zakyr Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Looking for recommendations for Blu-Ray reader/writer. Preferably with USB 3.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaP Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Always had lot of success with LG internal disc drives. Dunno about their external ones though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Raze Subscriber² Posted September 24, 2017 Subscriber² Share Posted September 24, 2017 Here's a recent review that may help - http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/the-best-external-blu-ray-drive/ zakyr 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakyr Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 Cheers! One more question: Is it okay to burn data (pictures, raw images, softwares, etc.) on a BR Disc for longevity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted September 24, 2017 Global Moderator Share Posted September 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, zakyr said: Cheers! One more question: Is it okay to burn data (pictures, raw images, softwares, etc.) on a BR Disc for longevity? Maybe? You'll have to do your research on the medium ... for example Verbatim has this to say about their BD-RE.... "Limited Lifetime Warranty and a 40-year history of quality and reliability." Optical isn't forever ... they will break down over time ... just avoid cheap knock off brands and see how long the warranty is ... that should give you at least some idea on how confident the manufacture is about their product. zakyr 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Look at M-Disc's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-DISC zakyr, Jim K and goretsky 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaP Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) 15 hours ago, Jim K said: Maybe? You'll have to do your research on the medium ... for example Verbatim has this to say about their BD-RE.... "Limited Lifetime Warranty and a 40-year history of quality and reliability." Optical isn't forever ... they will break down over time ... just avoid cheap knock off brands and see how long the warranty is ... that should give you at least some idea on how confident the manufacture is about their product. Takes a lot of time tough if the disc is not used and stored in a place where sun and humidity wont reach it. I have an old The Joshua Tree cd. It's been stored for a while as i owned an iPod since pretty much day one. The disc is probably around 30 years old. Still working perfectly and no sign of it being on the verge of not working. Discs burned with home burners probably wont last as long but it's more than likely that by the time the disc fail what is stored on it wont be of any use or will be stored again on a new disc. Anyway no matter what media your backup is stored on you should always keep at least two copies of your backed up data. Jim K 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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