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

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

This is a really high quality build that plays Bluray video quickly. The included Cyberlink software is very out of date, so you have to buy an upgrade, but the upgrade is cheaper than buying a retail license, so you save some money that way if you need Bluray player software. Works great over USB 3.0 -- my previous external Bluray player only supported USB 2.0, and it took ages to start buffering the video playback. This one is much snappier thanks to the greater throughput. The physical dimensions are of course quite large, but this is understandable: it takes technology a while to miniaturize. Since BDXL writing is state of the art right now, there are no slim form factor drives that can do everything this drive does, and as fast as this drive does it. If you were looking for a slim form factor device that isn't the size of a laptop and doesn't require external power, look elsewhere, but be aware that it will be slower and less capable. That is the tradeoff you must evaluate when buying an optical drive. The unit is solid and seems difficult to break, unless you dropped it out a window on concrete or something. The hard plastic shell feels like something you would expect out of a decent laptop build. You can definitely hear some noise when the disc starts spinning up and seeking, but once the drive is streaming your video or burning your disc, it's basically silent. You won't have to worry about hearing this drive over your movie, that's for sure. During playback, all you'll hear is the whirring of a small, low-speed fan -- a couple decibels at most.

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.....

If you are a Kaleidescape owner and want to start the process of checking which of your DVD or Blu-ray's you can buy for less via the digital offers, this unit is for you. Works flawlessly. The unit does come with a power supply cable, so you don't have to buy one. using it is fairly easy. Just put the disc in, it gets read, and then the drawer opens waiting for your next one.

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.

HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH16NS58 Firmware: 1.02 Tested and reads OK. According to Buffalo Americas manual, likely either a LG or Sony Blu-ray drive, mine happened to be an LG. No updated firmware via manufacturer website(s), but firmware maybe compatible with other later updated LG products, such as the WH16NS60 Blu-ray internal drive. Updated my WH16NS60 from 1.02 to 1.03, and I have not tried updating this Buffalo portable this Buffalo LG BH16NS58 drive yet. Firmware may require updating for playing Blu-ray Movies and other protected media. Updating firmware is risky; rule of thumb for firmware updates, do not upgrade if not needed. 2026.01.08 Update after purchasing through Amazon.com owned Woot store front, I subsequently registered the device for obtaining software, for which said software is already included with the vaguely marked CD/DVD within the box; and obtained the following odd response through Email a few days later: --- Snip --- Our sincere apologies, but due to Woot's violation of reseller policy, this unit is not eligible for registration and carries no warranty coverage. This mailbox is not monitored. Any replies to this message will not be answered. (MASKED NAME) Warranty Claims Coordinator Buffalo Americas --- Snip --- So heads-up, if you're purchasing this or other items through Woot, warranty may not be applicable, for which is very odd in my opinion. However, due to the shortage of Blu-ray drives, think most of us will be thankful having for their photography or document long term storage solution. Shrugs....

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.