External Blu Ray DVD Drive 3D,USB 3.0 Bluray Disc Burner Reader Burner Slim BD CD DVD RW ROM for PC Mac Windows 7 8 10 XP Linxus (Black)

I needed a drive so my friend could copy some DVD's for me. It worked perfectly. No difficulties setting it up and the job was done very quickly. I'm not sure how it handles Blu-rays but plug it into any computer and it's ready to go.

I always prefer to buy an internal drive, (a blu ray player/writer that sits inside the computer), mainly due to build quality, stability and use of use. But on this occasion, I was not able to do this, as the computer case I was working on cannot take an internal drive, no space for one, hence the purchase of this item, an external usb drive.Firstly, it's worth mentioning, for anyone completely new to this particular area of computing, unless you already have suitable and adequate software installed, to enable blu ray playback on your computer, you will definitely need to source some and get it installed, otherwise blu rays will simply not function!Be careful what you download or purchase as not all are equal and some may seem 'free' but are either initially trial versions, say last for 30 days or so, then you will need to buy, and others may not actually contain the files necessary to play blu rays straight away, without paying for 'addons'!Also worth checking, before buying anything, are you buying just an annual license or a lifetime one? Some software only offer the annual, single computer license, so you would need to pay an additional sum at the end of the first 12 months, in order to renew the license! Do be careful here!In my own personal opinion, I prefer to buy and use Cyberlink PowerDvd 22 Pro, (suitable for all versions of Windows operating system). It's not cheap, but is by far the best as well as being easy to understand and use. I would recommend buying direct from Cyberlink online and be sure to order the backup dvd at the same time, it just means that they will send you a physical dvd disc in the post, containing the same software as you pay for and download and install, peace of mind really, should you ever need to re-install it again.Virtually all other sellers only offer a code, given to you after purchasing, which you redeem online to download and install the software, so no physical disc of thumb drive!There is plenty of other blu ray software players available, one called 'Leawo' has been getting plenty of positive feedback recently, it's totally free to download and install and is a permanent license too, the only thing missing from the free version is the ability to copy (burn) blu rays etc, that side requires buying the pro/full version, but if simply playing blu rays is all you are after, it works very well and is quite a small piece of software to download and install.The only issue I had with the 'Leawo' software was not being able to move from one episode to another, on a blu ray disc that has a full season of a particular show on it, despite reading through their online user manual and trying everything! Should be, right click anywhere on your screen during playback, from the pop up menu that appears, scroll down and select, 'chapters' and then next choose the desired chapter, nope, doesn't work as expected! All that happens is the disc moves forward like fast forward, definitely not the next chapter!Although slightly frustrating, this is only an issue with discs that contain several individual episodes on, if you were simply watching a blu ray movie, then it works brilliantly!This external usb blu ray drive is great for the price point it's being sold at, feels pretty good too. You just need to remember that by being reasonably slim and fairly small form factor, you do need to be careful using it, in particular, opening and closing the disc tray and to support the tray from below when inserting a disc!I would say it's not the fastest to load the disc, from the point of closing the tray and anything appearing on screen, but something that doesn't bother me at all.The main issue I have, not with this particular blu ray drive, but most external usb drives, is the ridiculously short length of the usb cables supplied! Given that you are expected to connect this to the rear of your case, so it's using the main motherboard connections, you would have thought they could have supplied longer leads!Fortunately for me, I'm a bit of a cable addict, so easily rectified, but just a word of caution, you may find the supplied cables far too short to place your external drive suitably!I also made the decision, based on previous experiences, to buy a multi voltage mains adapter, from Amazon, which came with a variety of removable tips and a selector switch to alter the voltage required. I have plugged this external usb blu ray drive into the mains, using the correct tip (simply compare to the one supplied with your drive) and changed the voltage to 5V, this way the drive is guaranteed to receive adequate and regulated, continuous power, independent of the computer.Then I have used my own, far better quality and much longer, usb cable to connect to the computer, it's been working perfectly fine!Hope this helps someone out, best of luck.

The build quality of this external drive is way better than I expected - a solid metal top and bottom with a plastic inner shell should enable the drive to last.This drive is perfect for ripping standard dvd and bluray disks. It won't recognise UHD disks but then again it doesn't claim to be able to.Personally, I'm very happy with the item and it does exactly what I need it to do.However, I think something is fishy about the drive - it claims to be an LG drive but inside it is clearly not. I suspect its a cheaper drive that has been flashed with LG firmware (just a theory on my part as i have no conclusive proof either way) but honestly, I don't personally care as it works well and for the circa £60 I paid for it I think it's very good value for money.

I bought this because my computer doesn't have a cd drive. I plugged it into the USB port and it starts up. It was easy to use

In makeMKV the ripping speeds are abysmal, they stated in the ad: "The Blu Ray DVD player plays CD discs at up to 24x, DVD discs at up to 8x and Bluray discs at up to 6x."This managed to get X1.7 for blueray and X3 for DVDFor someone who wanted to back up his blueray collection, it would take months at this rate.

Took a little googling to find the instructions, but I was able to play a blu ray box set on my Mint Linux machine using VLC

I got it with £15 off (£75), but I wouldnt pay more than that if you're looking to buy. Quality isnt bad, metal top case etc. but the supplied leads are far too short. You will need software to use the drive (not supplied) as advertised to get the drive to function. I already had Power DVD so the drive works perfectly with that. You can get free replay and burn software on the internet, but for the price you should get basic software with the drive. The instructions are also very poor, so although it works great with good quality aftermarket software, the lack of decent length leads and no software to use it out of the box means 3 stars only.

As others have said, the supplied cable is a little too short and the one I was supplied with did not work correctly. Fortunately I had a spare from a usb drive that worked just fine.Also the drive is not as fast as I had expected but fast enough for occasional use, which is what I've got it for, the portability was more important.