webber6789
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I'm finding it really difficult to find an external drive that will burn BD-R DL.
Does any have any suggestions?
Does any have any suggestions?
BD-R DL external drive suggestions?
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Clintster
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TonyCarter
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USB bus-powered
www.scan.co.uk
Mains-powered
www.scan.co.uk
Asus Slim External USB 3.1 BD-R/RW Blu-Ray Burner - Black
Buy from Scan - Asus Slim External USB 3.1 RW 6X BD-R Blu-Ray Burner, Black, M-DISC, USB 3.1 Gen 1, USB-C, USB-A
Mains-powered
ASUS TurboDrive External x16 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Burner for PC/MAC
Buy from Scan - ASUS TurboDrive External Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Burner, BD-R 16x Write Speed, BDXL™ + M-DISC Support, USB 3.2 PC/MAC
webber6789
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I'm not entirely sure.
It doesn't specifically say it will.
TonyCarter
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The formatting in the specs isn't great, but I believe is says '4XBD-RDL' in the product description at the bottom, which I'm assuming means '4x BD-R DL'...
Bus-powered, slimline devices tend to have slower burning speeds than the heavier, mains-powered devices. Possibly due to power requirements, but also the extra weight helps with dampening vibrations which may affect the read/write tracking.
webber6789
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Yes, I believe you're right.
The only issue being that it ships from China and I don't like rolling the dice on additional charges.
Do you know of any similar products that are sold within the UK?
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TonyCarter
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Those ones in the Scan link are sent from Scan.co.uk in Bolton...but EVERYTHING will ultimately come from China (or similar)...and buy buying 'locally' you're paying for the profits of the component manufacturer, the brand name manufacturer, UK distributor and UK reseller. That's why a branded product from a UK seller will cost more than a AI-generated white label device direct from the component manufacturer/assembler China.
Clintster
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webber6789
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Sadly the only three in stock do not write Blu-ray's.
Tbh I didn't think it would be this difficult finding one 🙈😂
Martinr36
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I'm not surprised as I don't think blue ray writing ever really took off in the same way that dvd did
TonyCarter
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What's wrong with the Asus ones at Scan in my earlier post?
Clintster
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webber6789
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It doesn't say in the specs that they meet my requirements
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It does
This is the first one: https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-slim-usb-bdxl-cd-6x-rw-external-blu-ray-black
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This is the second: https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asu...x-write-speed-bdxl-plus-m-disc-support-usb-32
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