I ordered this Blu-Ray drive for my laptop to view my movies on the PC can.
Looking for an external drive, I micht once ruled here for this, due to the extremely low price. (59.99 - Shipping by Amazon.com - Seller: Salcar)
Unboxing:
When the package finally arrived was then, and I opened it, I remembered the already extremely cheap packaging of the drive on!
All of brown cardboard and only on the front, there was an inscription "USB 2.0, DVD-ROM, COMBO, CD-ROM" - Blu-Ray was already nothing on it! After opening the package saw the whole no better. Qualitatively very bad cable, a black mini-CD labeled USB 2.0 (an inscription as "Software & Driver" was probably asking too much!) And of course the drive. However, here again with no inscription on the drive cage. Not even the brand was on it. Since we are already talking about the next point. - The part of any brand!
All the documents then guides it. However COMPLETE in Chinese.
Test:
Now for the test drive on the laptop: connect Windows starts & drive (you need two free USB ports - one for power and one for data supply). A few seconds later it is detected. I have now inserted the included mini-CD & open. On the CD were total of five files. Three folder & two [Read Me] files with the following name: and.
In the folders it looked as no better. Only one program is on it - Nero Burning Studio - but in Chinese. So Thus, unusable.
I now have my video program "Power DVD 12" started and in the drive a film (The Expendables) eingegt on Blu-Ray.
The film were played without any problems!
The next day my PC due to the drive suddenly started not because it apparently comes to an overvoltage or something like - at least one must drive before unplugging every time you restart the PC, and then plug it back!
As such, the drive is ok. However, I do not know how long this drive makes its service. Because a brand does not have the part as stated above on! - That's why I also do not know what it looks like with a guarantee. For me a clear reason this part to be returned again.
The drive may not be bad - but I can not recommend to anyone just to spend 15 more for the ASUS drive.
Because you are then on the safe side and not save at the wrong end.
Greetings!
