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

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.

good

Does what its advertised for. No problems

It does everything I need and is very well built.

Very good for burning but it wont play uhd disk thats why only 4 stars . Quick to burn files and video to any dvd and bluray.

I had owned several Pioneer CD/DVD/BD players and burners over the last 15 years. Yesterday I received the last one wrapped in the skimpy plastic bag with no bubble wrap by Amazon. Not sure if it got dinged in shipping, but despite being very savy with PC technology it would not play any blue ray disc I own (several hundreds - commercial & home made); the Cyberlink software absolutely usless (Ive never liked it, always preffered Nero, but nero recently removed the ability to play commercial BDs from its software with no explanation why). Also my Windows 11 had trouble to delete the awful Cyberlink software leaving breadcrumbs of it on my PC, so that I had to hire a PC geek this morning to have it removed from my PC! It is usless and I will not purchase again a Pioneer BD/DVD/CD burner, or Cyberlink software, or Nero Software again. All of it on the way back to Amazon. I love Amazon, but this time not happy; ruining my holidays!

I bought this to replace a failing LG external BD Drive that was about a year old. I am in the process of working on my media library so I only use this to read disks. I do not watch movies with this drive, nor do I write disks with it. Overall I am happy. The cord is a USB 3 compatible cord, only takes one slot (unlike the LG which took 2 USB slots), and has a pretty good read speed. This drive was even able to read a disk that my LG drive couldnt so I am happy about that. The things I didnt like about it. One, it is a bit pricey compared to other drives but you could chalk that up to you get what you pay for; and two, the drive is a lift lid versus slide the disk in. The lid does not lock into place so you kind of have to watch that as youre loading a disk.

Out of the box, this product will play CDs and DVDs, and assuming that Blu-ray software is installed on the computer, it will play BDs as well. Great! It does what its supposed to do. So far, 5 stars. Unfortunately, thats far from the whole story. Pressing the button to open the player doesnt open the player. It merely unlocks the lid, so the user has to raise the lid manually. Then theres the off-white USB cable. Its a real eyesore when attached to a black computer case and connected to this black player. 5 stars are reduced to 4. Unfortunately, thats not the whole story either. If you download and install the Media Suite software, which the instructions tell you to do, you will find that not only is the software ancient, but also that it creates on your Desktop an incredibly obnoxious 2x3-inch window which cannot be hidden by any means whatsoever. When you try to remove it by uninstalling the software, it goes away, but the Media Suite itself cannot be deleted. It remains in Control Panel > Programs and Features, and cannot be removed by any means whatsoever, including third-party delete tools, registry edits, and System Restore. Youre stuck with it unless you revert your computer to a previously created system image, or else reinstall your OS. This is software programming at its absolutely unforgivable worst. 4 stars are reduced to 1. If you buy this player, and youre willing to put up with the annoying lid that wont open by itself and the ugly white USB cable, do not, repeat, DO NOT install the software. If you do, you will regret it.

Came with regular usb, not the necessary usb3.0. Ultra thin and lite! Player wont fully open without help. Seller was fine, but product is ultra cheap.

I use this for playing standard dvds. I have not yet used it for blueray. It works well and is easy to load. I specifically looked at this model because of its clam shell lid. It is a bit pricey. Other brands can be found for less. I am pleased with it for my usage and needs.