Anyone know of an external blu-ray burner that they can recommend?

[leftPCbehind209]

I have a hex-core. I would like external so that I can use on both my Mac Pro and iMac.

I did a search and just found old threads on this board. The threads I did find seem to indicate many problems.

Please advise. Thanks.

[SmilesLots]

You may have to build your own so to speak. I've been looking for the same things. And it looks like OWC has the drive and the external cases, but not together. Tried Amazon a few weeks ago. They do have this one:

http://www.amazon.com/LaCie-Professional-BD-RE-Blu-Ray-301856U/dp/B001P5C9TE/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1286365945&sr=8-12

But I'm not sure about it.

[beaker7]

http://eshop.macsales.com/Search/Search.cfm?Ntk=Primary&Ns=P_Popularity%7c1&Ne=5000&N=6867&Ntt=blu-ray

[Cave Man]

I'd suggest an LG burner and a BYTECC USB2/FW400 enclosure. You can try internal, but some folks have had problems. Either way, you'll need Toast.

[leftPCbehind209]

I'd suggest an LG burner and a BYTECC USB2/FW400 enclosure. You can try internal, but some folks have had problems. Either way, you'll need Toast.

I had someone tell me before that it is important to use an ESATA connection rather than USB2 or FW - it is much faster is what I was told.

Searching OWC, I found this PCI card:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/MXPCIE6GS2/

Also, I was told that Pioneer drives are the way to go - how is this one:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MRF8BDSD12X/

Would I be better off buying my enclosure elsewhere (the mercury one they give is essentially costing me $100)?

[beaker7]

I had someone tell me before that it is important to use an ESATA connection rather than USB2 or FW - it is much faster is what I was told.

Searching OWC, I found this PCI card:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/MXPCIE6GS2/

Also, I was told that Pioneer drives are the way to go - how is this one:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MRF8BDSD12X/

Would I be better off buying my enclosure elsewhere (the mercury one they give is essentially costing me $100)?

eSATA is indeed faster than FW800 or USB2.

But for burning, it's not going to matter because the bus is not the bottleneck. Disc write speed is.

[Cave Man]

I had someone tell me before that it is important to use an ESATA connection rather than USB2 or FW - it is much faster is what I was told.

For Blu-ray, the drive mechanisms aren't really all that fast. That's where the bottleneck is.

[highdefw]

I don't know the specific brand or model they use, but I do know that the Apple Store will set you up with an external Blu-ray player. Something you should possibly look in to.