included Windows software. The suite looks impressive, but look to reviewers who normally use Windows for more. The only cons so far: * At $160, price is currently double what I'd like * DC power plug seems pretty flimsy: be very careful about the back of the unit not pressing up against anything and flexing the plug * Large unit, will chew up a bit of desk space (check the specs)

The unit itself is all good but the included software won't even play a bluray without a watermark on it and loads a bunch of crap on your computer that you cannot use unless you by their ridiculously priced software.... which constantly beats you down about buying more more more... so I can burn blurays but can't play them cause I ditched their trojan horse software that is just a trick to get on your system to sell you a bunch of crap you don't need.....

I bought this drive to use with my laptop since disc drives aren't standard on laptops anymore. It's easy to install and plays Bluray excellently. The write function is great too. The only issues I have with this drive is: 1, Playing and writing DVDs is a 50/50 gamble. Some times it works, sometimes it doesn't. All the DVDs I've tried are the correct region with no scratches or defects. Many of them are brand new and still won't play. It occasionally happens with Bluray as well. 2, Sometimes the drive won't spin up and I have to disconnect the drive from my laptop and the power source, then restart my laptop and re-set up the drive to get it working again. This happens roughly every other day. There's no power issues since the drive is plugged directly into the wall and the USB ports on my laptop are in great shape since the laptop is new, so power and connection aren't the problem. All I can think of is there may be an issue with the DVD drive sensor. Still, I don't regret the purchase even if its sometimes troublesome to use. Luckily, I'm a very patient person and use it primarily for media. If I had to use it for work, it'd be a different story.

16x seems to just be an lg drive good quality

I started digitizing my library the day I got it (note: it comes with playback and burning software, but ripping is separate). These days, a reliable BD drive that can rip and burn discs is hard to come by, and most PCs don’t even have a slot for an optical drive anymore, so having it in its own case is perfect. An added bonus is being able to move it around and use it as a portable media player. Highly recommend.

Using it to create my plex library. It's working like a champ on new blurays/dvds and decent on somewhat scratched blurays/moderately scratched dvds. Many of our discs were left out of the sleeves and cases for long periods of time with kids playing around/on them and I'm surprised that I've been able to rip over half of them. It feels solid and I feel like I made a good purchase. Works well with MakeMKV

Sin duda para medios ópticos la calidad es lo más importante. No confío en productos genéricos para almacenar mi información. Es por eso que elegí comprar esta unidad por su excelente reputación y fabricación japonesa. Muy sólida en construcción y rápida en rendimiento.

Easy to use, quite and well built.

I had recently tried a different external DVD/CD drive (purchased from another company) with my Mac Mini and was disappointed that the unit did not work at all. After troubleshooting with their tech team and arranging for an RMA on it, I went with the Buffalo Blu-ray model from Amazon and have been very happy with it. It works on both my Mac Mini and Windows machine through a KVM switch with a USB 3 hub so I can access the device on either machine without having to disconnect and reconnect the drive between computers. It reads every kind of media I've thrown at it and I've been able to burn gigabytes of old photos to DVD archives without a problem in both computing environments. I love the fact that the drive has its own power supply so using it with the powered USB hub and KVM switch combo is a breeze without creating a power load problem for either computer. Would definitely recommend this for anyone needing to add an optical drive to their computer set up.

Wie schon vermutet wurde das Gerät mit einen Steckernetzteil ausschließlich für den US Markt geliefert. Leider kein universal Stecker. Ich bin mir nicht sicher ob das Gerät wirklich neu ist. Die Verpackung war sichtlich lädiert, könnte sich um ein Retouren Gerät handeln. Funktion soweit ok habe es mit dem Netzteil des zweiten Gerätes geprüft welches ich schon länger besitze. Habe mir ein Steckernetzteil mit 12V 3A nach bestellt.

Tener varios soportes para copias de seguridad garantiza recuperar tus archivos con mayor probabilidad si pasa algo. La laptop que tengo ya no incluye unidad de disco, y de vez en cuando es necesario leer un dvd o bd de respaldos anteriores, así como generar alguno con la información que se va acumulando. Hasta ahora, esta unidad ha cumplido con su objetivo sin problemas.