How can you make your external USB Blu-ray drive better than everyone elses? Well, you could make it a Blu-ray burner, give it a range of connections and make it super-cheap, or you could go the ASUS way and put a great big light-up blue X on the side.
According to ASUS, the SBC-04B1S-U’s “elegant stand design and high glossy appearance represents its high feel of science and technology”, which is perhaps stretching the limits of what a basic USB Blu-ray reader can be described as. They also provide a dedicated app for adjusting the light-up X’s brightness, meaning you can have it set to different levels when reading or writing different media.
Baseline specs are 4.8x maximum Blu-ray disc reading, 8x DVD burning and 24x CD burning. It connects via USB 2.0 and is compatible with Windows but not OS X; no word on exactly how much that big flashing X will set you back, though.
The Asus USB 2.0 Blu-ray Drive is compatible with Windows, here are the specifications.- Max. 4.8X BD-ROM/R/RE (SL)(DL)/ 8X DVD-ROM(SL)(DL)/8X DVD+R/ 8X DVD+RW – Read
- Max. 8X DVD+R/ 8X DVD+RW – Write
- Max. 5X DVD-RAM –Read & Write
- Turbo Engine increases the connection performance between the USB cable and the external drive.
- TrueTheater High Definition (TTHD) turns standard content into HD-quality images on high-resolution displays.
- Disc Encryption allows you to password protect an entire disc or its partial content.
- BluTuner is a software that allows you to adjust the brightness level for the external blue light while reading BD discs and reading/writing DVD and CD formats.
There is no word on pricing or availability as yet
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