Sugestions Needed: External Blu-ray Read/Write Drives

[Ray&Paula]

Would like to know if you have any good recommendations for an external Blu-Ray read/write drives for the new iMac 5K? Thanks, Ray

 

[priitv8]

What makes a recommendation (or drive) good for you?
There is nothing Mac-specific, so you can pick anything that suits your taste.
I personally use a somewhat old LG BH10LS30 drive inside a basic 5.25" USB enclosure without giving it much thought.
That drive excelled in having capability to reflash it with riplock-free firmware.

 

[DZ/015]

I have been using this Samsung drive now for several month with no problems.

 

[broadbean]

From The Wirecutter:

The Best External Blu-ray Drives

 

[fhall1]

Ditto on the Samsung posted above

 

[Ray&Paula]

Thanks for the suggestions..... I'm a DJ/KJ that still uses cd's and DVD's on occasion along with video. I also do some backing up on them as well. Samsung looks to be a great choice. Size, portability and price all is very much appealing. As far as 2.0 or 3.0, not a deal breaker for me. I only rip at very low speeds for best quality. Thanks again for the help. Ray

 

[Fishrrman]

I have the Samsung 506 and it's a good drive.

Particularly notable is that it has never required more than one USB cable for connection to the Mac I have (2012 Mini).

 

[donlab]

I bought and returned the SAMSUNG SE-506CB

It burned coaster after coaster. I upgraded the firmware.. still coasters. I special ordered pioneer disks from japan "recommended". Still more coasters. It was probably just a lemon.

 

[scottyy]

I have the Samsung drive as well and have no issues.

 

[Ray&Paula]

Sorry to hear that you had issues with one......... Like anything else, there's bound to be a some bad apples in the bunch. With that being said, the Samsung looks to be the best thing going for now. Thanks again to everyone for the replies and if you see anything better, please chime in. Ray

 

[PsyOpWarlord]

What makes a recommendation (or drive) good for you?
There is nothing Mac-specific, so you can pick anything that suits your taste.
I personally use a somewhat old LG BH10LS30 drive inside a basic 5.25" USB enclosure without giving it much thought.
That drive excelled in having capability to reflash it with riplock-free firmware.

I kinda went the along the same route. I purchased an internal Samsung SH-B123L and placed it in a 5.25" USB enclosure.