📦 Your portable media powerhouse!
The BUFFALO MediaStation Portable Blu-ray Drive is a versatile external drive that plays and burns Blu-rays, DVDs, and CDs. With its ultra-slim design and compatibility with various devices, it offers high-capacity burning up to 128 GB and M-DISC support for long-lasting storage. Enjoy seamless plug-and-play functionality and speedy performance, making it an essential tool for any media enthusiast.
Hard Drive | 1x |
Brand | BUFFALO |
Series | MediaStation |
Item model number | BRXL-PT6U2VB |
Hardware Platform | PC, Mac |
Operating System | Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Nac OS X |
Item Weight | 7.8 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 5.43 x 5.98 x 0.57 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.43 x 5.98 x 0.57 inches |
Color | Black |
Number of Processors | 1 |
Computer Memory Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
Optical Drive Type | BD-R DL |
Manufacturer | BUFFALO |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | February 7, 2015 |
S**4
Works great, easy to install
I purchased a Blu-Ray drive from another company and had nothing but trouble with it. I returned it and purchased this Buffalo drive. What a difference! Within two minutes of opening the box, I was watching a movie! (I already had the latest version of the software downloaded from the web, and I didn't try to install anything from the enclosed disk.)I tried the drive on both my laptop and desktop with no problem at all. Note that it comes with two USB cables, with the second one available for extra power. I have not used the second cable. The main (thicker) cable powers the unit just fine.It's unfortunate that the USB cable is so short... BUT I really like the fact that it wraps snugly around the unit for storage, so I will accept the short cable in favor of the storage. (The thinner USB power cable stores under the unit. The thicker USB data cable wraps around the side of the unit, and there is a gripper piece on the plug itself that slides into a groove and keeps the cable in place.)Highly recommended!
F**M
Great BluRay player
I got this to watch blurays on my PC. Most players didn't come with software, this one did. I have windows 11 and was a little worried about some of the reviews and the software, but in questions they said it would work with 11 and it does. I've watched several videos on it and it works fine. Some said it was load motor - the only time I heard it was when I was loading software and it was no loader than the optical drive that came with the PC. (or any optical drive I've had in the past) but when playing videos it very quiet. The problem with the machine, which I knew about when I got it - is the short cables - great for laptop, no so for desktop - but can be worked around.
D**D
Almost perfect
Our office uses Blu-ray writers to view data discs that can obtain information related to criminal cases. The drives are in constant use and get moved a lot. One problem we found with other drives is over time users will warp the door loading and unloading disc (pushing down to put the disc end). We moved to slot and top loading players. We then started having problems with the cable in the back where users will place the player in their bag while leaving the cable attached. This has caused the connection to get loose. I stumbled across this player and the cable is a lot more secure. I have high hopes with this player and the cable not getting damaged. The only way I think this player could be better is if it was a top loader or slot player. If you are going to be traveling or moving the player around a lot, I think this is a good player to consider. I also like that the player will display a red light if you need the 2nd USB plugged in for power.
P**E
You'll need extra software to play blue-ray discs
I have not tested all the features. I got it to play both DVD and Blue-ray disc movies, which it does beautifully. Tech support is also great--telephone, a live person. But note: the old software in the box will not play blue-ray discs. VLC would also not open the blue-rays. I purchased, separately, Cyberlink Power DVD 20, and it does a beautiful job. Highly recommended drive, and the Cyberlink did the job very well indeed.
H**T
Piece of Junk
Died in less than a year, unusable... Burned two disks, read 3 others. That's all I got!...
E**N
Works well, cabling could be better.
The drive came with a USB 2.0 cable with a second (power-only) USB cable attached. Removing the cable from the side reveals a full-sized USB 3.0 Micro port, which should both provide more power to the drive and increase its speed to the computer. While the cable is designed to be compact, it sacrifices speed and ease of connecting to the computer as the USB leads are so short (about 6" [15cm]).Once connected, the device works on Mac, Windows, and Linux. You may want to use a longer USB 3 to USB 3 Micro cable though, but save the included cable for in case of emergency.
R**N
Excellent burner.
This bluray burner is excellent. Works great for backing up my DVD and Bluray collection to my computer for streaming through Plex media server. And it works great with MakeMKV free copy software.
A**O
noisy, invasive of privacy, buggy
Thia review is for "Buffalo MediaStation 6x Portable BDXL Blu-Ray Writer with M-DISC Support (BRXL-PT6U2VB),Black ".Opened the box it comes with a mini CD to install a software that takes 20 min to install (I only picked the movie player and the writer for Blueray), I didn't get all the bloatware that comes with the CD, first thing you notice is very loud to the point that you won't enjoy a movie with that noise, second the Movies never played for one simple reason: it requires you to give them your personal information like email and name, I skipped that step and in exchange the movies won't play, every time you try to do anything will take you to their ads full website, requiring again your information, the software crashed several times in the 30 minutes I tried to play a movie (I tried several movies), the software has banners to "remind you" 100% of the time to buy an advanced version of the software, I unplugged it, put it back in the box and sent it back.
