Pros & Cons
Pros
It is about 500g in weight (guessing) with the stand mounted. connect drive to computer, supply power through cord, done. Drive is huge & might take some sizeable space on your desk.
Cons
Doesn't play most of the blu-ray. The software says can't play since movie information not available.
Highlights
Quality
A good and fast blu-ray writer , it play the blu-ray disc to which is surprise,overall good purchase
Best part is i can use it on any computer since it's external and very reliable.
The problem with these slim optical drives is thata) they are too darn slowb) most of them rely on using 2 usb for powerc) are ... Read More
Build: the optical drive casing is mostly plastic.
Price
Thank you amazon and asus has to bring in more affordable uhd blu-ray writer out of the 📦 ready to use.
Packaging/appearance
I brought it thinking it will work as a "pro" label was there on the box and website.
In the box: besides the main hardware and documentation, there's power cord, usb type a to type b cable, stand, software suite ... Read More
Said box also has a lot of information on the back (picture attached).
Competitiveness
Also, this is a 'pioneer' branded blu-ray writer that asus sale under its brand.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 88 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 12 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But looks 👌plays and write all discs at a fast speed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Only 1 problem that it is not an uhd bluray writer
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Nor it can be downgraded to a older firmware
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Also this is a pioneer branded bluray writer that asus sale under its brand
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I brought it thinking it will work as a 34pro34 label was there on the box and website
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My honest mistake but thank you amazon for understanding and refund 👍i brought a new drive asus bw16d1ht pro which support uhd bluray discs but not by default 3434 i had to downgrade the firmware to be able to use my uhd bluray discs
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Customers are ready to pay but need options