Where can I just buy a ready flashed external drive with a warranty?

[hamlet101]

My drive was great, but unfortunately after over 400 rips it has died, I can hear it chugging, but makemkv is saying 'no disc'.

I need to be able to rip 4k, and blurays/dvds from any region.

[Coopervid]

My drive was great, but unfortunately after over 400 rips it has died, I can hear it chugging, but makemkv is saying 'no disc'.

I need to be able to rip 4k, and blurays/dvds from any region.

Country of residence and preference for full size or slim drive requested.

[hamlet101]

UK, and no preference on size.

[Coopervid]

UK, and no preference on size.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Verbatim-Exter ... 107&sr=8-2

[hamlet101]

Thanks, I’ve been looking at that and have a few concerns:

1. It appears to rely on usb power, I’ll be connecting it to a laptop, will it get enough power to work reliably? I had a slimline originally and it would drop out when running from my desktop PCs USB port.

2. Is it multi region ? No mention in the reviews on this, but lots of mentions of it working with makemkv


3. I’ve seen other threads saying the amazon seller is sending different versions of this, some that have the new firmware and so no good.

[Coopervid]

Thanks, I’ve been looking at that and have a few concerns:

1. It appears to rely on usb power, I’ll be connecting it to a laptop, will it get enough power to work reliably? I had a slimline originally and it would drop out when running from my desktop PCs USB port.

2. Is it multi region ? No mention in the reviews on this, but lots of mentions of it working with makemkv


3. I’ve seen other threads saying the amazon seller is sending different versions of this, some that have the new firmware and so no good.

1) The verbatim is power hungry and works best when connected to USB-C or a powered hub.

2) Since it is lbredrive enabled, regions are not an issue.

3) In Asia and Australia this drive is also sold recently containing a LG BU40N. If so just send it back to Amazon.

[razy60]

Thanks, I’ve been looking at that and have a few concerns:

1. It appears to rely on usb power, I’ll be connecting it to a laptop, will it get enough power to work reliably? I had a slimline originally and it would drop out when running from my desktop PCs USB port.

2. Is it multi region ? No mention in the reviews on this, but lots of mentions of it working with makemkv


3. I’ve seen other threads saying the amazon seller is sending different versions of this, some that have the new firmware and so no good.

hi, i have purchased 2 drives from @Asmcom from these forums, highly recomended
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=19387

[cad42]

UK, and no preference on size.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Verbatim-Exter ... 107&sr=8-2

Thank you very much for this. Arrived from Amazon today and happily ripping my first UHD disc.

[hamlet101]

Got the verbatim from amazon yesterday and it works perfectly, rips 4k and different region bluray. Many thanks!

Btw, it came with a cd of supporting software drivers and nero - i assume that I shouldn't touch these with a barge pole, might add region and drm checks to the drive?

[dcoke22]

Got the verbatim from amazon yesterday and it works perfectly, rips 4k and different region bluray. Many thanks!

Btw, it came with a cd of supporting software drivers and nero - i assume that I shouldn't touch these with a barge pole, might add region and drm checks to the drive?

The general rule of thumb is once a drive's firmware gets to where it works with LibreDrive and supports ripping 4K UHDs, then leave it alone. A lot of heartbreak can come from updating firmware without understanding the implications.