G**O
Unidad externa muy versatil
Ha tenido un excelente desempeño. Aun cuando se conecta con solo un conector (tiene un segundo conector para mayor energía en USB 1.1) cumple con las expectativas. Trate de quemar un disco BD y trabajó perfectamente hasta que agite la unidad accidentalmente y detuvo el proceso. Fuera de ello, es una excelente compra
S**K
Spielt BDs gut ab
Gleich eines Vorweg. Ich brenne keine Blu-Rays. Schon seit Jahren habe ich mich davon verabschiedet noch Medien zu brennen. In einem Zeitalter, wo Festplatten und SSDs selbst mit mehren Terrabyte schon unter 100 € zu bekommen sind, macht das für mich wenig Sinn. Video-Medien lassen sich eh nur noch extrem selten kopieren und zur Datensicherung ist eine HDD (wenn man es sehr sicher wünscht, nutzt man einfach 2 zum spiegeln - und für Besserwisser, ich meinte damit keine Raid-Funktionen!). Die etwas teureren SSDs schützen bei mobilen Sicherungsgeräten auch recht gut vor "Fall-Schäden".Daher nutze ich dieses Gerät nur als gewöhnliches Leselaufwerk. Sei es um mal ein Spielemedium auf mobilen Geräten (die heute zu meist ohne internes Laufwerk produziert werden) zu Installationszwecken einzulegen oder um Videos abzuspielen. Beides macht das Gerät einwandfrei. Sehr vorteilhaft finde ich dabei die mitgelieferte BD-Player-Software. Diese ist zwar nicht die modernste Version. Aber der Software-Hersteller versorgt auch ältere Versionen mit den erforderlichen Updates. Leider werden Geräte mit Software-Bundle in diesem Bereich immer seltener. Doch bin ich mit einem mobilen Blu-Ray-Brenner und einem kleinen Notebook einfach unabhängiger, als mit einem handelsüblichen BD-Player. So ist es auch mal möglich im Garten mittels Beamer mit ein paar Freunden einen schönen Video-Abend zu genießen.Sehr angenehm finde ich auch, dass sich die Software auf beliebig vielen Geräten installieren lässt. So kann man den Brenner an mehreren Geräten wechselweise nutzen und muss die Software nicht jedes Mal erst umständlich auf dem einen Gerät entfernen um sie auf dem nächsten wieder zu installieren. So lange der Brenner aber nicht am Gerät angeschlossen ist, lässt sich das Programm dann nur extrem eingeschränkt nutzen, was mich persönlich aber auch nicht stört. Ich nutze es eh nur zur Blu-Ray-Wiedergabe.Was ich persönlich auch noch sehr angenehm finde, dass das Kabel am Gerät zum einen gut verstaubar und zum anderen vollständig auswechselbar ist. Es ist etwas starr, was aber auch gut vor möglichem Kabelbruch schützen sollte. Bastlern wird sicher auch auffallen, dass zusätzlich ein direkter Stromanschluss am Gerät vorhanden ist. Leider sitzt dieser auf Grund der Kabelführung für das mitgelieferte USB-Kabel recht tief im Gerät und der verbaute Hohl-Stecker-Anschluss hat leider auch recht eigenwillige Maße. Da ich noch ein vorhandenes Netzteil besitze, was zufällig passt und auch die passende Leistung (5 V bei 1 A) liefert, konnte ich das Problem umgehen. Sonst ist aber auch das Doppel-USB-Kabel gut nutzbar. Man sollte hier nur daran denken, dass USB-Anschlüsse allgemein immer als Hub designed sind und daher möglichst am PC oder Laptop nicht zwei neben einander liegende USB-Anschlüsse verwenden.Habe das Laufwerk nun schon eine Weile in Betrieb und es hat auch schon einige mobile Einsätze gut überstanden. Wer also ein (mobiles) Leselaufwerk sucht und eventuell gelegentlich mal (die Videos oder Bilder aus dem Urlaub) brennt, kann bedenkenlos zugreifen.Die letzte Anmerkung ist nur ein persönliches Empfinden. Solch extrem kleine Brenner würde ich wirklich wichtige Daten zum brennen aber nicht unbedingt anvertrauen wollen. Ich denke, da gibt es doch bessere (stationäre) Geräte. Gerade BDs sind auf Grund ihrer Struktur recht empfindlich was Erschütterungen beim Brennen angeht. Daher wäre dieses Gerät nicht mein Favorit für häufige, regelmäßige Datensicherungen.
J**A
MUY BUEN PRODUCTO
Rápido envio como siempre. Funciona perfectamente con Microsoft Surface Pro 4 con una conexión directa por USB y sin tener que enchufar el segundo USB a la corriente.
M**R
A great external blu-ray drive
This is a great external Blu-ray drive. The CD provides useful software for looking at and editing films. However the software is not necessary to actually use the external drive - it works seamlessly with excellent speed.
L**O
Discreto...pensato solo per pc portatili
Non ho ancora capito bene se questo masterizzatore merita una recensione positiva. Ho apprezzato il software a corredo (Cyberlink media suite 10) e la leggerezza e portabilità del prodotto ma non ho apprezzato il fatto che non è riuscito a leggere un vecchio DVD masterizzato che il lettore DVD del portatile ha letto senz'altro problemi. Legge senza problemi blu ray originali anche in 3D anche se serve almeno un processore Intel i5 con scheda grafica integrata per avere fluidità di movimento.Riassumendo:PROLeggero e compatto quindi portatileDoppio Cavo USB integrato nel masterizzatore (uno dati e l'altro di alimentazione) che rappresenta anche uno svantaggioOttimo software a corredoSilenziosoCONTRONon è capace di leggere alcuni DVD che vengono letti da un masterizzatore più vecchioCavo USB pensato solo per collegare pc portatili ma non pc desktop, troppo cortoUSB 2.0 invece di 3.0Prezzo un pò elevato (100€)Manualistica un pò scarsaNon ho ancora masterizzato blu ray o dvd e per questo mi riservo di rivedere l'amore recensione più avanti.
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