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  • Front. Pioneer - 8x External USB 3.0 Quad-Layer Blu-ray Disc DL DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Silver.

Pioneer - 8x External USB 3.0 Quad-Layer Blu-ray Disc DL DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Silver

Model:
BDR-XD05S
SKU:
8174608
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Your price for this item is $84.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 1084 reviews

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92%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers consistently note the portability, Blu-ray capability, and reasonable price of the 8x External USB 3.0 Quad-Layer Blu-ray Disc DL DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive. Many appreciate its compatibility with various devices, plug-and-play functionality, and USB 3.0 connectivity. However, some users have concerns about the lack of included software and the noise it produces.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Great bluray drive

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    Great bluray drive. Top loaded is recommended as the ones with disc drives will tip over when you try to take a disc in and out.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Initially had problems but it may have been a MAC

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    Initially had problems but it may have been a MAC issue. It has worked since. Just had problems with it being recognized.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • Very useful for my Mac Pro

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    If you like to see you favorite movie's DVD/BD disks or even backup your files to the high capacity blue ray disks It's necessary to have it.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Used as an external drive for my MacBook

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    Works great as an external drive for my MacBook Pro, so far no problems or issues only had it for about a month now and used about a dozen times.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good external Blu ray writer

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have no issue with this Blu ray writer. Had a few coaster but it was probably the cheap blank Blu ray media I had purchased.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good Drive

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I've used this with my MacBook Pro to backup some old movies. It's a little slow but has worked reliably and well for me

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Noise

    Fast, When it Works

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    Great speed for an external, but incredibly loud and broke after a small bump.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • Excellent Burner!

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    This little unit is well built and reliable. It is a perfect addition to my Macbook Pro and Surface Pro 3.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • It works great

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    The blue ray player works great and is easy to pack alsong with my laptop. The small slim size is elegant.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Works out of the box

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    Loved the fact that it worked right out of the box without any software being needed. Quiet drive that just works as advertised.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Works great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased it to go with my iMac. Works great. Basically just plug and play. Only thing is it comes with no blu-ray software

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great Drive

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My computer doesn't come with a disc drive. This was a perfect solution to my problem! Works very well, and pretty quiet. Overall pleased with my purchase.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Does what it says but overpriced

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    This is a geeat optical drive but the price is a little steep. especially since these drives are pretty much obselete.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Works fine, but need software for mac

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    Works fine. But you need to get a software to play Blu Ray on Mac. Mac does not support Blu Ray, don't know why.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Wow was I wrong

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Based on it's size I didn't expect much from this little guy. I'm quite happy to be wrong. Good things do come in small packages.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Should be fine

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    This is a Christmas gift so I don’t know yet of it’s function. I haven’t had any problems with products form Best Buy or this brand

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Blu Ray!

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    This works just like how you think it would. I run it with my 10.12 MacBook Pro Touchbar with my USB-C to USB adaptor without any problems.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good external BR player

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this for my Macbook Air. It came with the connector, so it was very convenient. Worked well with the Macbook.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Worked fine on my MacBook Air

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I needed a Blu-Ray burner for my MacBook Air. I found this one at Best Buy locally and tried it out. Works great. The only one I have seen with USB 3.0

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Nice Replacement

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    DVD drive in MacBook Pro was a very nice replacement when it was needed, and on top of that great to be now play Blurays on Notebook

    I would recommend this to a friend
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