ASUS USB 2.0 6x Blu-Ray Combo External Optical Drive SBC-06D1S-U (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this hoping it would be a good add-on to my Mac mini... not to PLAY Blu-ray discs, but to RIP them to MKV files (using MakeMKV). Fortunately, it works great!
Not only is the setup crazy stupid easy (one Y-cable... two USB into the mini, one mini-USB into the drive), but there's no software to begin using it; the drive is recognized instantly and you can begin reading discs.
Again, this is NOT for watching movies directly from the Blu-ray disc on your Mac -- Blu-ray is still a "bag of hurt" according Jobs, so until Apple builds that into the OS, it'll be a short ride.
But if you want to rip the Blu-Ray to your Mac (and use MakeMKV or AirVideo to watch/convert), it works fabulously.

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ASUS SBC-06D1S-U - Enhanced HD video meets ultimate speed performance. True Theater High Definition technology enables breathtaking, unsurpassed HD visuals using an innovative suite of video enhancement and optimization tools. Disc Encryption doubles the security with password-controlled and hidden-file functionality. Ergonomic, user-friendly design that can be placed either horizontally or vertically to save on space. Robust case eliminates risk of scratches and other damage to media.

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Velocity Micro VMbluDrive Blu-ray Disc External Optical Drive (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)At first impression, this drive appears to work quite well - it is very thin and light.
It works with Windows 7, plug and play for DVDs and CDs - just plug it in and pop in a disk.
I have not used it to write any DVDs or CDs yet, but have used it to load software from DVD and play Blu-Ray disks
It comes with 2 installation CDs -
- Encina CD Maker - I'd suggest skipping this install - I find it easier to use Windows to write data CDs and DVDs which is all it does.
- Cyberlink Blu-ray Disk Suite - This is required to play BluRay disks, and appears to allow building of video DVDs, including a simple movie composer.. This is absolutely worth installing. Be patient, the installation took a long time for me.
I'm using this with a new Dell Inspiron 11 11.6-Inch Obsidian Black Laptop (Windows 7 Premium) Which comes with Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. As I mentioned, I haven't run into any incompatabilities, and haven't run into any problems yet with power consumption or trouble with any transfer rate on the disks.
Will update if I find more.

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This powerful tray loading external Blu Ray reader turns any desktop or notebook into a fully functional hi-def home theater. Universally compatible via USB connectivity, the super slim VMbludrive can be added to nearly any PC device to produce crisp and clear playback on HD displays. The drive can even be added to your nettop HTPC to provide full 1080p playback on your HD television. Also reads and writes DVDs and CDs.

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