Buffalo Desktop Blu-Ray BRXL-16U3

I have bought several of these as archival storage using windows and adding files as they need to be backed up just like I would be moving to another folder. Speed of transfer is far better than most other bluray disk burners. I rarely have any coasters being made using this device which is an improvement over other options. I have bought several others to keep on hand just in case or if I upgrade other computers. I do not use these to rip blurays.

Works excellent with MakeMKV. I have been using it to rip my Blu-Rays to my Plex library. This thing tears through Blu-Rays, around 8x speed at most. A movie can be finished in under 20 minutes. The drive I got came with the HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH16NS58. I was able to flash the firmware easily using SDFtool -- WH16NS60_1.02_MK.bin was what I flashed on it, if you're curious -- so I've gained ability to rip my UHD discs as well to the library. Massive upgrade from the generic BD-RE drive I got with mystery parts inside. Only downside is that I'll probably need to upgrade my storage soon!

Beware, I bought one of these two years ago and loved it. But sadly after extended use it no longer burns but still plays and rips. I bought a replacement and was sent a Pioneer bdr-209m dressed in Buffalo's clothing. Buffalo tech support told me it was a driver problem with my computer. My computer seems to have to problem correctly identifying my other Buffalo, or my LG, or my Mitsubishi or even my Memorex. Still I did as they suggested and it made no difference. I tried it on my father's PC and it shows it as a Pioneer, took it to a friends and it still shows as a Pioneer on his PC. Three strikes and you're out Buffalo, returning it for an Amazon credit and will buy a different drive. This would have been my third Buffalo drive, have always liked their quality. Maybe someday they'll again sell their own drives and I'll try them out again. In the photo posted, the top one is the older one and you can see they're a little different. The bottom one is the new one and if you compare it with one of the Pioneer bdr-209m drives they sell here on Amazon you'll see they are identical except for the Pioneer logo. Update 2/7/17 I bought another Buffalo drive (40099860201915) from a different vendor. Same damn thing, a Pioneer BDR-209M on two different updated systems. It rips disc at at a third of the speed and is a much noisier unit, it just looks cheaper and is. You can buy the pioneer for just over $70 and a nice optical drive external enclosure for around $50 here at Amazon and have the same thing for less. Apparently Buffalo has found a way to save money and increase profits at the expense of their customers. I'll be contacting Amazon's purchasing dept. as they are also being ripper off and maybe even the BBB. Update 4/6/17 Filed complaint with BBB. In Buffalo's reply they did admit to using a Pioneer drive now so it was never a driver problem like their tech "support" claim three different times. They also claim it has the same specs as the older unit. Not true, I still have a working older unit and it's not a noisy and it reads and rips disc much faster, They also claimed this was some other problem related to software or computer. Couldn't believe them the first time and this claim also just doesn't hold water. The truth is this drive is just a cheep knock-off of the original, it even looks cheep, nothing like on the box. Do yourself a favor and go with the LG 14X BE14NU40 or the ASUS 12X (BW-12D1S-U Lite), I have both of those models as well and they're better blu ray drives. Not to mention you're getting what you pay for, not a cheep knock-off.

I had ordered a different writer/burner last year when my pictures on my hard drive started to corrupt. I got one from a different brand after researching for days. I hated it! It spit out half of the disks as errors when some of them were perfectly fine and it took anywhere from 2-8 hours to write one disk and half the time spit it out halfway to two thirds of the way through it was infuriating! However! This year I needed to find another one due to my computer having serious issues and most likely needing to be wiped. I did more research and decided on this one! The software you have to download is a little confusing but I got through it. I've done one disk so far with no issues! It hasn't spit the disk out, completely finished the writing in less than 30 minutes (wrote about 20gb) and is more than 60% through the verification at less than 40 minutes total so far for everything! I may skip the verification next time to cut down on time but I'm honestly really impressed and will be keeping this 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.

I started digitizing my library the day I got it (note: it comes with playback and burning software, but ripping is separate). These days, a reliable BD drive that can rip and burn discs is hard to come by, and most PCs don’t even have a slot for an optical drive anymore, so having it in its own case is perfect. An added bonus is being able to move it around and use it as a portable media player. Highly recommend.

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.