Identification of drive by picture?

[kraath]

I got offered several older slim drives but the seller is no electronics person. Is it possible to identify a drive by a product picture of the opened tray?
They are all external USB with no name of the maker and sadly that person can`t open and verify them. It just says 4K playback on the boxes.

[Sayaka]

I think it's pretty clear that this is the Intenso Blu-ray drive, which likely has a BU40N inside. Billycar11 may be able to confirm whether the Intenso has a BU40N, he was in touch with someone who purchased one recently.

[kraath]

Since this community helped me a lot I try to give something back.
I went to the electronics shop in person to verify the drives and what they actually really are inside. All were packed in blank carton boxes and I opened up a few.
They are indeed the INTENSO EOD 500BD Slim USB 3.2 external drives.
Just that Intenso silently changed the internals at some point. Sadly there are no manufacturing dates or anything visible on the outside.

But you can find what you will get easily on the Intenso box.
Some got a 4k sticker on them and some not.

Those without the sticker got crappy and useless Panasonic UJ-272 inside!

With the sticker you get a BU40N. It is directly flashable in the USB case it comes with and ready to use! So if you can find boxes with the 4k sticker that should be the cheapest actual option to get a BU40N. Here the makemkv info after the patch and the Images.

Drive Information
OS device name: J:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: 1.03
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2118-10-24 19:34
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 64

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 1.03
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

[Sayaka]

Thank you for this, kraath !

It's just a shame that the ones without the 4K sticker do not have a flashable drive. Sadly, given the information you've just given us, I expect most if not all of the newer Intenso drives to have the Panasonic.

[kraath]

Haha seems people jump on them now. Prices are going up online.