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Samsung SE-506AB 1
The Samsung SE-506 External Blu-Ray Writer

The Samsung SE-506 External Blu-Ray Writer

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Hi everyone, Today, we will see the Samsung SE-506 optical drive: This is an External Blu-Ray Writer that can burn CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray and Blu-Ray XL media. I could not find a data sheet with the supported write speeds. This drive is already discontinued. ImgBurn reports that the drive can read and burn all of the popular disc types: This drive is a standard slim tray-loading device: It uses a Micro USB connector: Here, we can see the optical mechanism:…

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Pioneer DVR-XD09 1
The Pioneer DVR-XD09 External DVD Writer

The Pioneer DVR-XD09 External DVD Writer

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Hi everyone, Today, we will see the Pioneer DVR-XD09 optical drive: This is an External DVD Writer that can burn the following media: CD-R and CD-RW at up to 24x DVD+/-R and DVD+/-RW at up to 8x DVD+/-R DL at up to 6x DVD-RAM at up to 5x. ImgBurn reports that the drive cannot read and burn DVD-RAM, but it also has an issue where it cannot retrieve the buffer size. It also states it does not support Layer Jump…

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PlexDisc DVD+R Burned in LG BP60NB10 2
Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc on the LG BP60NB10 optical drive with the 1.02 firmware

Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc on the LG BP60NB10 optical drive with the 1.02 firmware

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Hi everyone, Today, we will be burning a PlexDisc DVD+R disc in the LG BP50NB40 crossflashed to the BP60NB10 firmware 1.02: We will be using ImgBurn to perform the burning and verification process. This drive reports to be able to burn these discs at 2.4x and 8x. We will be burning them at 8x: The burning process was successful, and it burnt in CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) mode starting at 3.3x and going all the way up to 8x: The…

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LiteOn DS-8A5S SmartErase
The LiteOn DS-8A5S supports SmartErase!

The LiteOn DS-8A5S supports SmartErase!

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Hi everyone, I found out that the LiteOn DS-8A5S optical drive from the external Gear Head DVD Drive supports wiping CD-Rs and DVD+/-R (DL) discs with Lite-On’s SmartErase feature. SmartErase is a feature that some LiteOn drives have where it can destroy the data on CD-Rs and DVD+/-R (DL) discs to safely dispose of them. It works by overwriting the entire disc surface. I first came to use this feature on the Lite-On iHAP422 until I got the Lite-On iHAS524…

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LG GP96 5
The LiteOn DS-8A5S and LG GP96YB70 supports scanning discs

The LiteOn DS-8A5S and LG GP96YB70 supports scanning discs

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Hi everyone, Today, I’ll show 2 scans from the previous post where I burned a PlexDisc DVD+R in the LiteOn DU-8A5LH. These scans are from the LiteOn DS-8A5S and from the newer LG GP96YB70. While the LiteOn doesn’t come as a surprise, the LG does, since most of their drives do not support performing quality scans. As an expansion of the previous post, here are the quality scans: LiteOn DS-8A5S LG GP96YB70 We already saw that this disc was a…

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LG Ultra Slim Portable Blu-Ray Writer 1
The LG Ultra Slim Portable Blu-Ray Writer, Model BP50NB40

The LG Ultra Slim Portable Blu-Ray Writer, Model BP50NB40

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Hi everyone, Today, we will be looking at the LG Ultra Slim Portable Blu-Ray Writer, Model BP50NB40 I brought about a year ago: This is a portable ultra slim CD, DVD and Blu-Ray writer. It can burn BD-R and BD-R DL at up to 6x, BD-R XL (BDXL) at up to 4X, and BD-RE and BD-RE DL at up to 2x. For DVDs, it can burn DVD+/-R and DVD+/-RW at up to 8x, DVD+/-R DL at up to 6x and…

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LG GT80N (HP Version) 1
The HP version of the LG GT80N Slim Optical Drive

The HP version of the LG GT80N Slim Optical Drive

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Hi everyone, Today, I will show you the HP version of the LG GT80N Slim Internal Optical Drive: This drive can burn CDs and DVDs and offer fast speeds up to 24x for CD-R and 8x for DVD+/-R discs. It uses a SATA connection: This drive can handle all of the CD and DVD varieties available: The only thing we can’t change is the DVD+R (DL) Book Type setting. Some drives already does this behind-the-scene while burning it, so we…

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The LiteOn (PLDS) DU-8A5LH Optical Drive.
The LiteOn DU-8A5LH Ultra Slim 9.5mm Optical Drive

The LiteOn DU-8A5LH Ultra Slim 9.5mm Optical Drive

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Hi everyone, Today, I will show you the LiteOn DU-8A5LH Ultra Slim 9.5mm Internal Optical Drive: This drive can burn CDs and DVDs and offer fast speeds up to 24x for CD-R and 8x for DVD+/-R discs. It uses a SATA connection: The only DVD type it cannot handle is DVD-RAM. This may be because this disc type is now discontinued: Here is a look at the internal drive mechanism: The Optical Pickup Unit (OPU) is similar to those from…

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Hiby R3 with LG GP96YB70 Audio CD 1
Listening to Audio CD in the Hiby R3

Listening to Audio CD in the Hiby R3

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Hi everyone, 2 weeks ago, I got the LG GP96Y (GP96YB70) External Slim CD/DVD drive. This drive is marketed as a Multi-OS drive with compatibility with Android and compatible TV’s. One thing that some LG drives have is that they can mount a disk as a FAT32 filesystem, allowing browsing the disc on systems that do not officially support disc drives. What I did not know is that when an Audio CD is inserted, it can mount it and show…

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Gear Head Triple Format Mobile Slim External DVD Drive 1
The Gear Head External Mobile Slim DVD Drive (Model: 8XDVDEXT)

The Gear Head External Mobile Slim DVD Drive (Model: 8XDVDEXT)

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Hi everyone, Today, we will be seeing an old product from Gear Head. It is an External Slim DVD Drive, model 8XDVDEXT. This drive is able to burn CD’s at a maximum speed of 24X, DVD+/-R(W) at up to 8x, DVD+/-R DL at up to 6x and DVD-RAM (Now discontinued) at up to 5x. This product has already been used a while back, but I just found it recently while cleaning. I no longer have the Nero 9 disc, but…

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