LG BH16NS55.AUAR10B 16 x Internal SATA BDRW Kit

Purchased this to replace my aging external blu-ray drive and I'm very pleased with this unit. It's fast, quiet and efficient, and works flawlessly as far as I can tell. Really great read/write speeds on standard dvds and it burns/reads blu-ray extremely well - albeit a tad slower. It does run a little hot, so if you're burning or reading a lot of dvds or blu-ray I would recommend doing so in small batches of 10-15 max and then give this unit 30 minutes or so to cool down again. Following this regime I've not made a single coffee coaster since installing the device. Unlike my previous writer which would barf on one in ten on average.

Really happy with this LG BH16NS55 BDRW drive for my new PC build. I was debating between the Pioneer and this drive and eventually decided to go with this one.I was actually a little concerned at first because after installing Windows and then putting in the new ASUS motherboard DVD in the drive, the drive was hideously loud. It turns out the ASUS DVD must have been slightly warped as it sounded awful in another drive!After installing my software I preceded to burn some different types of media off and benchmark the performance etc. Really impressed with the drive, it's actually very quiet during all operations and hit the rated speeds for all the tests I tried (even surpassed the speeds slightly in some tests).It has a very neat feature which my previous drives didn't have which is that it dynamically adjusts the speed of the disc to provide the quietest level of playback. It seems to work really well for what I tried it with.Just be aware that the provided software is Cyberlink Media Suite 10 which is actually really old (Version 15 is out now). I did not install the provided software on my Windows 10 PC because the chances are it probably hasn't been properly tested with that OS and it may not work correctly. Perhaps it will work fine but I did not want to take that chance!All in all a great drive. I haven't tested the M-Disc or QL BDXL burning yet but if my current experience is anything to go by then it should be seamless

I bought this to replace my old drive which had its tray stop working. I use it for playing my Blu-ray movies and for creating backups of my data. It functions perfectly for both of these uses.It came with an outdated version (version 12) of CyberLink's Media Suite which reminds you every time you start it that there is a newer version available (version 14) that you have to pay for to upgrade. You can of course use your own software you may already have or purchase something else that suits you better but for free bundled software it's not bad.

Only had this for a week or so, but all Blu-Ray discs I have burned have been without problems or errors. Very reliable drive, so far.The drive is nice and fast, spin-up time is fast, if a wee bit noisy.It can read all my old DVD -R/+R discs, along with music CDs and CDRs.When you think how far we've come, 10 years ago DVD writers would have cost more than this drive does today.

The product works. The main thing I dont like is there is no support! There are no electronic manuals and firmware anywhere. The product does exist on LG's UK site because this particular model is produced and manufactured in the Netherlands. The Netherlands support claim there is no firmware/software required for this drive other than software such as Nero required. Therefore any changes to discs etc wont be updated. A big let down!

Ignore the current photo shown for this item. There are currently two Amazon listings for this optical drive - the other listing has the correct photo.- I bought this version as the other was out of stock at the time. Drive is a bare OEM type shipped wrapped in bubble wrap (not very much) and includes a short sata to molex power cable and a sata cable. Included is a Cyberlink Media Suite 10 CD (dated July 2015) with various applications including an OEM PowerDVD 12.The drive I received was manufactured in December 2015 with firmware 1.01. It was bought in anticipation of reading the upcoming UHD 4K Blu-ray discs due on sale in April although it remains to be seen if it will indeed be compatible. There are reports that this drive does support BD-ROM v4.0 necessary so I'm hopeful.In any case the drive is physically short (170mm) and quiet in operation. The read speed on regular Blu-ray discs is very quick.All in all an excellent drive even if it turns out it can't read all types of 4K Blu-ray titles.

After researching, found this drive to be the technically best drive available: 16X, M Disk, 128GB capable, writes CD/DVD & Bluray, quietplay and skipless playFirmware 1.02 will also apparently play Ultra HD Blurays, but this has now been blocked in Firmware 1.03, which my drive came with. Cant find official firmware updates or tools, but there is community tools out thereBeen using for a few days .. seems really great ... quiet ... 30 secs to access a bluray movieI held off buying a pc bluray drive until there was a free downloadable bluray player for pc. I waited 10 years. That day is finally hereIts called Leawo and seems great, slick etc.As i write this i have my Nightwish Live Bluray picture in picture ... happy daysIn retail kit, screws, sata cables, manual and cyberlink media cd ... no blank mediaLED on front is blue .. mine was manufactured Dec 17 .... only a month old

Great value for such a versatile drive which supports all the formats you could want. I ordered the bare OEM drive from Amazon and it came with the v1.03 firmware (this is easily downgraded if you like to tinker and want to make the drive more disc friendly). The drive also came with a SATA cable, power adapter, fixing screws, and CyberLink Media Suite 10 (includes PowerDVD 12.