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As of: 03/2024, the drive is fine. Once in a while it won't read a disc, and once the computer is restarted it'll work. Although that could potentially be the operating system, but on a Mac, that kinda seems unlikely. To update firmware, you need to be on a Windows machine. That's so 2000's. If you're a Mac user, find a friend with a windows computer.
The drive door seems to rattle at times making you think it's the drive mechanism, but it's just its thin plastic door. And the gears for the door opening and closing gets a little noisy after about two months. I might try and put electronic grease on it later.
For digitizing my DVD/CD library to a NAS... AWESOME! With MakeMKV these two are a awesome combination.
The speed is great too. It blows those thin, cheap, push to close three times, drives we are all used to now. This one is a full automated tray (open & close) like they were when CD-rom drives first came out.
The power button on the back is terrible; they tried to make it carved and angular like the design of the case, but that makes it hard to grasp and slide it on and off. Also, there's a HUGE blue LED (1.5") on the top that says "Ice On Fire." At night... IN YOUR FACE! They could have saved money by not having all that fancy designing elements. Looks very 80's inspired.
All that said, for what I'm putting it through (constant ripping) the drive is worth it. For a once in a while drive... get something cheaper.
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The Fastest & Most Robust Backup Solution
ASUS BW-16D1X-U is a powerful Blu-ray disc drive that capable of writing to 16X BD-R format. With USB 3.0, it assures the fastest burning speed, and along with BDXL support that allows the maximum data storage 128 GB in one disc.
Excellent Performance with Super-speed USB 3.0
Transfer data with the USB 3.0 standard at up to 10X USB 2.0 speed. And speed boosts with 16X accelerated performance.
Save your precious data for generations
BW-16D1X-U supports M-DISC, a storage burning technology engraves recorded data into a patented rock-like layer that is resistant to extreme conditions, allowing you to save your lifetime memories and important data for up to 1,000 years.
Work with Mac OS and Windows
ASUS BW-16D1X-U supports Mac OS and Windows without any installation that will be operated directly when plugging the USB in the notebook or PC.
The Most Robust Backup Solution
ASUS BW-16D1X-U provides a complete, easy-to-use backup solution. Intuitive, bundled software CyberLink Power2Go 8 simplifies the disc-burning process and offers optional encryption to protect your private files. The drive also comes with online backup solution for Android smartphones and tablets.
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Customers find the Blu-ray drive works flawlessly with all DVDs and appreciate its high-speed performance, particularly noting it reads BluRays and DVDs faster than internal drives. The drive is easy to install and use, with included software making it simple to operate. While it works well with Linux Ubuntu, customers report compatibility issues with Mac OS High Sierra and cannot play 4K Blu-rays. Customers disagree on whether the drive is worth its price.
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322 customers mention reliability, 233 positive, 89 negative
Works great, bought it to rip and backup my Blu-ray library for Plex and it works perfectly. Have ripped over 100 Blu-rays for far without issue.Read more
Got it to convert regular BluRays to 3D for projector, works well, takes a while 5-7 hours to rip and burn but does the job well for the price.Read more
Program doesn't work periodRead more
...The drive is nice, fast, and reliable so far as I have copied close to 1.2 terabytes of my library so far without any problems....Read more
210 customers mention performance, 181 positive, 29 negative
...Very happy with my purchase. Great product. No buyer remorse at all. If it dies I WILL buy another..........Read more
...This is a great drive. I've burned dvd's, cd's, and read a few of each several times and it runs quickly with no skipping....Read more
Great. Fast! Solid. But switch is fiendishly designed. Awkward. Hard to operate. Weird.Read more
great external drive. great value for the money.Read more
121 customers mention speed, 100 positive, 21 negative
A fast, external DVD writer drive by ASUS, what more can you ask for? Works great with my system, USB 3.0 connectivity, and no issues. Very satisfied.Read more
...It's very fast, and as was mentioned before the front button on the unit is flimsy and better opened through the computer software....Read more
Easy to use and quick! I've read a few reviews where it didn't work after "x" amount of time, hopefully that won't be the case for me....Read more
...me say that this drive has exceeded all of my expectations with it's speed and quality. Best thing is that I can use it with both my PC and Mac....Read more
66 customers mention ease of use, 57 positive, 9 negative
Easy to use and quick! I've read a few reviews where it didn't work after "x" amount of time, hopefully that won't be the case for me....Read more
The First Burner I Bought That Truly Was Plug & Play!...Read more
IT's plug and Play. Works great!!!!!!!! Copy movies, play movies. MUST HAVE HARDWARE!!!!!!!Read more
very easy to use, i just plugged it into my computer and turned it on and my computer recognised it, i didn't even need to use the disc it came with....Read more
100 customers mention mac compatibility, 59 positive, 41 negative
