OWC Mercury Pro 16X Blu-ray, 16X DVD, 48X CD Read/Write Solution

I really like this drive. Plugged into a USB and it worked immediately.

I used it to transfer 400 music CDs of my fathers to the laptop and it reads very fast and does so without errors as far as I can tell.

It worked as intended.

I bought this external drive to copy my CD collection into iTunes in AIFF lossless audio format. Although I have an internal DVD player, my computer sits inside a cabinet in my desk and the CD player/reader faces away from me, which makes it inconvenient. So I bought this external reader to place on top of my desk for the 900 or so disc task at hand. I measured the reading speed of the same disc at 2:57 on this unit, versus 5:17 on my internal reader. Great time saver! However, I had to download software to read Blue Ray discs because Windows 10 doesnt support them.

I successfully burned a dozen BDR M-Discs using this drive, and they all passed their integrity tests 100%. Everything went flawlessly. I used K3B on Manjaro Linux (KDE) for the software. The USB enclosure works perfectly as plug-n-play, out of the box, and the drive within had a success rate of 100%, with full verification, of engraving a dozen write-once M-Discs. (I even made ECC files for the ISOs using dvdisaster version 0.79.9) I might update this post to see how well it works with BDXL M-Discs (100GB). For those of us archiving irreplaceable memories for future generations, I recommend you leave extensive notes within the sleeve or jewel case of your engraved M-Disc so that whoever comes across it will have full instructions on how to read the data, while understanding the technology and history behind it. Maybe make a time capsule and include a USB cable, type-A to type-C USB adapter, a Blu-ray burner/drive, and power cable (such as this one), and anything else that someone long into the future could use. Remember, technology moves fast. There will come a time where its plausible that USB (of any form) no longer exists; Blu-ray players are no longer manufactured and its rare to find any in working condition; the x86 CPU architecture is no longer used in any computer systems; and so on. Dont believe me? How easy is it to come across a working Hi8 player without sacrificing too much cash? How easy will it be to come across working VHS players 10 or 20 years from now? How easy is it to retrieve the audio from reel-to-reel tapes? All of these things were readily accessible within the generations of people alive today in their childhood years. Thats not very far into our past as humans! So consider what 50, 100, 200 years from now will look like? Will someone be able to read what you engraved on your M-Disc? Will they have the software and hardware to do so? Just because the disc is still in pristine condition and the data exists in a perfect state of bits and bytes, theres no guarantee that someone will be able to retrieve whats on it. Make it as easy as possible for future generations, whatever it takes. Good luck. As for the drive and enclosure itself, it feels rugged and well built. The chassis is metal, feels like brushed aluminum, and the bottom side has four plastic rises to reduce vibration while it is in use. Of all the options on the market, this is very likely the best one out there.

Really like the design and has a nice weight to it Pros -Fairly easy to put together -Has a great aesthetic to it Cons -The Plug for it is one of those where you can remove the prongs so you can use a different type of plug if needed so you need to make sure the power and the Plug head are both included. -The included USB 3.0 Cable is incredibly short. So make sure to buy a longer cable if you decide to purchase this.

I have a working old old OWC external DVD burner that served me well. I upgraded to a blu ray burner and there were only a couple of real choices out there so I returned to OWCs offerings and once it arrived, I was up and running within minutes. It works as desired for an external enclosure plus it has a touch of vibration control where screws are used to secure the enclosure and the internal blu ray drive. The positives - it works exactly as stated. For some, they will like the Mac friendly looks (aluminium) and it connects via USB3. The negatives - price is a bit high, front bezel is flimsy (but certainly not a deal breaker given how the rest of the enclosure is solid) and I would prefer the power adapter/supply be internal (which would have made the unit a slight bit longer). I would recommend this enclosure because there are not many options out there and the other maker ***tec is so so in design (including vertical which lets discs slip).

This enclosure is a very solid and hefty product. All of the eight drive screw slots have rubber grommets. It comes with rubber feet that screw on after the drive is inserted. My desk has a glass top and I was able to operate a bluray drive with almost no vibration of the enclosure. The enclose has a security slot for putting some cable in if you are installing this somewhere that needs it. The only part I didnt like was that the USB cable is comically short. For the price, would it have been too much to ask to give another few inches of USB cable? I think some of the sata cables inside my computer are longer than the cable for this drive. An enclosure like this makes a lot of sense if you still need to use an optical drive when more and more computer cases are not including slots for them anymore.

Im dumbfounded. I purchased this to replace the last drive enclosure (and BluRay drive combo) I bought from OWC, which served me well over the last decade or so. That enclosure died but the internal drive is still ticking. This enclosure seems well constructed and all, but it will not fit my 7 deep drive. The drive physically fits, with the front drive bezel sticking out the front a few mm (which doesnt bother me), but the screw holes dont line up to secure the drive in place. The PBC at the back is simply too deep. This seems like a huge oversight by the design team. Now my only option is to attempt to return it or use double sided tape to hold the drive in place. The drive itself is the same one that was included in my previous OWC enclosure+BluRay drive purchase. The last two OWC products Ive purchased have been flawed and required compromises on my part. I now see in the specs that the drive is built for drives up to 6.77 long, so maybe this is my fault, but cmon... Why not build a product that is universal? Maybe one that will fit the drives you were selling just 10 years ago? Adding another .5 is not going to doom the product. SMH. I might recommend this to a friend, but would advise them to measure their drive first.

With previous burners, Ive had to deal with bad burns for one reason or another. With this product Ive created 6 discs without a single coaster being made! Bravo! Would highly recommend this product! Just plug and burn! I use my own personal burning SW since none ships with this item.