ASUS External Blu-Ray Writer BW-16D1H-U

I was looking for the Libredrive version, and got stuck with this. It works as a basic Blu-ray player. I ended up keeping it. I have a Mac, and the box specifically said it was compatible with Apple, and came with bundled software. Alas, the software only works with Windows. So, not too happy with falsely advertised product as being sold to the public. Plus, the ac plug in adapter came outside of the box loose in the Amazon shipping box; which leaves me to believe this product was not new.

If your purpose is to rip blu-ray upon you have the software then this item is excellent

Although I live “Down Under” (in Australia), delivery was reasonably quick and the seller was great to deal, whilst also offering excellent communication/support during the purchase process.

With regards to the optical drive itself, this is not only the coolest-looking optical drive I’ve ever purchased, but also looks great and works flawlessly! During usage, the optical drive makes minimal noise, and seems to work just as well regardless of the orientation (you can lay this down flat, or stand it on its side using the included stand).

I did find that the physical “eject” button can be a little difficult – it works, but sometimes you need to make quite a deliberate “push.

Lastly, compatibility with Linux-based operating systems is 100% – I use this with Ubuntu and everything works perfectly…

Highly recommended, particularly if you regularly use optical discs.

Best BluRay Reader/Player/Burner I’ve ever owned! Makes perfect BDs, DVDs and CDs! Fast and quiet! My newest PC Case does not have any bays for internal CD/DVD/CD devices. This proved to be a better solution that an internal burner/reader/player because of the additional features! I highly recommend this unit, especially over the “Lite” versions of this unit and the BW-12D1h-U units! Sweet!!!

Perfecto. La marca es muy buena y con muchos años de experiencia, y así se ve reflejado en sus productos, robustos, duraderos y bonitos. Llevo muchos años usando productos ASUS y nunca me han dado problemas. Lee y Graba tanto discos de Música (CD), los discos de Video (DVD) y los discos de Blu-Ray (BD). Se puede colocar horizontalmente o verticalmente (trae un soporte). Tiene una fuente de alimentación y un cable USB 3.0. Por poner un pega a este lector/grabador BD, es que es algo grande, pero me imagino que es así para su rendimiento.

The information on this drive (BW-16D1H-U PRO) is as scarce as you might imagine–nothing! even if you directly refer to ASUS official site. After many days of research, the only thing I found was a line on a Taiwanese site: “This product has been discontinued” –! As simple as that!– no explanation, no reason, nothing! And that is why Asus does not offer any purchasing cart beside it! As a consumer who likes to evaluate an item before buying it, you’ll find nothing much about this item but old pictures or videos (2012). I personally like the standing design which saves your workspace, unlike the similar Asus model (BW-16D1X-U) on which you’ll find plenty of information. Nonetheless, I have to go with the other model (BW-16D1X-U) which is cheaper, without knowing which one has a better quality or specification for my purpose (mostly technical backup).