Review on Verbatim Slimline Blu-Ray DVD CD Writer USB 3.0 - M-Disc Ready | Windows & Mac Compatible | Metallic Black by Raymond Iglesias

Build quality looks good but the read speed is terrible - some other reviewers have mentioned that the Bluray disc ripping speed is terrible, I can confirm the same. Same machine, same software, this drive delivers 14 frames per second; while other internal BD drive + USB 3.0 enclosure configurations can run at 70 fps. Some might say that the firmware might be designed to prevent Blu-ray ripping by slowing it down, but the normal data disc reading speed isn't that good either. The device will show up in Windows Device Manager as "Pioneer BDR-UD03". I know that some Pioneer drives have a "