Pioneer External Blu-ray Drive BDR-XS07S Silver Color to Match Mac.6X Slot Loading Portable USB 3.2 Gen1(3.0) BD/DVD/CD Writer. Supports BDXL and M-Disc Format. USB Bus Powered

Good quality and compact dimensions which is very similar to Apple’s own SuperDrive but with Blu Ray capability. Please be advised Macs will need additional software for Blu Ray.Recommended.

This seems to write m-disks fine. Nice unit with slot loading. Bit pricy for what it is but there aren't many alternatives.

I use it for high rez recording so far, and except for being very slow recording, the quality of the recording is perfect as of now. No real problems other than price of disks, $12 per. But you can't test for 'time' very easily, and that's the TRUE test for this machine. The quality of performance is great, and the longevity evaluation is the real purpose for these recordings--I just haven't had it long enough as yet, and you can't easily measure that other than that. So far, it passes with no problems other than recording speed. If it does what it's intended to do, I won't complain about that.

海外仕様のため国内のPIONEERのテクニカルサポートは受けられない（PIONEER談）とのことで不安はありましたが、ずっと欲しかった「スロットローディング」のドライブで所有欲を満足させています。Appleが以前販売していたDVDドライブが壊れて以来だったので満足です。

I think the most important thing to know about this item is that it can not run if connected to a USB hub. It does mention this in the description of the drive, but it's very important. If you're like me, I have an M1 Mac Mini that already has every port filled up, you can't run the drive with a connecting hub. Thankfully another review mentioned which power cord type to use, and I bought this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W8X9VGK since the connector has an interchangeable end. With that connected, the drive has no issues running. Of course the other thing for Mac users to know is that you need to download special software to run blu-ray movies which was the primary use case for me (someone else said that VLC Player came with their computer, but mine didn't, and that software doesn't work without some serious tech knowledge and a prayer anyway). I don't have any intention of copying or writing to blu-ray discs, so I can't speak to that. Overcoming those challenges for a Mac user, the drive works perfectly!

I had to replace my older BD DVD burner as my cat liked sitting on it. She somehow caused it to not revolve when it needed to do so. This model is pretty much the same type of burner other than a few cosmetic changes. The disks have to be inserted into a slot instead of opening the top. This burner uses a slightly different cable connector which comes with it. It also has a power hook up, but I do not need to use one. The burner has been doing its job well just as the last one did. Pioneer is still a quality name in the business. I should note some reviewers state this burner can be used as a player as well. I have not tried to play a DVD or Blu Ray on it myself. I only use this as a burner. I did check the box but found nothing to indicate either way. Software is required when burning DVDs and Blu Rays which is available on the internet.

Bought to rip my DVDs. Worked great at first. Within an hour or so it was really slowing down. By two hours it couldn’t finish a DVD without failing to read. Too bad. Seemed nice (if loud) at first. Vibrated more than expected too, but not too bad.