Pioneer External Blu-ray Drive BDR-XS07S Silver Color to Match Mac.6X Slot Loading Portable USB 3.2 Gen1(3.0) BD/DVD/CD Writer. Supports BDXL and M-Disc Format. USB Bus Powered

I use it for high rez recording so far, and except for being very slow recording, the quality of the recording is perfect as of now. No real problems other than price of disks, $12 per. But you can't test for 'time' very easily, and that's the TRUE test for this machine. The quality of performance is great, and the longevity evaluation is the real purpose for these recordings--I just haven't had it long enough as yet, and you can't easily measure that other than that. So far, it passes with no problems other than recording speed. If it does what it's intended to do, I won't complain about that.

I think the most important thing to know about this item is that it can not run if connected to a USB hub. It does mention this in the description of the drive, but it's very important. If you're like me, I have an M1 Mac Mini that already has every port filled up, you can't run the drive with a connecting hub. Thankfully another review mentioned which power cord type to use, and I bought this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W8X9VGK since the connector has an interchangeable end. With that connected, the drive has no issues running. Of course the other thing for Mac users to know is that you need to download special software to run blu-ray movies which was the primary use case for me (someone else said that VLC Player came with their computer, but mine didn't, and that software doesn't work without some serious tech knowledge and a prayer anyway). I don't have any intention of copying or writing to blu-ray discs, so I can't speak to that. Overcoming those challenges for a Mac user, the drive works perfectly!

works as expected! Was able to rip some dvds using it and now can also play bluray. I just plug it directly into my 2019 macbook pro with a usb-c to usb-c cord. Pretty slim size and I like how it doesnt look as cheaply made as others. great accessory if you need disc functionality for your macbook that doesnt have it.

Pioneer is usually considered a top brand for me. Having pioneered the CDJ (no pun intended) and being in the home hi fi business for decades, I had high hopes for this blu ray drive. Connecting it to my Mac mini (M1) via a USB hub allowed me to play CD’s, but I couldn’t rip them. Connecting it directly to my Mac, it allowed me to rip CDs for awhile , but then stopped working within 30 days of purchase. It almost ate one of my CD’s, even. Maybe getting an external power for this would have helped, but what a pain. Lastly, while I can’t really fault the player for this, playing blu rays on my Mac was extremely complicated and unintuitive. Needless to say I returned this and bought an ASUS one less than a quarter of the price. While the Asus drive can’t play blu rays, at least it actually works consistently for CDs and dvds.

There is no activity indicator on the drive, which causes me some confusion from time to time. The power supply cable is not needed IF you have USB3.0+ hardware support on your computer. Most computers have USB2.0 and maybe a single USB3.0 port, so not every USB port will power this drive directly. The seller doesn't have (that I can find) the power supply cable listed separately, fortunately it's a common enough cable (5vdc 1a) that you can find it pretty easily... but you do have to look for it. As for performance and functionality, it seems to otherwise work as advertised. I have only used it with Windows operating systems, I highly suspect there is not a driver for Linux. The special retry feature automatically kicks in when it detects dirt/finger prints and that feature is very cool, it does slow you down some... but it's not a complete stop. I don't have a personal preference on tray loading vs slot loading (which this is), but I know some who do. I would recommend this drive and would buy again if I needed another.

I had had a portable DVD drive forever, a Belkin I think and recently it just wasnt working with some of my older media anymore and I was beginning to have a need to get data off some BDR discs from over a decade ago. All the drives still were using USB-Mini or USB-Micro and I thought, 'this is 2023, why cant I find a drive that uses USB-C ?' and in looking around for options this one came up as highly recommended. The recommendations were spot on. This drive is fast, reliable and quiet. I love that it is slot loading and of course that it is USB-C makes it easy to interchange cables with all my existing portable gear.

I had to replace my older BD DVD burner as my cat liked sitting on it. She somehow caused it to not revolve when it needed to do so. This model is pretty much the same type of burner other than a few cosmetic changes. The disks have to be inserted into a slot instead of opening the top. This burner uses a slightly different cable connector which comes with it. It also has a power hook up, but I do not need to use one. The burner has been doing its job well just as the last one did. Pioneer is still a quality name in the business. I should note some reviewers state this burner can be used as a player as well. I have not tried to play a DVD or Blu Ray on it myself. I only use this as a burner. I did check the box but found nothing to indicate either way. Software is required when burning DVDs and Blu Rays which is available on the internet.

I didn't want to pay this much for a Blu-Ray burner, so I bought one that was cheaper but had good reviews. After receiving the other drive, I tried burning some CD's and DVD disc to see how well it worked before I tried burning the very expensive 100GB M-disc. I tried 3 DVD's and 4 CD's and all of them burned to 30 something percent then reported failed to burn. I returned that drive for a refund and decided to go ahead and buy a more expensive pioneer drive because if a drive can't burn CD's, it is worthless regardless of what it cost. I received the pioneer drive and burned one DL DVD disc to try it out and it burned perfect so then I moved to burning my wife's photos over the last 55 Years on 100GB M-disc and they burned without a flaw. So, after wasting a lot of time and 7 bad burned disc I finally bought this highly recommended pioneer Drive and burned my disc successfully.

Good quality and compact dimensions which is very similar to Apple’s own SuperDrive but with Blu Ray capability. Please be advised Macs will need additional software for Blu Ray.Recommended.

海外仕様のため国内のPIONEERのテクニカルサポートは受けられない（PIONEER談）とのことで不安はありましたが、ずっと欲しかった「スロットローディング」のドライブで所有欲を満足させています。Appleが以前販売していたDVDドライブが壊れて以来だったので満足です。

This seems to write m-disks fine. Nice unit with slot loading. Bit pricy for what it is but there aren't many alternatives.