ASUS slim external 6X blu-ray burner at both Amazon and Newegg for $109.99
with a $20 rebate to lower the cost to $89.99. Most people will not have to
pay tax at one of the two sites. This drive will burn both blu-ray discs and
DVDs. It's $10 more than the AR price in November, but seems like a good
deal if you missed that deal. The biggest con about this blu-ray burner is
that it does not come with blu-ray viewing software. Reviewers on Amazon and
Newegg suggest getting getting the free blu-ray viewing software from Link: http://www.digiarty.com/
or downloading software from ASUS's support site for a different blu-ray
drive that includes viewing software.
Link for Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/External-SBW-06C1S-U-DBLU-ACI-AS/dp/B004X
Link for rebate form: http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/00/00/18/84/64/23/18
Link for Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135249
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Brand ASUS
Model SBW-06C1S-U/DBLU/G
Type Slim Blu-ray Burner
Performance
BD-ROM Access Time 240ms
DVD-ROM Access Time 240ms
CD-ROM Access Time 230ms
Cache 8MB
WRITE Speed
BD-R 6X
BD-R DL 4X
BD-R LTH 6X
BD-RE 2X
BD-RE DL 2X
DVD+R 8X
DVD+RW 8X
DVD-R 8X
DVD-RW 6X
CD-R 24X
CD-RW 16X
DVD+R DL 4X
DVD-R DL 4X
DVD-RAM 5X
READ Speed
BD-ROM 6X
DVD-ROM 8X
CD-ROM 24X
Dimensions 157 x 142 x 21 mm
Load Type Top Load
Interface USB 2.0
Operating Systems Supported
Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP