Product Overview
ASUS 16x BW-16D1HT BD-RE 16X Blu Ray Writer
ASUS BW-16D1HT is a powerful and energy-saving Blu-ray writer which is capable of writing from 16X BD format.Its M-Disc compatibility allows consumers store their priceless photos or documents for more than 1,000 years, and along with BDXL Support, the maximum data storage is 128GB in one disc. Suitable for anyone who desires a total storage and data backup solution.
M-disc Support - 1000-year Storage Solutuion
Save your priceless memories or data for up to 1,000 years.
BDXL support - Big-storage disc formats
Move to the future of optical storage with massive BDXL at up to 128GB!.
E-Green - The Most Energy Saving Drive
Green idle mode reduces drive operations for up to 50% energy savings.
Disc encryption - Doubled data security
Highest security standards with password control and encoded file name functionality.
Drag-and-Burn - Burn discs in three simple steps
Drag and drop files to complete super-reliable disc burning in three intuitive steps .
Superior burning solution - Best burning quality assured
Intelligent drive operation management pre-tests media and assures the best data burning quality.
Features
• Extreme 16X Blu-Ray writing speed, backup 25GB data for only 8 minutes.
• M-disc Support, save your priceless memories or data for up to 1,000 years.
• BDXL Support - up to 128GB data storage in one disc.
• E-Green saves over 50% of power consumption.
• Doubles data security with password control and encoded file name functionality.
• Friendly interface with three simple steps to burn a disc.
ASUS Blu Ray Writer, BD-RE, 16x, BDXL Support, M-Disc Support, Black, Retail is rated
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Rated 5 out of
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Anonymous from
Excellent Product with great read and write speeds.
This product was bought mainly for DVD and Bluray Ripping to my media server and worked excellently with great speeds and a simple and easy setup. A very good product and works perfectly for my needs.
Date published: 2020-01-29
Rated 4 out of
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Simon71 from
ASUS Blu Ray Writer, BD-RE, 16x, BDXL Support, M-Disc Support, Black, Retail
Good quality Blu Ray drive that works fine although can be a bit noisy reading some discs but overall no worse than other drives. The software is useless and there is no real need to install it.
If you are in the market for a Blu-Ray drive this is a good option at a good price
Date published: 2019-06-06
Rated 5 out of
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tommik128 from
very good blu-ray drive
The ASUS BW-16D1HT is a very good choice. For the price you get retail packaging not just the bare drive meaning it is secured inside foam inserts and the retail box. Included are 4 screws but no SATA cables. There is also a CD-ROM with ASUS E-Green, Nero Backitup and Cyberlink software but I have not tested these to confirm if these are trial or full versions. I personally use Nero Burning Rom 2018 with this drive and burning Verbatim HTL BD-Rs works just excellent. The minimum burning speed for these 6x media is 4x not 2x as on my older Pioneer 209EBK. But the speed of 4x seems to produce better burns than 2x. If I was to compare this ASUS to Pioneer I would say get ASUS. You get retail packaging for the price and the burns are just as good. Plus this ASUS is one of the recommended blu-ray readers for HD movie disks (just search the internet for more information).
Date published: 2019-03-25
Rated 5 out of
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MadScientist from
Does what I'd hoped it would do
I bought this drive specifically to read UHD 4K Blu-ray movie discs and it does so with no issues so far.
Date published: 2018-02-23
Rated 4 out of
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Slinky from
Great looking drive but a little clunky
Just took delivery of this ASUS BW-16D1HT yesterday from Scan Computers which did an excellent job of packaging my purchase. And delivery was super quick! Thanks guys! :)
Installation of this drive was a breeze although you might need some extra screws to secure it in your case, ASUS only provided 4 which seems mean.
Right out of the box the user is required to install the various software and this also provides access to ASUS downloads for the latest Firmware. Admittedly this wasn't as straight forward as I first thought and when clicking 'Update Firmware' I was directed to the ASUS website but then had to search for the firmware manually.
Installation of the firmware went smoothly however once downloaded and I am now running version 3.02. There is a newer firmware version 3.03 but currently that download is password protected, ASUS didn't know the password when I asked them.
Opening the drive tray was a little disappointing too, the mechanism is very loud and clunky and the drive tray itself feels a little flimsy.
That said operation seems quiet enough once the disc is inserted and the addition of a blue light on the front is nice,... green lights are so yesterday!
The additional Nero BackItUp software might be a welcome feature to some users though this appears to be a time limited feature of just 6 months (Nero BackItUp 5 Pro)
Also ASUS provide 6 months free Unlimited WebStorage which is always useful and a link is provided in the associated paperwork.
There's not much more I can say right now as I haven't tested the product fully as yet but ASUS products are generally better than some cheaper brands so I'm hopeful it will last for some time yet.
Would I recommend it? YES
Date published: 2018-02-22
