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Operating System Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 8, Windows 7
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Optical Storage Write Speed 6X BD-R/ 2X BD-RE/ 8X DVD+RW/ 6X DVD-RW/ 5X DVD-RAM/ 24X CD-R/ 16X CD-RW

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  • Drive Type: External Slim Portable Blu-ray Writer
  • Interface: USB 2.0 (480 Mb/s)
  • Buffer Memory: 4 MB
  • Write: CD-R: 24X, CD-RW: 16X, DVDR SL/DL: 8X, DVDRW: 8X/6X, DVD-RAM: 5X, BD-R SL/DL: 6X, BD-RE SL/DL/TL: 2X
  • Read: CD-R/RW/ROM: 24X, DVD-ROM: 8X, BD-ROM SL/DL: 6X.Sustained transfer rate BD-ROM 26.97 MB/s

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Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, macOS Sonoma 14, macOS Ventura 13, macOS Monterey 12, macOS Big Sur 11, macOS Catalina 10.15, macOS Mojave 10.14, macOS High Sierra 10.13, macOS Sierra 10.12, Mac OS X El Capitan10.11
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- USB Cable.

The LG Slim Portable Blu-ray Writer model number is LG WP50NB40. The color of this portable rewriter is black and packaged in a retail box. The retail box includes a USB 2.0 cord, installation disc and quick installation guide documentation. The LG drive supports BDXL format. A BDXL 100GB disc is equivalent to 21 DVDs or 4 Blu-rays on just 1 BDXL disc.

Minimum system requirements for Blu-ray playback

Operating System:

Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

CPU:

Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz or higher

Video:

GeForce 7600GT or higher

GeForce 8400 or higher

Graphic Card Driver shall meet AACS compliance criteria.

Memory:

6 GB minimum

HDD:

30GB or more of available space (60GB for Blu-ray Disc authoring)

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LG Electronics WP50NB40 6X USB2.0 Slim Portable Blu-ray External Drive w/ M-DISC, Retail, Black. External Slim Portable Blu-ray Writer. USB 2.0 (480 Mb/s). 4 MB Buffer Memory. Write: CD-R: 24X, CD-RW: 16X, DVDR SL/DL: 8X, DVDRW: 8X/6X, DVD-RAM: 5X, BD-R SL/DL: 6X, BD-RE SL/DL/TL: 2X; Read: CD-R/RW/ROM: 24X, DVD-ROM: 8X, BD-ROM SL/DL: 6X. compatible support for Windows 10

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Customers are satisfied with the ease of use, and portability of the optical disc drive. However, some customers have mixed opinions about the performance, value, software, speed, quality, and sound quality.

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27 customers mention23 positive4 negative

Customers like the portability of the optical disc drive. They mention that it's very light, compact, and thin. Some say it'll fit almost anywhere.

"...Pros:-Super slim (also a con but I will get to this later)-Worked with standard blu-rays out of the box..." Read more

"It’s a very compact and thin portable player. Pretty easy plug and play setup...." Read more

"...noise is lowvery slimconnected to TV works as a USB Memory stick, so can read files like picsCons:..." Read more

"...Like that it's portable too. Highly recommended!" Read more

26 customers mention26 positive0 negative

Customers find the optical disc drive easy to use. They say it's simple and convenient. Some mention that it connects to a single USB port.

"...EasyFab Inexpensive for lifetime use, easy to use, simple interface, useful tools...." Read more

"...So far, no problems / plug and play." Read more

"It’s a very compact and thin portable player. Pretty easy plug and play setup...." Read more

"Worked great for me for a while, was simple plug-and-play...." Read more

139 customers mention94 positive45 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the performance of the optical disc drive. Some mention that it works great, has no problems, and works right out of the box, while others say that it stopped working in just under the factory. Some say that the disc is outdated, old, and did not work in their laptop whatsoever. Others say that they have issues with the included software and that it is not built for heavy usage.

