LG Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 10X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA 12X Super Multi Blue with 3D Playback & M-DISC Support WH12LS39 LightScribe Support - OEM

Pros: +M-disk support - future proof? +no coaster yet +burning cheap media with good speed +pretty quiet +CHEAP!

Cons: -Newegg didn't have promotion for freebie disk when I bought it ( they started the next day :( ) -the cd that came with doesn't work (can't read proly due to scratch)

Overall Review: my lite-on dvd burner gave up on me after 3 years of use and HD price went up x3 more so I thought I would get a better backup solution. this is my first bluray burner, did a lot of research. LG seemed to be doing good with bluray burners thought I give it a go. was a bit worried since I never dealt with blurays. but it is better than my expectation :) burning CHEAP media Vinpower Digital 25GB 4X BD-R 50 pack. with nero burning software bluray UDF with 8x speed!!! burned 5 so far no coaster error free from verified data. I am so happy I made a right choice, I just hope this one lasts long with me.

Pros: Note: I may get 2nd (from Newegg, this time). THIS BDDRIVE SUPPORTS NEW "M-DISK" KIND OF DVDR WHICH LAST AT LEAST 1000 YEARS! Polycarb lasts 8,000 years but recording layer is approx. 1000 years. Your regular DVD & BDR's are "bit-rotting" as you read this sentence, even best Opto Disks ("Gold standard") don't last for years even in dark/dry/freezer. "M-Disk" capable Optical Drive is a new thing, but disk is READABLE in ANY older or Firmware-updated DVD/BD drives (u need LG just to write), I didn't know! LG is currently only one mfg. able to write M-Disks. But: M-Disk patent is American, not Japanese, sofar Hitachi LG was licensed by Millenniata Inc a few months ago to start production, I'd expect more mfg to join?? This LG does M-Disks! Someone reported M-Disks themselves (media) are $2-3/disk aver., I now see M blank Media at major retailers & Newegg probably joining, but here you get the Drive. Cheap! LG WH12LS39 is cheaper than LG WH12LS38 I got in December2011

Cons: None

Overall Review: Also I foundout this model# WH12LS39 & apparently December2011 (a few months ago) WH12LS38 from Newegg, writes/reads "BD-XL" media - EVEN IF NOT ADEVERTISED EXPLICITLY. Though with a Firmware update many othe rolder drives not necessarily LG will do BD-XL. BD-XL is those pesky 128GB & 100GB disks ("XL means multilayer e.g. quad or tripple layer BD disks), which old 2-5x more than regular single or dual-layer Blueray. But my point is not to mention BD-XL capability. How many people are professional data crunchers who need 128GB per disk? My point is M-Disk capability of this LG model# WH12LS39 drive. I waited for something like 1000-year proof media for nearly 20 years, ever since one of my floppies many years ago failed due to some stray magnetic field (audio speaker nearby?). I always wanted media which would outlive a mere mortal like me or at least STOP me from periodic wasting time on "rotating" data (moving from old to new media to combat data aging)

Pros: easily installed. no driver or firmware updates yet, but dont need them. face of device looks good. and my x64 windows 7 pro recognized it immediatly. ive burned 2 data disks on a verbatim 6x bd-r disk (non lth series). one at disk rec. speed of 6x (around 20gb) which took about 20 minutes. and one at 12x which took 10 minutes and still burned great using nero 10. burned on 3d movie using imtoo blu ray convertor, and played perfecrly on my ps3 v4.1 fw. viewed one blu ray disk using cyberlink 10 great (tho i need a better monitor, pref. at 1920x1080). and no coasters so far. great product for the 80 dollars or so i spent, but i did elect the extended one year warranty for 10 dollars. so all in all after 3 burns and 1 viewing of transformers 3, this is a good product. as time elapses, i will provide more information on it.

Cons: none to speak of so far.

Overall Review: itd be nice to have a more centeralized source of information on what works to not only view but rip, burn and convert a blu ray, or .mkv/mt2s video format other than reviews and such, so thats why i listed what used for a succesful test. buy it from newegg, its worth it, but oem means your not getting pretty red bow around your box and no software, so anyone who doesnt know what your getting into, do your research first. this is a 5 star product. but you will spend more money to do specific tasks with it.

Pros: It works! Windows 7 64-bit found it with out any issues. I am in an office with a small fan and three computers running and I can't hear the drive at all when it's burning.

