LG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model UH12LS28 OEM LightScribe Support - OEM

Pros: This drive probably has the sexiest faceplate of any drive I've seen. It's like a wall street business man wearing a fine Italian suite and French leather shoes sporting a trendy Rolex on his gently sun kissed wrist...

Cons: However, when the business man gets into his limo he rips a big wet Haynes staining fart. In other words, when the drive starts spinning up a disc it sounds pretty loud and kills the whole ambiance.

Overall Review: I have only used this drive for CD and DVD-RW jobs... No BluRay yet. Despite the loud drive acoustics, this bad boy gets 5 eggs because who doesn't fart in the car?

Pros: This is not on LG's regular website as it's a commercial OEM Blu-ray Multidisk drive. To view the list of specifications, please visit the "LGsolutions" website. You can view the UH12LS28's pdf spec sheet which lists support information including a 888 number and an email address; hopefully this will help you find the information for customer support. There is also a "Contact Us" section on "LGsolutions" with a 1800 number and an area to send an email for assistance. This drive reads and plays Blu-ray formats including BD-ROM 10x, BD-R (SL L to H) 6x, BD-R (SL/DL) 12x/8x, BD-RE (SL/DL) 8x/6x, and BDMV(AACS Compliant Disc) 4.8x; but does NOT write (burn) Blu-ray discs. It will read AND write CDs and DVD's (up to 8.5GB) including the following formats: DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, CD-R and CD-RW. Supports Lightscribe Direct Disc Labeling, Double Layer DVD+R, and Dual Layer DVD-R Discs (8.5GB) 4MB Buffer Right now comes with a free RiDATA 50pk 4.7GB

Cons: For 50% more (of sale price), you can get LG's Blu-ray burner multidisc drive. Read all reviewers' "Cons" stating this uses AACS Bus Encryption and have had issues with updating firmware. I do not see updated firmware on their commercial website- may need to contact "LGsolutions" customer support. Generally OEM products do not come in a retail package and lack accessories like a SATA cable and extra software. Windows 7 and WMP cannot play Blu-rays without installing additional software. I cannot confirm whether or not this will include a program to play Blu-ray movies- other reviewers stated they received them though.

Overall Review: Additional Information listed on their spec sheet: ACCESS TIME BD-ROM 180 ms typ. DVD-ROM 160 ms typ. DVD-RAM 180 ms typ. CD-ROM 150 ms typ. SUSTAINED TRANSFER RATE BD-ROM 359.65 Mbits/s (10x) max. DVD-ROM 22.16 Mbits/s (16x) max. CD ROM 7,200 kB/s (48x) max. BURST TRANSFER RATE 1.5Gbps bits/s (10b side) 1.2Gbps bits/s (8b side) BUFFER SIZE 4MB Buffer Under-run prevention function embedded HOST INTERFACE Serial ATA bus inferface (1.1a) X3T13 ATA/ATAPI7/1532D INF-8090i Ver.6.1 INCITS xxx T10/1675D Revision 4 LIGHTSCRIBE LABEL PRINTING Pixel Resolution 600 [DPI] Track Resolution 860 [TPI] Linear Velocity 0.325 [m/sec] Laser Power 40 [mW] as Objective emission light Color Mono, Color BG OPERATING SYSTEMSWindows 7, Windows Vista™, Windows XP COMPLIANCE RoHS DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) External Dimensions 5.7" x 1.6" x 6.8" (146 x 41.3 x 172 mm) Front Bezel 5.8" x 1.7" x 0.2" (148 x 42 x 5 mm) WEIGHT 1.8 lbs (800g) Hope this helps with your decision on whether or not

Pros: It's a BRD Drive

Cons: This drive implements AACS Bus Encryption, meaning that new firmware has to be signed and authenticated with a secret key. As a result, you cannot change any firmware settings yourself (i.e. to get rid of speed limitations, riplock, and so on).

Overall Review: This is one of only 2 or 3 drives I have seen out in the wild that implement AACS Bus Encryption.

Pros: Works as advertised. Played our first Blu-ray movie last night, definitely notice a difference from DVDs in both sound and picture quality right away.

Cons: The software that comes with the drive is questionable. It comes with A LOT of stuff, the only thing you really need is the PowerDVD software that comes with it. When I installed the entire suite, none of it would run, and it added a whole bunch of startup programs to my computer, and then the Uninstall program would error out, so I couldnt get rid of it. Since I had just reinstalled Windows anyway, I went ahead and did that again to get rid of that software. Second time around, I installed JUST the PowerDVD 9 and it worked perfectly. Not sure if it was just an error during my installation, or if anyone else has had this problem, so no need to deduct an egg on this one. Just an FYI for anyone purchasing this drive.

Overall Review: Dont install the entire suite that comes with it.

Pros: This is a great buy for an item that does what it's supposed to do.

Cons: None that I can think of.

Overall Review: I find it somewhat disconcerting to see so many complainers who have no legitimate complaint. Here's a tip whiners, learn what OEM means. Just to make it easier for you, it means you get the item and nothing else, so don't be expecting cables, software, screws, and someone to hold your hand. If you want the whole enchilada then pony up the extra cash and buy retail boxed items.

Pros: First off, this is an OEM version.... which means it is the BARE DRIVE ONLY!!! You do not get screws, cable, software, or a box with this! It is no different than an OEM Hard drive! LG makes great products and I have had far less problem with any re-writer that they have made than others out there.

Cons: Not free?

Overall Review: If you do not understand what you are buying, do not buy it. Complaining because you do not understand some of this is absolutely absurd.

Pros: Works exactly as it should.

Cons: Reviewers rating themselves 4 or 5 on Newegg and not knowing what they are talking about.

Overall Review: If you dont know what OEM means when you are buying hardware then you are not a 4 or 5. Stop downrating good products because you dont know what youre doing.

Pros: +Great Blu-Ray Reader for the Price (when I got it after Cyber Monday) +DVD Write/Read +CD Write/Read +Lightscribe if you're into that (I never use it)

Cons: -Sony's ridiculous codec controls (which leads to -many poor reviews of blu-ray drives out of ignorance).

Overall Review: Please realize everyone that does not know: "OEM" means it's just the drive (although mine included some other stuff), and that it's basically what a manufacturer would drop in a PC they build and add their own software for. It DOES NOT mean that the drive can just be plugged in and used to read Blu-Ray. The Blu-Ray codec is on lockdown by Sony still, so you need to purchase (or otherwise obtain) software to be able to play Blu-Ray Discs. I typically use Corel WinDVD 2011 because it works well for playback. I am sure, however, that their are many other alternatives that do the trick [I am amazed I even use Corel!]