LG WH16NS60 or ASUS BW-16D1HT

[Metallikahn]

Trying to decide between these two drives. I've currently got two LG WH16NS40's (F/W 1.00 and 1.02) that I've ripped hundreds of UHD with (at least until I got the latest Star Wars 9 disc set... ugh) I run one drive on a Win 10 pro PC and the other on an unRAID server via linux docker (my primary ripper). In the past, any disc I had trouble on with the unRAID (f/w 1.02) would rip fine on the Windows drive (F/W 1.00) and vice versa. These latest discs are horrible... maybe I just got a REALLY bad set (I've got a replacement set coming tomorrow to try), but maybe these two drives are just too similar and keep hitting similar issues on these disc that a different model wouldn't.

If I were to purchase a third drive, which of the listed two would give me the most compatibility/diversity and best chance of ripping discs the other's struggle with and vice versa? (granted, that's not a very easily quantified stat, but, if you had to round out your drives for maximum compatibility...)

[Billycar11]

BU40N

[Metallikahn]

Isn't that a slim mount?

[Billycar11]

Isn't that a slim mount?

Yes but it is so much more reliable than the desktop drives I have gotten over 50 defective desktop drives and I just gave up on them not 1 bad bu40n yet. Just get a USB version if your PC has no option for slim sata mount

[Metallikahn]

Fair enough. The reliability is definitely a plus. I don't want a usb version, however. I don't want all the external wiring and whatnot. Got my server setup and running very well in a nice clean desktop tower (corsair 760t). I assume I could probably get 5.25" slim bay adapter for mounting in my case.

Any other specific benefits to that over the NS60?

Think I'm going to put one of each in my amazon cart and see how things play out over the next week or so. Someone suggested in another thread to to rip my problem discs to ISO first and then extract titles from there and, so far, that seems to be working... F&^%!!!!! Literally errored out as I was typing this!

Guess I'll see if my other drive has better luck, then I might be looking sooner than next week. lol

[Edworld]

where can i buy the BU40N? Cant find the USB version on amazon

Thanks

[Billycar11]

where can i buy the BU40N? Cant find the USB version on amazon

Thanks

You put it in a USB case yourself trust me it's worth it

[filmgeek47]

I can vouch for him. After a year of using the Bw-16D1HT and running into a handful of discs that wouldn’t rip, I swapped to the Bu40N, which flawlessly ripped a disc that would not rip at all on the other drive. Highly recommenddd.

[oddeyeball]

I'm currently using the LG WH16NS60 for around a year and after 500+ discs from my collection, it still runs like a champ.

[asmcom]

Isn't that a slim mount?

Yes but it is so much more reliable than the desktop drives I have gotten over 50 defective desktop drives and I just gave up on them not 1 bad Bu40n yet. Just get a USB version if your PC has no option for slim sata mount

Very interesting Billy. I have had 1 faulty BC-12D2HT other than that, I have had no faulty desktop drives and 10 faulty BU40N drives. It must be the luck of the draw. You have been very unlucky to have had twenty. I will cross my fingers or as they say touch wood no faulty desktop drives yet. The BW-16D1HT and the LG-WH16NS60 has been the most reliable drive I have sold. I have never had a return yet. I ordered a batch of 100 x BU40N recently and there was 10 faulty drives in the batch. I always process a full disc on every drive I sell, to make sure there is no read errors.

Asmcom

[Billycar11]

Very interesting Billy. I have had 1 faulty BC-12D2HT other than that, I have had no faulty desktop drives and 10 faulty BU40N drives. It must be the luck of the draw. You have been very unlucky to have had twenty. I will cross my fingers or as they say touch wood no faulty desktop drives yet. The BW-16D1HT and the LG-WH16NS60 has been the most reliable drive I have sold. I have never had a return yet. I ordered a batch of 100 x BU40N recently and there was 10 faulty drives in the batch. I always process a full disc on every drive I sell, to make sure there is no read errors.

Asmcom

That is quite instresting I have had the exact opposite experience I have had now only 1 bad bu40n and 50+ of the desktop drives.
But yes I too test all drives with a full BD 66 and BD 100 before sending it out.

[asmcom]

Looks like me and Alex Coluzzi are lucky with desktop drives.

Bye for now.

Kind Regards

Stay safe

[jonghotti]

sup

[jonghotti]

Isn't that a slim mount?

Yes but it is so much more reliable than the desktop drives I have gotten over 50 defective desktop drives and I just gave up on them not 1 bad Bu40n yet. Just get a USB version if your PC has no option for slim sata mount

Very interesting Billy. I have had 1 faulty BC-12D2HT other than that, I have had no faulty desktop drives and 10 faulty BU40N drives. It must be the luck of the draw. You have been very unlucky to have had twenty. I will cross my fingers or as they say touch wood no faulty desktop drives yet. The BW-16D1HT and the LG-WH16NS60 has been the most reliable drive I have sold. I have never had a return yet. I ordered a batch of 100 x BU40N recently and there was 10 faulty drives in the batch. I always process a full disc on every drive I sell, to make sure there is no read errors.

Asmcom

My God 10% of the batch was bad? I hope you raised holy heck with the distributor.

[pronoob]

Hi experts,
I am looking between asus bw-16d1ht vs lg wh16ns40. Can someone please help me here?

Main purpose:
Store images (clicked pictures) and videos for long term backup.
Will burn in dvd+r (or dvd-r, which one is better?) dvds and mdisc too.
Probably: 4.7gb, 25gb and mdisc.


I am completely noob here. Please guide me