"Drive works great and reads a whole assortment of disks including Blu ray,Blu ray 4k and even ps3 games!..." Read more

"...So far, no problems / plug and play." Read more

"...-Decent price (80-90$)CONS-Will not work with any rental/library discs that use RFID stickers to prevent physical theft due to how..." Read more

"Couldn't have asked for more, working great!" Read more

37 customers mention25 positive12 negative

Customers are mixed about the value of the optical disc drive. Some mention it's excellent value, cheap, and works great, while others say it'll never be worth the nearly $100 price tag.

"I think these drives are excellent values, mine worked out of the box great. The one I got was manufactured in Sept 2022, so this is new stock...." Read more

"...bit of lag once in a while, this one definitely seems like a good buy for the price." Read more

"...you they will sell your information to shady people, and it's hella expensive at 140 bucks...." Read more

"...Bottom line is it did what I needed, it was a good price.So the disc didn't work, there's other ways around it." Read more

36 customers mention18 positive18 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the software that comes with the optical disc drive. Some say that the software is good and easy to install, while others say that it is outdated and doesn't recognize a lot of new Blu-rays.

"...thing that really made the difference is that this burner CAME with a basic program disc. Many of the others do not." Read more

"...But what you end up with is software that won't even install with an error stating "This software can only be installed with a LG(HLDS) device...." Read more

"...It does also come with a firmware update, but that update cannot be applied while there is a disk in the drive, so if you use the disk drive to..." Read more

"...I do recommend that you download the patch because the software does not run well without it. Why they designed the product this way, I have no idea." Read more

31 customers mention20 positive11 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the speed of the optical disc drive. Some mention that it has very acceptable read speeds if you are backing up any discs, while others say that it's a tad slow.

"...The read write speeds are reasonable as well!Highly recommend this to all." Read more

"...Every once in a while there's a random small lag during playback as well. It has 2 USB plugs, not quite sure what that's about...." Read more

"Windows 10 immediately picked it up and was able to download data off a BluRay disk no problem...." Read more

"...-Very acceptable read speeds if you are backing-up any discs-Decent price (80-90$)CONS..." Read more

30 customers mention11 positive19 negative

Customers are mixed about the sound quality of the optical disc drive. Some mention that the noise is low, while others say that it is a bit loud. Some customers also mention that it makes the same noises and does not have any sound dampening.

"...It works for that, but not perfectly. It's loud with weird whines when it first starts reading a disc...." Read more

"...The drive functioned well and was quiet, but I ultimately returned it because most of the blu-rays I was renting from my local library were..." Read more

"...The only minor issue is that is can occasionally get loud depending on the disc speed, but it isn't anything too wild, and seems to have zero impact..." Read more

"...It does not have any sound dampening and if placed on a hard surface does have a fair amount of vibration noise...." Read more

29 customers mention18 positive11 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the optical disc drive. Some mention it's a great drive, excellent, and perfect, while others say that it froze after burning only 25% of the project and stopped burning Blu-ray disks after six months.

"Excellent product. I use it to create backup and archival M-Discs using K3B on Ubuntu Linux. So far, no problems / plug and play." Read more

"...This one not so much as one of the lenses is already burned out. I guess I'll need to go back to a higher end one." Read more

"works great, looks like new" Read more

"The dvd rom drive is fine. The software is outdated but still usable...." Read more

