i plan to buy a new laptop, which unfortunately will not be shipped with an optical drive anymore.
as far as external drives are concerned, I have no experience at all, so perhaps you can recommend me a dvd drive that is guaranteed to work (especially with makemkv) under linux?
thank you in advance
external dvd drive (linux)
Re: external dvd drive (linux)
Up until recently, I have used a Vantec NexStar DX case with an LG WH165NS40 as my tried-and-true combination. I recently installed the LG drive into a tower case and started experimenting with it and Ubuntu Desktop. The drive reads discs fine in that installation, and I have no reason to doubt it would also work if it were still in the external case.
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Re: external dvd drive (linux)
I have a slim blue ray RW that I bought for use with my laptop some time ago.
It is an LG BP50NB40
Currently about 5 years old, but is powered entirely by USB and has worked like a champ for me.
I just tested it with MakeMKV 1.15.3 on Fedora linux and it worked like a charm copying a BD.
It is definitely slower than the internal BD on my desktop, but I think that is likely because it is 1) older and 2) USB2.
Newer ones are available that are USB3 so it would be much faster.
It is an LG BP50NB40
Currently about 5 years old, but is powered entirely by USB and has worked like a champ for me.
I just tested it with MakeMKV 1.15.3 on Fedora linux and it worked like a charm copying a BD.
It is definitely slower than the internal BD on my desktop, but I think that is likely because it is 1) older and 2) USB2.
Newer ones are available that are USB3 so it would be much faster.