...Works with Windows and also OSX out of the box. I would recommend for anyone looking to rip cds, dvds, or Blu rays. It will not do 4k movies though.Read more
Does not work with Mac Catalina Do not bother incompatible with Macs. Manufacturer lies about compatibility. Huge waste of my money.Read more
really liked this drive , works well with my MacBook Pro , I like the size.. I like that it can handle any CDRead more
Beware. Does not work with Mac OS High Sierra Although this drive is listed as Mac compatible, it will not work under the latest OS....Read more
83 customers mention value for money, 51 positive, 32 negative
Portable, good fit for my environment, well made, great price and value, software was easy to install and burner works very well with decent read/...Read more
...I would say probably a bit overpriced for what you get but it does work fine.Read more
...Drive was fast and read every disc I inserted. Great value.Read more
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72 customers mention burn performance, 44 positive, 28 negative
72 customers mention playback, 40 positive, 32 negative
...Reads DVDs that wouldn't work with other drives. I have a ton of data on old CDs and DVDs to backup to more modern storage. This thing works great.Read more
description says "drive" but does not play blu rays, I failed to read the full review and it's not what I wanted....Read more
...burn files on any kind of Blu Ray media, you can rip CDs and watch DVDs as well. MacOS has a built in DVD player, but not a built in Blu Ray player....Read more
Does not read blu-rays at all. When I put in a blu-ray disk, nothing happens. It starts the video player but that's it. No menu screen or anything....Read more
Works fine... Sort Of
As of: 03/2024, the drive is fine. Once in a while it won't read a disc, and once the computer is restarted it'll work. Although that could potentially be the operating system, but on a Mac, that kinda seems unlikely. To update firmware, you need to be on a Windows machine. That's so 2000's. If you're a Mac user, find a friend with a windows computer. The drive door seems to rattle at times making you think it's the drive mechanism, but it's just its thin plastic door. And the gears for the door opening and closing gets a little noisy after about two months. I might try and put electronic grease on it later. For digitizing my DVD/CD library to a NAS... AWESOME! With MakeMKV these two are a awesome combination. The speed is great too. It blows those thin, cheap, push to close three times, drives we are all used to now. This one is a full automated tray (open & close) like they were when CD-rom drives first came out. The power button on the back is terrible; they tried to make it carved and angular like the design of the case, but that makes it hard to grasp and slide it on and off. Also, there's a HUGE blue LED (1.5") on the top that says "Ice On Fire." At night... IN YOUR FACE! They could have saved money by not having all that fancy designing elements. Looks very 80's inspired. All that said, for what I'm putting it through (constant ripping) the drive is worth it. For a once in a while drive... get something cheaper.
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2024
As of: 03/2024, the drive is fine. Once in a while it won't read a disc, and once the computer is restarted it'll work. Although that could potentially be the operating system, but on a Mac, that kinda seems unlikely. To update firmware, you need to be on a Windows machine. That's so 2000's. If you're a Mac user, find a friend with a windows computer.
The drive door seems to rattle at times making you think it's the drive mechanism, but it's just its thin plastic door. And the gears for the door opening and closing gets a little noisy after about two months. I might try and put electronic grease on it later.
For digitizing my DVD/CD library to a NAS... AWESOME! With MakeMKV these two are a awesome combination.
The speed is great too. It blows those thin, cheap, push to close three times, drives we are all used to now. This one is a full automated tray (open & close) like they were when CD-rom drives first came out.
The power button on the back is terrible; they tried to make it carved and angular like the design of the case, but that makes it hard to grasp and slide it on and off. Also, there's a HUGE blue LED (1.5") on the top that says "Ice On Fire." At night... IN YOUR FACE! They could have saved money by not having all that fancy designing elements. Looks very 80's inspired.
All that said, for what I'm putting it through (constant ripping) the drive is worth it. For a once in a while drive... get something cheaper.
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- william james langenfurthReviewed in Canada on April 3, 2025
Its best to break in the burner at low speed at first and gradually increse the speed
- Rob EnglanderReviewed in Australia on January 8, 2025
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The ASUS BW-16D1X-U Turbo Drive Blu-ray Writer has worked flawlessly since setting up, (which was dead easy btw). It has 16X writing speed and has USB 3.0 connectivity.. It caters to BluRay disks, DVDs and CDs also, a great all rounder. I'm a film/video post production professional and I have to admit I'm a bit of an ASUS sort of guy, and have an edit workstation built around ASUS hardware.. so it was the first brand I checked out on looking for a BluRay burner. - absolutely 5 stars!Rob EnglanderASUS Powerful Blu-ray Drive
Reviewed in Australia on January 8, 2025
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