Pioneer BDR-XD07B - 6x Slim Portable USB 3.0 BD/DVD/CD Burner - Supports BDXL & M-Disc Format - USB Bus Powered, Cyberlink Software Included

My initial impression of this drive is *not* encouraging (for writing data to disks)!! Im using Verbatim BD-R disks, and have used three different programs now to handle disk writes; CyberLink (which comes with the drive), Ashampoo Burning Studio (free), and BurnAware free. I have had 3 dead disks out of 6 tries. My system is Windows 7 Pro 64-bit. I tried looking for a firmware update for the drive, but cannot find one on the company site. I tried calling tech support, but they hung up on me without ever reaching a human; I have an email request in now. I also considered using a separate power supply, though the Pioneer docs insist that is not required. I *do* hope I can resolve this before I receive the more-expensive M-disc disks that Ive ordered; throwing out half of those will *not* be acceptable!!

KEEP IN MIND WINDOWS 10 DOES NOT COME WITH PLAYBACK SOFTWARE FOR BLU-RAY. It works great but its so thin it feels flimsy. The included playback software is outdated and kind of janky but it works. Can always upgrade later.

Does what its advertised for. No problems

No problems. Works with disks rejected by LG model

There was nothing to dislike. Easy setup no other programs to install. Great qualitt.

I bought a cheaper external disc drive that didnt work and didnt do what I needed, so I ordered this Pioneer BDR-XD07B. It worked perfectly, right out of the box. I work with a lot of different disc and file formats and this product had no problem reading and transferring files, applications, and videos.

I bought this to rip my DVD and Bluray collection to my Plex server. It works great. No issues or complaints.

Uses USB connection. Works like a charm.

Excellent quality and no fuss set up make this an exceptional accessory to both my laptops as well as desktop system. The hard shell travel case is a nice touch for travel.

Initially, the drive would not detect the presence of Verbatim BD-R disks. Fought with the drive rotating from a USB 3.1 to a USB 2.0 and back again. Posted here and suggested that I try a different brand of disk, and that worked. I then tried the Verbatim disks again and through a process of trial and error that the first few disks in the spindle were defective for some reason. Even on a 3.1 port, the drive seems a little slow, but it is acceptable - minimally. As for the free CyberLink, forget it. There are several words I could use, but recommend an independent burner or one that is supplied with video creating software, such as Pinnacle, or similar. Thanks to those who responded to my question.