which is better ?

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03-28-2010, 06:47 PM
waeldiab

which is better ?

I have some doubts between , External Blu-Ray Burner and built-in Blu-ray. which is better for burning a Blu-ray
03-28-2010, 06:53 PM
DATTER

Re: which is better ?

Depends what you use most. If you burn everything at home, i think is unnecessary to buy an external drive. And then of course, depends on the specifications of each driver ;)
03-28-2010, 06:57 PM
waeldiab

Re: which is better ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by DATTER

Depends what you use most. If you burn everything at home, i think is unnecessary to buy an external drive. And then of course, depends on the specifications of each driver ;)

thanks, ok your advise to me built-in is better.
03-29-2010, 04:15 AM
rockalpha

Re: which is better ?

plus,you can always buy a usb or esata enclosure
03-29-2010, 12:11 PM
Bushmills

Re: which is better ?

I think the external will be much more expensive..
what is the price you got for each?
03-29-2010, 09:25 PM
JBL

Re: which is better ?

External Blu-Ray
03-30-2010, 09:33 PM
Appzalien

Re: which is better ?

I made the mistake of jumping into dvd burning (external or internal) when the burn and play speeds were very low. I spent over $200 on an external dvd burner (Sony sucks) that will to this day only burn at 2x speed. I think a wise person would be one who waits until blueray hits the 8x burn speed before you throw your hat in the ring. As a matter of fact I personally will wait for 16x myself.
03-30-2010, 10:37 PM
waeldiab

Re: which is better ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Appzalien

I made the mistake of jumping into dvd burning (external or internal) when the burn and play speeds were very low. I spent over $200 on an external dvd burner (Sony sucks) that will to this day only burn at 2x speed. I think a wise person would be one who waits until blueray hits the 8x burn speed before you throw your hat in the ring. As a matter of fact I personally will wait for 16x myself.

what u think about this 1

Plextor B940SA
03-31-2010, 07:31 AM
gtx490

Re: which is better ?

I think built-in is better.
The price is good.

This one,
centralcomputers.com/commerce/catalog/product.jsp?product_id=74344
03-31-2010, 02:39 PM
waeldiab

Re: which is better ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtx490

I think built-in is better.
The price is good.

This one,
centralcomputers.com/commerce/catalog/product.jsp?product_id=74344

its 4X only :(
03-31-2010, 08:29 PM
Beck38

Re: which is better ?

Most Blu-Ray burners are SATA, and the USB2 types are more generally the 'external' and more expensive. It really comes down to, do you have a spare 5.25" 'slot' available in your case for this device?

Obviously, anything external will have it's own power supply, and therefore be more expensive. BUT, you may not have a spare slot. Also, many newer motherboards are equipped with eSATA ports (external SATA), so that figures into things.

If you have a spare internal slot, that's the way to go. If you don't, then the discussions over.

BTW, the early models that were external were all USB2, and were VERY slow, but with the proliferation of eSATA ports on newer machines/motherboards, that has changed somewhat.
04-01-2010, 08:30 AM
Margin

Re: which is better ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by waeldiab

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtx490

I think built-in is better.
The price is good.

This one,
centralcomputers.com/commerce/catalog/product.jsp?product_id=74344

its 4X only :(

How much speed is better?
04-01-2010, 04:38 PM
waeldiab

Re: which is better ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Margin

Quote:

Originally Posted by waeldiab

its 4X only :(

How much speed is better?

18x
04-05-2010, 01:00 AM
bpchia

Re: which is better ?

I believe the fastest available are 12x but the fastest media available is 6x...
04-05-2010, 04:37 AM
arunatsu

Re: which is better ?

I'd go for the internal one.