Be aware if you're using this for more than one Region....
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Be aware if you're using this for more than one Region....
If you are just using this as a Blu Ray Disc reader for your local region Blu Rays, it works great, and comes with software that you can use to play the Blu Ray Discs. As I am a software developer and have used a lot of different softwares similar to this in the past, I can't really speak on it's ease of use. I didn't have any problems with it other than the region lock issue I mention below. It does require 2 USB ports to run, so if you have a limited number of those you may need a hub to use the drive. The end that plugs into the disk drive is a Micro USB.If you are planning on using this for more than one region, the out of the box software will only let you change the region 5 times. In order to change the region the first time in their software (PowerDVD 18), I had to delete the region file, otherwise it would not let me change the region despite there being a settings menu to change the region (the region setting itself was grayed out until I removed the file). If you are more technical, you may be able to get around the change limit using registry changes or modifying the file that stores the Blu Ray Region. There is more information on doing that online.Side note, the software that the drive comes with is not the most recent version of the software. Mine came with PowerDVD 18 (along with some other software listed in the screenshot. I did not install all of the software available through the installer, so there are a few more options available.) It does also come with a firmware update, but that update cannot be applied while there is a disk in the drive, so if you use the disk drive to install the software, it will tell you it failed to update the firmware. You can also download the firmware update through their website, but not the software due to "licensing restrictions".
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hombre1jp
5.0 out of 5 stars Love It
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024
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Drive works great and reads a whole assortment of disks including Blu ray,Blu ray 4k and even ps3 games!

The read write speeds are reasonable as well!

Highly recommend this to all.
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Inigo Montoya
5.0 out of 5 stars Zero problems
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2024
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Windows 10 immediately picked it up and was able to download data off a BluRay disk no problem. Backwards compatible with DVD-r, CD-r. Great nice to have for when you need it.
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Jayk the Snayk
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not for library/rental discs (vibration + error on discs with RFID stickers)
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2023
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I think these drives are excellent values, mine worked out of the box great. The one I got was manufactured in Sept 2022, so this is new stock. The drive functioned well and was quiet, but I ultimately returned it because most of the blu-rays I was renting from my local library were vibrating (causing LOUD noises) and erroring-out due to the anti-theft sticker they applied (Stingray?) The drive is simply too slim to play some blu-rays with stickers, which is what most libraries have.

HOWEVER, it did work fine with all my personal "stickerless" blu-ray discs, hence the strong rating.

Pros:
-Super slim (also a con but I will get to this later)
-Worked with standard blu-rays out of the box
-TECHNICALLY possible to cross-flash the firmware to play/read 4k discs (you will have to flash to an unencrypted 1.02 standard firmware, and then cross-flash to the BP60NB10 1.00 FW.)
-Very acceptable read speeds if you are backing-up any discs
-Decent price (80-90$)

CONS
-Will not work with any rental/library discs that use RFID stickers to prevent physical theft due to how thin the housing is. Bluray discs start vibrating at about 1x speed and start clipping the top of the drive housing. (Funny enough, applying light/medium pressure to the sides allows room for the vibrations to occur and discs will play just fine, but you have to have your hand on it the entire time.)

-Flimsy inner tray is a two/three piece sliding mechanism that always sags and feels bad to pull discs off of. (although it's probably fine)

-The noise at normal read speeds is good, but higher read speeds and ANY imbalance or raised stickers on the disc will cause horrible noise and errors.

CONCLUSION
Overall, I recommend this drive if you know that you will ONLY be attempting to read blu ray discs that are non-rental/library (no stickers). Maybe for someone looking to back-up their personal collection, but not for the family movie night while borrowing from a local library.
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***Final Update***
Make MKV and Handbrake = the way to go when you want the best quality ripping.

**Further Update**

DOES NOT support 4k.

**A little bit of an update**

Great little device, you can't go wrong, unless your ONLY purpose is to RIP Blu-Rays and want to dish out another couple hundred for an ASUS 6x ripper AND have a CPU that can support that speed.

Second counter to negative reviews: The longevity. Don't try to RIP multiple files at once, or yes, your device will last about 2 days. RIP only 1 file at a time.

