If you need to equip your desktop computer with an internal optical drive, an internal Blu-ray drive, especially Blu-ray burner, is the best choice, which features the reading and writing functions of CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray. Just imagine that it would be very frustrating if you got a pretty good Blu-ray movie but you forgot the optical drive on your desktop PC is just a CD/DVD drive.
We analyzed all desktop Blu-ray drives on Amazon and listed the features and product specs you may want to know, including supported system versions, read and write speeds, supported disc types, and accessories come with the optical drive. The most important of these is that we exclude all products with fake 5-stars reviews obtained through cheating, even if it’s a “Best Seller”, that’s also why they cheated.
In addition, we will regularly update the options recommended here. If there are no many reliable options, we may only recommend 1-2 products.
1. LG Electronics 14x SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter without Software, Black (WH14NS40)
Specs & Features:
- Interface: SATA
- System Compatibility: Windows 10 / 8.1 / 7 / Vista / XP SP3
- Supported Discs: BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-R LTH, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, BD-ROM DL, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM DL, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM
- M-Disc (DVD): Support
- DVD Read Speed (Max): 16X (DVD-ROM); 8X (DVD+R DL / DVD-R DL)
- DVD Write Speed (Max): 16X (DVD+R / DVD-R); 8X (DVD+RW); 6X (DVD-RW): 5X (DVD-RAM)
- CD Read Speed (Max): 48X (CD-R); 24X (CD-RW)
- CD Write Speed (Max): 48X (CD-ROM)
- Blu-ray Disc Read Speed (Max): 12X (BD-ROM)
- Blu-ray Disc Write Speed (Max): 14X (BD-R); 2X (BD-RE)
- Support 3D Blu-ray (3D playback software and 3D display system required)
- Silent Play: Yes
2. Pioneer Electronics USA Internal Blu-Ray Writer (BDR-209DBK)
Specs & Features:
- Interface: SATA
- System Compatibility: Windows 10 / 8.1 / 7 / Vista / XP SP3
- Supported Discs: BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-R LTH, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, BD-ROM DL, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM DL, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM
- DVD Read Speed (Max): 12X (DVD-ROM dual / DVD+RW / DVD-RW); 16X (DVD-R / DVD+R / DVD-ROM single)
- DVD Write Speed (Max): 16X (DVD-R / DVD+R); 8X (DVD+RW / DVD-R DL / DVD + R DL); 6X (DVD-RW)
- CD Read Speed (Max): 40X (CD-ROM / CD-R); 24X (CD-RW)
- CD Write Speed (Max): 40X (CD-R); 24X (CD-RW)
- Blu-ray Disc Read Speed (Max): 12X (BD-R SL); 8X (BD-R DL / BD-R LTH); 6X (BD-RE DL); 10X (BD-RE SL)
- Blu-ray Disc Write Speed (Max): 16X (BD-R SL); 14X (BD-R DL); 8X (BD-R LTH); 2X (BD-RE SL/DL)
- Support 3D Blu-ray (3D playback software and 3D display system required)
- Write up to 50 Gbytes on one BD-R DL disc
3. LG WH16NS40 Super Multi Blue Internal SATA 16x Blu-ray Disc Rewriter
Specs & Features:
- Interface: SATA
- System Compatibility: Windows 10 / 8.1 / 7 / Vista / XP SP3
- Supported Discs: BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-R LTH, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, BD-ROM DL, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM DL, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM
- M-Disc (DVD): Support
- DVD Read Speed (Max): 16X (DVD-ROM); 8X (DVD+R DL / DVD-R DL)
- DVD Write Speed (Max): 16X (DVD+R / DVD-R); 8X (DVD+RW); 6X (DVD-RW): 5X (DVD-RAM)
- CD Read Speed (Max): 48X (CD-R); 24X (CD-RW)
- CD Write Speed (Max): 48X (CD-ROM)
- Blu-ray Disc Read Speed (Max): 12X (BD-ROM)
- Blu-ray Disc Write Speed (Max): 16X (BD-R SL); 2X (BD-RE)
- Support 3D Blu-ray (3D playback software and 3D display system required)
- Silent Play: Yes
FAQs:
Q: Do I need extra software to play Blu-ray dIscs?
A: You will need to purchase additional software to play Blu-ray DVDs.
Q: Will these Blu-ray drives burn a Blu-ray disc?
A: Yes
Q: Are they compatible with Windows 10?
A: Yes, they work under Windows 10, however, Windows 10 does not provide a Blu-Ray player so you’ll have to get one from a third party.
Q: Where can I get the software for these drives?
A: Software can be downloaded online, such as VLC player.
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