Cons: I have the same issue as K3, I'm using Verbatim LTH BD-R discs and am unable to burn to full capacity. I am burning TAR archives. The first was a 26GB (I knew that was larger than the disc but I wanted to see what Windows would claim the max capacity was after the file system overhead), it didn't even try to write it, Windows said the maximum capacity was 23.3GB. My next try was a 24GB file, windows didn't complain but it couldn't finalize the Disc. My last try was a 23GB file which completed successfully. I'm assuming this is just file system overhead. Newegg says this is a 12x burner, I see the specs on the LG site (I read somewhere that this is a commercial product so it doesn't show up on the standard LG website) but Windows only shows 6x (this could be a Windows issue)

Overall Review: I also did not get software with it, but I'm not whining about it because it states that it's OEM, that means you get nothing but the drive, no screws, no bezels, no software, not even a pretty box to throw away, just bubble wrap and a brown box. I agree with MikeInOr, the stripe gives it a retro look (for better or worse, it certainly doesn't go with my case, but I knew that ahead of time). Another issue, although this is Windows, is if the hard drive, where Windows caches the files to be burned, fills up it will claim that the disc you're burning to is full. While working with my 23GB files I filled up my 500GB drive quickly and thought I had bad discs then realized what was going on and deleted some test files and everyting started working again. Also, the time estimates that Windows gave while burning are radically incorrect. It said 2 minutes left and 20 minutes later it said 2 minutes. Again, this is Windows but if you're not used to it you may think the burner is bad.

Pros: Always wanted a Blu-ray Player. I bought mine though Best Buy tho which comes with Cyberlink DVD software and everything. Had a few issues but were easy fixs

Cons: Windows doesn't have native support for BD but thats a windows issue not a LG/BD issue. Windows needs to get on tbe bandwagon.

Overall Review: I've been buying for LG for about 10 years espcially when it comes to Disk drives because they just don't seem to die on me. A lot of people have issues installing the Cyberlink software. DISABLE ALL VIRTURAL DRIVES! Shut down the software whether it be Nero, Power ISO, Alochol 120% ect. shut it all off then install the software. The reason being is they Vitural drives simulate BD-Rom drives so the software can't find the LG drive. Secondly Don't blame LG for needing to use 3rd party software to read BD-Rom. thats a windows issues not LG. and last its OEM. It doesn't come in a fancy LG box like mine. It doesn't come with all the needed software to play the movies. It is supported by windows 7 and back all version. I've used it in a 32 bit Xp and a 64 bit Win 7 both work great! My movies are crisp and clean sound is great I never have any buffer issues or reading issues or burning issues. I've burned 200+ DVD's with this burner in the past 6 months and not one had an issu

Pros: Compared to all the other Bluray burners available this one seems to have the most/best features at the lowest price. some of the more expensive one's have less features. so that makes this burner a great deal! Seems to work properly

Cons: The reason I say it seems to work is because all i can do with it right now is make cd's. I didnt realize that it didn't come with software to play Blurays. that seems strange. even my oem dvd burner came with software. and what is also strange is that microsoft doesnt support bluray so windows media player is useless. isn't it 2012 now? i would think something as common as bluray would be more accessible. I know many people who have bluray players for their tv. apparently its not as big on the pc yet.

Overall Review: A great Bluray burner... but you have to buy bluray software to use it... so if you pay 70 for the burner... and 60 (seems the average price) for software. its more like 130 then. but thats still cheaper than other bluray burners out there. so look at it in the way that you get to have fun researching and finding software that most suits you!

Pros: I posted a review a few days ago in which I stated that this drive could not finish/close discs or sessions. I finally tried connecting the drive's SATA cable to a different physical controller on the motherboard (which happens to be a j-Micron RAID controller) and the drive now functions as expected. So, for those who have the same problem, try using an alternate hardware RAID controller, if your motherboard has one. My motherboard is an MSI 790FX-GD70 (also listed as MS-7577). The drive is not accessible to the operating system if its mode is not set to AHCI (or perhaps RAID) in the BIOS. So, be sure to check there if you're having any issues. This particular motherboard uses a fairly common ATI hardware RAID controller on the south-bridge. This is the controller with which this drive seems to be incompatible. To reiterate, if you have this particular board or similar, use the j-Micron hardware SATA/RAID controller. Hopefully, an LG Blu-Ray drive firmware update will correct th

Cons: Incompatibility with common ATI SATA hard disk controller (part of AMD® SB750 Chipset) as of 2012.03.08. The secondary controller that DOES work is the JMicron® JMB322.

Pros: I've burned through a full spindle of 25 OQ discs and so far have not had any issue. Used to have a 4x or 6x Blu Ray drive a few months back to watch movies on and I remembered whenever I wanted to seek it'd hang for 5-8 seconds which isn't that long but when you're watching a movie it's enough to distract you. This drive doesn't hang! I'm so happy about that. Only bought it for the burner function but to know that issue is now gone has eased my mind. What was also awesome is I bought the OEM version at $75.99 without a promotion code and when I received my drive it had the Sata cable, Sata to IDE Power adapter AND the LG/Cyberlink Suite of software all inside the box. Free blu ray player software was an awesome surprise so maybe you'll get lucky too.

Cons: Haven't used lightscribe but nothing to report at this point in time.

Overall Review: M-Disc support is interesting however I'm concerned with weight distribution since the optical layer will have a ceramic base. I heard the motors in drives with M-Disc support are a bit more stalwart than any normal drive like let's say in your PS3 or Laptop. Heavy discs don't kill motors but if there are imperfections then the issue is more prominent.