Cheapest trustable Blu-ray external drive?
Re: Cheapest trustable Blu-ray external drive?
Do you want to be able to rip 4K UHDs? If you do, that'll set you on a fairly narrow path of optical drives that can do that.
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Re: Cheapest trustable Blu-ray external drive?
Look for BD-ROM (read-only) if you just want to rip/read discs; BD-RE if you want to write Blu-ray
USB-powered slim drives are fine for a MacBook Pro
Avoid unknown brands — compatibility and reliability are hit-or-miss
Reliable budget options: LG or Pioneer external Blu-ray drives are widely trusted and usually the cheapest reliable choice. If it’s under ~$40, it’s almost certainly not Blu-ray, regardless of the listing photos.
On macOS, note that Blu-ray movie playback needs third-party software, but ripping data discs works fine.
USB-powered slim drives are fine for a MacBook Pro
Avoid unknown brands — compatibility and reliability are hit-or-miss
Reliable budget options: LG or Pioneer external Blu-ray drives are widely trusted and usually the cheapest reliable choice. If it’s under ~$40, it’s almost certainly not Blu-ray, regardless of the listing photos.
On macOS, note that Blu-ray movie playback needs third-party software, but ripping data discs works fine.