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4.9 out of 5
97.78% of customers are satisfied
5.0 out of 5 stars SMOOOOOOOOOTH.
I recently came across some DVD's that have data I wanted to extract. Back when I loaded the files onto said DVD's, CD/DVD drives were commonplace on PC's. Well, my five-month-old PC doesn't have a disc drive. While I'd gladly pop the cover off the tower and install a drive myself, the PC is still under warranty, and as I've had issues with this particular brand of PC, I want the warranty valid should I need to use it.I bought one of the countless slim, single cable DVD drives here on Bolo and hated it. Since the drive's single cable managed both current draw and data signals, the drive would get starved for power and shut down for a split second, but it was long enough to interrupt all attempted data transfers. I'm relieved that none of my DVD's were damaged by this, but it did give me a good scare. I decided I needed a drive that had a separate PSU and hoped that this choice would free up the USB connection for dedicated signal transfer.I'm just a casual electronics tinkerer, so I'm not going to authoritively state that my thought process is correct. But it seems to be the case; as I state in the review title, this drive has been so smooth. I'll confess that I balked at this drive's price tag, but unless someone pours funds to make discs bleeding edge tech again, computers are not going to be sold with disc drives again, so I reasoned this purchase may pay off in the long run.I haven't had this drive for long, but I can say it's been great in the short term. The drive is shockingly quiet, given that I have it on a shelf that seems to amplify vibrations and harmonics. It doesn't matter if I pop in a CD to retrieve an old CAD file from my trade school days, or a DVD that's loaded to full memory. This drive quickly and easily reads any disc I've put into it, and it doesn't interfere with my PC's basic functions.For example, when I would leave the single cable drive connected to my PC, my PC would take painfully long, literally minutes to index recent files when I opened File Explorer. And I don't have many files on this PC! In stark contrast, I've had this disc drive pulling data off a DVD, with a music player running, two Internet tabs up, and am able to open File Explorer and instantly see my recent files.So, I have to say from my experience and examination, this drive is worth it's price. Not only have I been very pleased with its performance, but I find the hardware of good quality too. I haven't popped this drive open and don't intend to do so, but the main enclosure is cast and brushed aluminum, and the drive's face and disc tray are smoothed plastic. I'm very glad I have this drive now!
5.0 out of 5 stars Solid. Easy setup.
Just a nice high quality enclosure that comes with good hardware and is easy to use.I built a new PC and wasn't paying attention when I picked out a case and found out too late that it didn't have CD drive bays. So I picked up one of these so I can use a disc drive when I need to. This enclosure works great was well packaged, and just plain works. It reminds me of early 2000s hardware that doesn't feel like it was made as cheaply as possible.
4.0 out of 5 stars Great enclosure with one minor flaw.
This is an excellent and solid enclosure. It fits 5.25 inch sata like a glove. It is simple to assemble and all the screws you need are included.The minor flaw is the length of the usb cable. It is very short. Most people with large towers will have trouble connecting it to the machine and have enough cable to set the unit beside the tower.Be prepared to furnish your own cable or buy an extension. Other than that, this enclosure is great.
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Enclosure for Bluray!
I purchased the empty enclosure (no drive) and paired it with an LG WH16NS40 Bluray drive.The enclosure is very well made. The outer shell is aluminum and the inner tray that holds the drive is stamped steel. The LG drive fit perfectly -- took perhaps 5 minutes to assemble.The power supply is rated for a full 3 amps. Many enclosures and docks come with a 2 amp supply, which is usually enough but can be marginal and cause problems with some drives. Kudos to OWC for not taking any chances.I tested with regular 25gb BD-R, 50gb BD-R, 25gb BD-R Mdisc, 8.5gb DVD+R, 4.2gb DVD+, and 700mb CD-R media. All worked perfectly, at full speed (as allowed by particular media), and passed read-back verification with zero errors. That's all a compliment to the LG drive, of course, but also says the Enclosure's USB-to-Sata bridge (an ASMedia ASM1053E) is working well.I am very happy with this enclosure, and would highly recommend it for anyone who wants to host a full-size, full-speed optical drive in an external USB 3.0 enclosure.
So far so good
I only just got this but I'm impressed so far. Installing a drive into the enclosure was very easy. The enclosure itself feels VERY high quality and it blends in nicely into a home theatre or living room setting.If I had a complaint it would be that the USB cable is super short, like 2ft or so. It's also rather expensive but the quality is very high at least and it looks great in my opinion. Also something to note is that it will only fit drives that are no longer than 6.5 inches. The LG WH16NS60 I installed in my goes right up to the PCB in the back of the enclosure. My really old Blu-Ray was over 7 inches and would not have fit in this. Just keep that in mind before buying and look up the dimensions of your drive before buying this.
Hochwertiges Gehäuse
Sehr hochwertig verarbeitetes Gehäuse. Ideal geeignet für die Verwendung von internen Bluray-Laufwerken an einem Notebook oder Computer ohne 5.25 Zoll Schacht.
Works flawlessly
High quality metal chassis for 5.25" optical drives. Easy to install drive.
Un producto robusto y que rezuma calidad
Compré este producto en enero de 2021 por 130€ aproximadamente. A fecha de hoy está bastante más caro, pero no puedo dejar de recomendarlo porque en estos 3 años recién cumplidos su funcionamiento ha sido impecable.El producto no trae software alguno, solo el alimentador (pequeño, quizá lo podrían haber includo en la carcasa, y un cable de datos USB 3 a USB A. Bien embalado, nada más sacarlo de la caja, el peso nos hace ver que es un producto robusto, en las manos todo es métálico excepto la parte frontal que pertenece a la unidad Bluray interna, una LG 16X. La unidad es muy contundente y elegante, no tiene problemas de reconocimiento alguno en Windows o Linux, no la he usado en Mac pero intuyo que tampoco habrá problemas. Todos los discos CD, DVD o Bluray que le he metido los ha leido a la perfección, y he grabado muchos de 25Gb sin ningun error, aunque esto es mérito también de los disco BDR.En fin, que es una compra recomendable, aunque quizá los más de 200 euros que cuesta a fecha de esta reseña, echen para atrás a más de uno.
Estupendo
Tiene un buen diseño, está muy bien ensamblado, y funciona perfectamente. El envío ha sido muy rápido; realmente no me importaba esperar un par de días más para recibirlo, pero bueno, se agradece.
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OWC Mercury Pro 5.25" Optical Drive External Enclosure (NO Drive)
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