Recommendation for best (most reliable and versatile) LibreDrive for 2024?

Discussion of LibreDrive mode, compatible drives and firmwares
Coopervid
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Re: Recommendation for best (most reliable and versatile) LibreDrive for 2024?

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KenzieAon wrote:
Sat Jun 08, 2024 9:30 pm
Coopervid wrote:
Sat Jun 08, 2024 12:12 pm

Check your PM.
Could I get that PM?
Your PM will be deleted on Monday.
Coopervid
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Re: Recommendation for best (most reliable and versatile) LibreDrive for 2024?

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2dfx_ wrote:
Sun Jun 09, 2024 4:39 pm
Coopervid wrote:
Fri Jun 07, 2024 8:42 pm
redboyle wrote:
Fri Jun 07, 2024 8:24 pm

I got the drive and the enclosure only thing I'm waiting for is the adapter for the powerplug that will arrive tomorrow.
Check your PM
Any suggestions for 5 1/4 drives from Canada?
Your PM will also be deleted on Monday.
m64bert
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Re: Recommendation for best (most reliable and versatile) LibreDrive for 2024?

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Looking for 5.25 inch drive in Sweden.

Thanks!
If in doubt, flat out!
kbook
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Re: Recommendation for best (most reliable and versatile) LibreDrive for 2024?

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Hi I lived in USA and would like a recommendation for internal and external drives. Thanks
Coopervid
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Re: Recommendation for best (most reliable and versatile) LibreDrive for 2024?

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m64bert wrote:
Sat Jun 15, 2024 10:09 pm
Looking for 5.25 inch drive in Sweden.

Thanks!
Read your PM.
Coopervid
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Re: Recommendation for best (most reliable and versatile) LibreDrive for 2024?

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kbook wrote:
Sat Jun 15, 2024 10:51 pm
Hi I lived in USA and would like a recommendation for internal and external drives. Thanks
Read your PM.
Wad Mabbit
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Re: Recommendation for best (most reliable and versatile) LibreDrive for 2024?

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Hi,
I'm in Australia and Indonesia, what's the best portable drive (preferably ready-to-go?

Windows laptop user, slimline poprtable preferred.
Don' care about writing to disk, only reading
Zips9280
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Re: Recommendation for best (most reliable and versatile) LibreDrive for 2024?

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Coopervid wrote:
Sun Jun 16, 2024 9:46 am
kbook wrote:
Sat Jun 15, 2024 10:51 pm
Hi I lived in USA and would like a recommendation for internal and external drives. Thanks
Read your PM.
Point me in the correct direction sir!
Coopervid
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Re: Recommendation for best (most reliable and versatile) LibreDrive for 2024?

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Wad Mabbit wrote:
Sun Jun 16, 2024 2:38 pm
Hi,
I'm in Australia and Indonesia, what's the best portable drive (preferably ready-to-go?

Windows laptop user, slimline poprtable preferred.
Don' care about writing to disk, only reading
You can buy the Verbatim 43888. It's UHD ready but it is power hungry on USB and the enclosure electronics seems not to be the best quality.
Coopervid
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Re: Recommendation for best (most reliable and versatile) LibreDrive for 2024?

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Zips9280 wrote:
Sun Jun 16, 2024 4:48 pm
Coopervid wrote:
Sun Jun 16, 2024 9:46 am
kbook wrote:
Sat Jun 15, 2024 10:51 pm
Hi I lived in USA and would like a recommendation for internal and external drives. Thanks
Read your PM.
Point me in the correct direction sir!
U got mail.
Wad Mabbit
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Re: Recommendation for best (most reliable and versatile) LibreDrive for 2024?

Post by Wad Mabbit »

OK, so NOT the Verbatim 43888 :-(

What about the BDR-XD08TB (flip)
or BDR-XS07B-UHD, BDR-XS07TS, BDR-XD08EMB-S?
Wad Mabbit
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Re: Recommendation for best (most reliable and versatile) LibreDrive for 2024?

Post by Wad Mabbit »

Oop, forgot to ask about the Archgon MD-8107S-U3-UHD and the LG WP/BP50NB40 (BU40N)
MartyMcNuts
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Re: Recommendation for best (most reliable and versatile) LibreDrive for 2024?

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Wad Mabbit wrote:
Sun Jun 16, 2024 11:07 pm
OK, so NOT the Verbatim 43888 :-(

What about the BDR-XD08TB (flip)
or BDR-XS07B-UHD, BDR-XS07TS, BDR-XD08EMB-S?
No, none of those Pioneer drives are UHD compatible as they all come with too new firmware that disabled libredrive and UHD readability.
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MartyMcNuts
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Re: Recommendation for best (most reliable and versatile) LibreDrive for 2024?

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Wad Mabbit wrote:
Sun Jun 16, 2024 11:12 pm
Oop, forgot to ask about the Archgon MD-8107S-U3-UHD and the LG WP/BP50NB40 (BU40N)
Yes, both are good. The BP50NB40 cross-flashed with BU40N firmware works the same as the Archgon for UHD ripping.

Check out my site for drive options. Link in my signature.
Cheers :D
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BlurryOntologist
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Re: Recommendation for best (most reliable and versatile) LibreDrive for 2024?

Post by BlurryOntologist »

Total noob here.

Looking to get DVD and BR rips for my digital collection and getting dead-ended on some cranky discs while using a a Verbatim-brand BDR-UD03.
From a long time using MakeMKV and some moderate research outside this forum it sounds like there's just some discs that don't play nice and possible upgrade to my drive might catch a few of them?

Working in windows and from the US. Sadly don't have a slot in my tower for an internal drive so I'd either have to just get an external or rig up an enclosure of some kind to work with an internal drive if that's a thing.

Recommendations?
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