What is the reading speed for a BLue Ray DVD? If this speed is as high as USB 3.0 can handle?
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This device is a writer, not a reader. If you are intending to read (as in, watch) BluRays, this isn't the device for you. If, however, what you intend to do is backup your data files to BluRay format, you want this. I cannot provide the actual write speed data for this device, but on USB 3, my experience is that it is fairly fast, determined of course by the amount and type of data you are writing.
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Discs load pretty fast (~20-30 secs for Blu-ray). During initial setup, select the quick load option.
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What are your read/write speeds? Just because usb 3.0 is rated for 5gb/s transfer speed does not mean that is the read/write speed of either your hdd on the computer doing the transferring or the Intel SSD.
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An easy way to test that out is to have a 3.0 flash drive and transfer a 2-4gig file (a movie works nicely) and compare the speed. The 3.0 is noticeably faster. I found that the instructions that came with my laptop were not reliable in that regard. I hope this of some help to you.
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I plugged in a crappy USB 2.0 key to test this - an old Verbatim that I would swear is slower than a floppy drive. It didn't slow down the read/writes on my super speedy USB3 Patriot Magnum at all. So, no, USB 2 devices won't slow down USB 3 devices.
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I got about 300 MB/s, which is about half of the max speed but it was plenty fast. If you are connecting the USB 3 wire to an external USB 3 hard disk, and not doing hard disk intensive work on your main OS drive, I think you will get about the same rate of transfer speed while moving large files. Good luck!
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Read/Write speed, how fast you can transmit your files from/to the flash drive
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In my experience, the drive has been great - I've been using it to burn DVDs/BD-Rs & it can be used for 3D playback so long as you have software that supports it. Is this the best drive on the market? No - some pricier drives have extra features, such as HD upscaling for DVDs (which I think is useless, btw). Is it the best drive under $100? Yeah, in my opinion, it is. In regards to write speed, it depends on the type of media: 16X is the fastest write speed for BD-R, 24X for DVD-R (but that speed is only available in DVD drives - the fastest DVD-R speed available on a BD drive is 16X), & 48X for CD-R. The -DL, -RW, & -RAM variants always have lower speeds. However, as the other answer mentions, the fastest BD-R discs currently available have a maximum write speed of 6X. In terms of read speed: the BD-R read speed may not be the best (12X), but it's plenty. It's faster than needed for BluRay playback & fine for the BD rips that I've done.
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I wasn't happy with the recording performance of a CD (skipping), the large size of the unit and the high cost. It is plug and play for your OS, I have the same one. Anyway, I returned it and purchased the less expensive but much better rated Samsung even if its not Bluray and it works just fine. Samsung USB 2.0 Ultra Portable External DVD Writer Model SE-218CB/RSBS
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I dont remember read/write speeds, but it is fast. This is msata; there isnt room for an adapter internal. Adapter would work external while cloning.
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No, the read speed of the drive would be more than adequate. Blu-ray video bitrate is 40Mbit/s max. Typical low end hard drive read speeds start around 100MB/sec (I don't have the specs for this particular drive, however).
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It will read Blu-ray discs. Specifically, what shows up in my device manager is an "Optiarc BD RW BD-5750L", the specs of which indicate that it might be able to actually write blu-rays as well, but I have not confirmed this and I can't guarantee you'd get the same drive. It can read/write DVDs.
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A class 10 drive transfers data at 10 10MB/s, this is a USB 2.0 and 3.0 Compatible drive, provided you have a blue USB 3.0 port on your computer, USB 2.0 runs around 30 MB/s and 3.0 in theory is 10x faster, but most likely will max out at around 100 MB/s. If you don't have a 3.0 port you would be better off buying a 2.0 thumb drive for less money.
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Reads @ 19.5 Mb/s. Have not performed write test. Mostly use it for RasPi OS. Works well enough for that. Hope this helps.
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Actually I'm not an expert either. I did not find any Blu-Ray drives that claimed speeds higher than 16x, and I have not actually seen any discs from name-brand manufacturers rated higher than 6x. In my usage data integrity is more important than speed anyway, and I put this drive through some stringent tests with no errors.
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Sorry, I haven't had a chance to try on USB 3.0, but, I know it's faster compared to my other WD Passport 2.0.
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Hi Bandi, Technically, your drive is capable of making disk-to-host transfers of up to 110 MB/s, and USB 2.0 maxes out at 60 MB/s, where USB 3.0 maxes at around 125 MB/s. Your drive will probably never reach 110 MB/s, but I would suggest using a USB 3.0 enclosure so that your drive can run as fast as it pleases. Besides, at some point you'll probably upgrade even your "backup drive", and you'll want the speed. On a personal note, I love this enclosure. You'll need to buy some little rubber feet from the hardware store to keep it from sliding around, but other than that, it's great! Jack