Are internal BD drives better than external ones?

[MCJAxolotl7]

So, I had a LG external trayloading BD drive completely break. When I build my new PC, it will have 5 1/4 inch bays. Would an internal tray-loader be more reliable?

 

[Dr. Dro]

So, I had a LG external trayloading BD drive completely break. When I build my new PC, it will have 5 1/4 inch bays. Would an internal tray-loader be more reliable?

Anecdotal, I reckon internal drives are probably built sturdier, although the laser and mechanism should have about the same reliability. Problem is finding a quality computer case with 5.25-inch bays nowadays. There are very few if any left.

 

[MCJAxolotl7]

Anecdotal, I reckon internal drives are probably built sturdier, although the laser and mechanism should have about the same reliability. Problem is finding a quality computer case with 5.25-inch bays nowadays. There are very few if any left.

Fractal Pop Air XL is my pick, two 5.25 bays

 

[DirtyDingusMcgee]

I like the Pioneer brand rom drives. They can really take a beating.

 

[MCJAxolotl7]

I like the Pioneer brand rom drives. They can really take a beating.

That's the one I was looking at for new build

 

[sam_86314]

LG WH16NS40 can be modified to read UHD Blu-ray discs (if you care about that).

That's the one I have.

 

[ir_cow]

LG WH16NS40 can be modified to read UHD Blu-ray discs (if you care about that).

That's the one I have.

I have two. Really easy to do. You can grab the FW and tool in a single zip. Probably can't share the link here. Google is your friend.

 

[eidairaman1]

I like the Pioneer brand rom drives. They can really take a beating.

That's what I use, Samsung dropped out of them and I had a Sony unit fail causing slow post issues

 

[MCJAxolotl7]

I have two. Really easy to do. You can grab the FW and tool in a single zip. Probably can't share the link here. Google is your friend.

Mine is stock set up for uhd

 

[ir_cow]

Mine is stock set up for uhd

For that particular drive it needs to be FW 1.2 or UHD doesn't work properly. Factory now is 1.5 so it must be downgraded.

 

[MCJAxolotl7]

For that particular drive it needs to be FW 1.2 or UHD doesn't work properly. Factory now is 1.5 so it must be downgraded.

Never mentioned a specific drive?

 

[eidairaman1]

The internal drives should technically be less in cost , perform better due to not having a wallwart as a psu, don't suffer from cable wear.

 

[ir_cow]

The other person said LG WH16NS40, figured that is what you where referring to when you said it was stock.

 

[DirtyDingusMcgee]

Pioneer BDR-2213

I have two of these. One in an external enclosure, and one in a comp. They've served me well so far. I don't burn near as much as i used to, but they work every time for any media I've used. Had them for at least 4 years.

 

[Ruru]

Aren't most external optical drives just standard drives in an enclosure with an USB to SATA converter?

 

[nageme]

Problem is finding a quality computer case with 5.25-inch bays nowadays. There are very few if any left.

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Only three 5.25" bays, but it's better than nothing.