Reddit reviews Asus Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-Ray Drive (BC-12B1ST)
We found 11 Reddit comments about Asus Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-Ray Drive (BC-12B1ST). Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
OS Support Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XPFastest 12X Blu-ray reading speed.E-Green saves over 50% power consumption.Blu-ray 3D support, 2D to 3D DVD conversion, DVD upscaling to HD 1080p (optional).Dolby EX and DTS-HD (5.1 channels)(optional).
Pretty sure all the highest quality drives are still 12x/8x. The actual rip time will only vary by a few seconds so don't put too much time into research unless you need a bunch of other features. If it's just a ripping drive all you need to do is make sure it's 12x/8x (unless there are faster drives now?) and that it doesn't have riplock.
I have the ASUS BC-12B1ST and a Pioneer BDR-208DBK (no longer available) both of which do not have riplock.
I should add the ASUS has a very short depth. So if you don't have a ton of room in your case it's a great option. I originally got it for a Antec P180 Mini since there wasn't much room between the big top fan and the top 5.25 bay.
Right now I'm running an Asus BC-12B1ST. I'm fairly sure it causes sleep problems, but other than that it works well. The only way to play blu-ray movies on OS X is by buying a commercial blu-ray player.
Form what I've read, the most compatible drives are Sony Optiarc drives, and some LG drives. There was a chart floating around somewhere with a list of suggested drives, but I can't find it.
Edit: Found it http://legacy.tonymacx86.com/wiki/index.php/Optical_Disc_Drive_Database
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SUO068/?tag=pcpapi-20
Couldn't you get one of [these?](http://www.amazon.com/Asus-DVD-ROM-Internal-Blu-Ray-BC-12B1ST/dp/B004SUO068/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1394905004&sr=1-
1&keywords=blu+ray+drive)
How do i get my Blu-Ray drive to actually play Blu-Rays??
Bottom of the reader says Model No: BC - 12B1ST
so this guy then: http://www.amazon.com/Asus-DVD-ROM-Internal-Blu-Ray-BC-12B1ST/dp/B004SUO068/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426724936&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+bc+12b1st
ASUS do a reasonably cheap blu-ray drive for around $60.
It would be nice but no. If you do end up getting another drive for this, I have one of these and it's been working fine.
The budget is 1000 and I have 60$ wiggle room on the gpu
Cpu:
AMD FD6300WMHKBOX FX-6300 6-Core Processor Black Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009O7YORK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_F4k.ybXJ9MNX6
Mobo:
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008B6ONXK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_k5k.ybM4T8KD8
Ram (gonna get double this):
Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM - Black (HX318C10FBK2/16) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J8E8Y5C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_35k.ybSB444ET
Power supply:
EVGA 700 B1, 80+ Bronze 700W, 3 Year Warranty, Power Supply 100-B1-0700-K1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018JYHBE6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_z6k.ybFG0BH23
Disc drive:
Asus Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-Ray Drive (BC-12B1ST) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SUO068/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_86k.yb64XN6SJ
And then the hard drives and case fans etc
https://www.amazon.com/Asus-DVD-ROM-Internal-Blu-Ray-BC-12B1ST/dp/B004SUO068/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1487206511&sr=8-11&keywords=pc+dvd+drive
Did you know Amazon will donate a portion of every purchase if you shop by going to smile.amazon.com instead? Over $50,000,000 has been raised for charity - all you need to do is change the URL!
Here are your smile-ified links:
these
---
^^i'm ^^a ^^friendly bot