LG Electronics 8X External Blu-ray ReWrite Drive BE08LU20 BLACK/RETAIL (Black)
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Manufacturer: LG ElectronicsPlatform: Windows XP
Model: BE08LU20 BLACK/RETAIL
Product features:
- LG; BE08LU20; black
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Customer Review: Great burner, bundled software not so much
Summary: 4 Stars
I've owned this burned burner for almost one year. I use it primarily to back up HD video data and also to burn Blu-Ray movies. I use this in conjunction with my HP dv7 i7 quad core laptop.
The exterior of the drive is nice, the top and front and rear are white, all other sides are black. The exterior isn't super shiny but the black plastic gets smudges easily. Not a problem for me at all. The front panel features a blue activity light which is not visible behind the black plastic trim under the disc tray. The light is not super bright or annoying. The load/eject button is touch sensitive and does not move when pressed. This takes a little getting used to, personally, I would have preferred a button that depresses, although one could argue it is one less moving part to worry about. Not a big deal at all. The drive tray holds standard 12cm discs and the smaller 8cm discs. The drive is made to be used horizontally or vertically and includes a stand to accommodate the vertical position. The rear panel has a USB port, eSATA port and DC power plug. There are also ventilation slots above these ports. The bottom has six small felt foot pads.
The drive includes both eSATA and USB cables and also an eSATA bracket for installation in a desktop PC. The power supply is not massive and has a generous cord length. The transformer includes a small green LED to let you know it is energized. The drive gets quite warm during use but not excessively. In standby, it doesn't get warm at all.
The package comes bundled with Cyberlink Blu-Ray suite software, which can only be installed from the blu-ray drive. This bundled software is okay and will enable basic users to make Blu-Ray movie discs as well as the usual DVD and CD discs (data discs, video, music, backup, etc.) Editing options are limited but sufficient to make home movies and such. I prefer NERO multimedia suite to compile and burn my projects.
The drive itself burns very quickly and I have made no coasters with it so far. I use Verbatim media, and LTH discs work well with this drive. A 25GB disc will burn in about 30 minutes at 2.3X. That is a media limitation, not a drive limitation. Using the eSATA drive improves performance and reduces the burn time by 10 to 15 minutes. The difference between USB and eSATA isn't noticeable with DVD or CD media. The drive also supports lightscribe, which I use from time to time with DVDs.
Finally, the drive allows you to view Blu-ray movies with the bundled software.
If you are thinking of getting this drive, I highly recommend you also buy one Re-writable Blu-ray disc to make test burns, that way if you make a mistake in your project you can make changes and not make a coaster. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you miss small details before you burn the final project.
In all, this is a great drive, it's a little pricey but definitely worth it if you will use it with any regularity.
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