Third counter to negative reviews: Software. To RIP Blu-Rays you have 3 real choices of software:
- 1st: Handbrake or VLC
These are free but do not support encrypted Blu-Ray movies.
- EasyFab
Inexpensive for lifetime use, easy to use, simple interface, useful tools. Doesn't do HVEC (x265) encoding which is far superior to x264, doesn't crop videos, doesn't support latest NVIDIA's gimmicky hardware, and doesn't do 4k rips.
- DVDFab
Feels like pirated software with Wukong ( a Chinese deity that is like a cross between Satan and Loki ) as a logo and a clunky/bloated interface. However, this will encode in x265, does support NVIDIA's gimmicky hardware, does rip 4k, does auto iTunes tagging that is mostly correct, does auto crop that is usually okay, and does bypass any and all encryptions. The problem is, it's Chinese, their terms of service blatantly tells you they will sell your information to shady people, and it's hella expensive at 140 bucks.

Best Tool for iTunes Tagging and DVD Rips:

Hands down: Aimersoft Ultimate
No other tool comes close. This is beyond comparison the best bang for the buck video software that is on the market. Excellent tools, useful options, clean interface, good support, and inexpensive for what you get. Just make sure you set in the preferences to convert only 1 file at a time, if you are RIPPING a DVD.

Best video players for playing Blu-Rays

- VLC is the open-source one that everyone loves

- Gom is the one I like. Gom has annoying ads, but more than makes up for it in useful tools, customization and out-of-the box support for video and audio formats. A firewall solved my ad problem with Gom.
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J. SCHWEND
5.0 out of 5 stars NICE!
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
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It took 20 minutes to set up and I tested by burning a BluRay of Christmas 2019. Burning took another twenty minutes. I'm happy. One thing that really made the difference is that this burner CAME with a basic program disc. Many of the others do not.
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Daniel Rosehill
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent. Use It To Write M-Discs On Ubuntu Linux With K3B
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2024
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Excellent product. I use it to create backup and archival M-Discs using K3B on Ubuntu Linux. So far, no problems / plug and play.
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Daniel Rosehill
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent. Use It To Write M-Discs On Ubuntu Linux With K3B
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2024
Excellent product. I use it to create backup and archival M-Discs using K3B on Ubuntu Linux. So far, no problems / plug and play.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Working great and give me what I needed
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024
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Couldn't have asked for more, working great!
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Roger Dufour
5.0 out of 5 stars Bon achat
Reviewed in Canada on March 20, 2024
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Excellent lecteur/graveur Bluray et dvd
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Cliente de Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente producto
Reviewed in Mexico on January 23, 2023
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Incluye su software el cual mejora la calidad de imagen muy nítida de los discos blu-ray, no se traba en lo absoluto muy fluido, recomendado al 100%
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Webmasder
3.0 out of 5 stars Mutet nicht sehr haltbar an. Ist ziemlich laut.
Reviewed in Germany on April 17, 2022
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Mutet nicht sehr haltbar an. Ist ziemlich laut.
Bisher funktioniert es gut.
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Mr. C. A. Rixen
1.0 out of 5 stars Life Should Be Good - This Wasn't
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2021
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Bought this item because my son has the same item. Works fine for him. I bought, tried to install software (my son didn't install any software) software refused to install four times. Contacted Amazon they contacted LG - said they would come back to me within 48 hours. Okay, then I read through the other customer reviews. My experience was echoed a few times, but alarmingly neither LG or Cyberlink (makers of the software) would take responsibility for the issue. So sending back. If you decide to buy this product hope you have better luck, my son has. UPDATE 19/3/2021 I spoke to Amazon, they contacted LG I spoke to two different people at LG both promised to come back to me within 24 hours... to date no one has.
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David L.
5.0 out of 5 stars Value for money
Reviewed in Singapore on April 6, 2023
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Easy to connect to my Chuwi minibook. No additional power input required. Installed the included Cyberlink Media suite software without any problems. Opened and played my Blu-ray disc without any problems.
Build quality could be better. Finish is good but material is plastic. Would have been great if material was metal but I am nitpicking at this price point.
Let's see whether this can last.
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