ASUS USB 2.0 6xBlu-Ray Combo External Optical Drive SBC-06D1S-U (Black)

Manufacturer : Asus
Model : SBC-06D1S-U/BLK/G/AS
ASIN : B003A7X7WI
Price : 149.99$
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Asus SBC-06D1S-U BD-Reader/DVD-Writer - Black - Retail - External SBC-06D1S-U/BLK/G/AS CD/DVD Combo Drives - External
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57 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

Yes, this IS Mac compatible

This review is from: ASUS USB 2.0 6xBlu-Ray Combo External Optical Drive SBC-06D1S-U (Black) (Personal Computers)

I purchased this hoping it would be a good add-on to my Mac mini... not to PLAY Blu-ray discs, but to RIP them to MKV files (using MakeMKV). Fortunately, it works great!

Not only is the setup crazy stupid easy (one Y-cable... two USB into the mini, one mini-USB into the drive), but there's no software to begin using it; the drive is recognized instantly and you can begin reading discs.

Again, this is NOT for watching movies directly from the Blu-ray disc on your Mac -- Blu-ray is still a "bag of hurt" according Jobs, so until Apple builds that into the OS, it'll be a short ride.

But if you want to rip the Blu-Ray to your Mac (and use MakeMKV or AirVideo to watch/convert), it works fabulously.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent Design

This review is from: ASUS USB 2.0 6xBlu-Ray Combo External Optical Drive SBC-06D1S-U (Black) (Personal Computers)

3 important aspects of this device:
1) Doesn't require an external power source! Comes with Y-shape USB adapter that takes up two USB ports (which must be reasonably close together) for both power and data.
2) Comes with a copy of CyberLink Power DVD 9. Software is "meh" but at $100 value (Ultra edition required for Blu-Ray playback) bundled with drive makes it much more appealing.
3) Styling exceeds other external drives. Comes with stand for optional vertical mounting as shown in picture. External blue light brightness can be controlled via software.

Overall well worth the price.

Side note: Amazon shipping was amazing. Product arrived at my house 1 day before it was originally scheduled to ship. I probably just got lucky, but still worth mentioning.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

It can even burn blu rays to hard disk

This review is from: ASUS USB 2.0 6xBlu-Ray Combo External Optical Drive SBC-06D1S-U (Black) (Personal Computers)

This Asus blu ray player was perhaps one of my more expensive buys but well worth it. The only problem is that the powerdvd 9 that comes with it is a piece of crap bloatware. I really recommend using DAplayer. It's a free blu ray playing software that is constantly being updates and works wonderfully. It looks nice and works nice. ( on windows 7 at least. I haven't heard anything about it on macs and no idea how it works under wine in ubuntu Linux.)

Most Recent Customer Reviews This would be great if it actually played Blu Ray!!! I bought this along with Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (blu ray). All seemed fine, since that movie played and was delightful. by Gina C. Moss very difficult this player is extremely attractive, appears to be durable and is compact enough to not be in the way. by William C. Partridge Does what I needed it to do. If all you need is a drive that can read blu ray's this works great. It does need to usb ports on you PC or Mac, but that's ok. by Paul Houston Just what we needed With most computers either having or not having a blu-ray player installed, this was a pefect way for us to watch blu-ray movies with out having to buy a new laptop. by Hawdeez Blu-Ray Combo Ext. Drive This Blu-Ray drive would not work for me on my Windows 7 Compaq laptop nor on my tower XP emachines computers. by Wilbur Welch Beware: Bundled software does not work even though DB Advisor PASSes all tests I read a lot of reviews of a lot of products before making a purchase. Most importantly, I downloaded and ran CyberLink's BD Advisor and checked what my PC needed to run Blu-Ray... by W. Johnston Movies jump continuosly I bought this unit by mistake. I though I could use it to watch Blu-Ray movies on my BookMac Pro but unfortunately it is not possible. by Jose Sanabria Pretty good solution for HTPC I bought this item to use with my Lenovo Ideacentre Q150 HTPC. 1) The item is built in similar style, so it looks great near with my Lenovo 2) Despite... by Nikolay Gekht Blu-ray Heaven This coupled with my 2010 Mac Mini, MakeMKV and Plex make the best home theater pc setup around. It's Mac compatible. Just plug and play. by C. Gahagan Excellent hardware; unimpressive software I bought and returned one of these last Summer. I wanted a blu-ray player for my plasma TV and thought this Asus product would be an inexpensive and multifunctional solution... by The Irish Patient

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