Re: Why are my WH16NS60 drives dying?
Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 7:12 pm
I'm on my second one, decided on an NS40 this time; less pungent smell on this one, doesn't immediately burn my eyes, nose, and lips, when I'm near it, like the NS60. Anyway, I DID have the speed control set when my NS60 failed, I didn't try it without that setting, maybe I should have. It got through about 6 dual layer blu-rays, then it just gave up and never read anything afterwards.
I got a BU40N after Billy suggested it, it's been going rock solid, though it's PAINFULLY slow for DVD and Blu-ray, literally HALF the speed of both the NS60 AND my old (from 2014) Samsung (TSST) external BD writer. Since I rip DVD/Blu-ray (dual layer) 95% of the time, this is frustrating, but then again, NOT being able to rip 4k UHD discs at all is perhaps more frustrating.
I figure I've got the UHD ripping covered with the BU40N, now I'm looking for a faster drive for regular DVD and dual layer blu-ray. Maybe I'll just have to get 3 BU40N's to make up the difference
Then again, could you even imagine having 2 or 3 working NS60's? I could get through ALL my TV show blu-ray sets in like 2 days, lol
I got a BU40N after Billy suggested it, it's been going rock solid, though it's PAINFULLY slow for DVD and Blu-ray, literally HALF the speed of both the NS60 AND my old (from 2014) Samsung (TSST) external BD writer. Since I rip DVD/Blu-ray (dual layer) 95% of the time, this is frustrating, but then again, NOT being able to rip 4k UHD discs at all is perhaps more frustrating.
I figure I've got the UHD ripping covered with the BU40N, now I'm looking for a faster drive for regular DVD and dual layer blu-ray. Maybe I'll just have to get 3 BU40N's to make up the difference
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