whats a good External blu ray writer/rewriter please ?

truewraith · 15 Mar 2023 at 17:14

just looking for a good blu ray writer/rewriter and that can still play media as well but after looking around theres so many and on a budget so want to make sure i get a good one that will last

truewraith · 15 Mar 2023 at 17:15

also not sure whats the max size of blu ray media nowadays, is it 50gb!

Grimley · 15 Mar 2023 at 17:23

It's 25GB per layer, up to 4 layers. I'd get a Pioneer model as I bought an internal writer some years ago and it still serves me well.

truewraith · 15 Mar 2023 at 17:41

i still have my pioneer too but last pc build upgrade for me leaves with no internal option so its just sitting in a box

lsg1r · 15 Mar 2023 at 18:44

I've got an asus external blu ray writer, no idea what model off the top of my head though but it looks like the ASUS BW-16D1H-U PRO.

Depending on the length of the drive you could and try and find an external enclosure for your existing blu ray drive.

truewraith · 15 Mar 2023 at 19:24

thanks i'll check it, and oh man i didnt know you could get enclosures for internal drives

lsg1r · 15 Mar 2023 at 21:03

truewraith said:
thanks i'll check it, and oh man i didnt know you could get enclosures for internal drives

Yeah the annoying thing is, at least in the case of my internal (pioneer iirc) it was about 10mm too long for most of the ones I found... that and they can be quite pricey for is essentially a case, a small power supply and a usb to sata converter

truewraith · 22 Mar 2023 at 15:45

lsg1r said:
Yeah the annoying thing is, at least in the case of my internal (pioneer iirc) it was about 10mm too long for most of the ones I found... that and they can be quite pricey for is essentially a case, a small power supply and a usb to sata converter

checked a few but was not the right size so guess still looking for an external