OWC OWCMR3PBDR6XT optical disc drive

Add bus powered, portable, Plug and Play CD, DVD and Blu-ray disc read/write capability to any USB equipped computerExpress your digital life with style, convenience, and value!The OWC Slim optical drive solution makes CD and DVD creation Plug and Play easy. A fast USB 3.0 interface and a lightweight design provides portable convenience and flexibility for use with both Macs and PCs. Now you can add high performance optical drive functionality with stylish value to notebook or desktop computers.Supports the burning of up to 50GB of data or high definition video per Blu-ray disc, or up to 8.5GB using low-cost Dual Layer DVDsCompact and versatile No AC Adapter Required!The OWC Slim optical drive solution offers stylish mobile disk read/write ability with a sleek, totally bus powered design. Take your digital life with you wherever you roam!Reads and Writes Blu-ray discsAlthough commercial Blu-ray movie playback not supported in OS X, Blu-ray discs do mount on the desktop and can be backed up to the computer or played via third party software options.Total Backup & Archive SolutionBacking up to optical media is becoming increasingly more popular especially for photos, audio files and video. This optical solution includes all the software you need to archive your data on either a Mac or a PC. Don't let your only copy be the one on your hard drive optical media is durable, portable and easy to store.M-DISC - The Perfect Long-Term Archive SolutionThe OWC Slim USB 3.0 External Optical 8X DVD/CD Burner supports the revolutionary M-DISC format, making it the ideal solution for reliable long-term backup and archiving. Compared to other recordable storage media like DVDs and Tape, M-DISC offers superior reliability and protection against data loss that will last a thousand years (or more)!M-DISCs use a proprietary layer made from inorganic, rock-like material for permanent data storage, protected from data rot and extremes of light, humidity and temperature change. Once written, the M-DISC can be read or played on any quality DVD drive that supports the common DVD+R/RW format. Shop our selection of Optical Media.

Design
Internal:
Performance
Purpose:	Desktop/Notebook
Interface:	Serial ATA
Disc types supported:	BD-R, CD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW
M-DISC supported:
Plug and Play:
Writing speed
CD write speed:	24x
DVD+R write speed:	8x
BD-R write speed:	6x
DVD-R write speed:	8x
DVD+RW write speed:	8x
DVD-RW write speed:	8x
DVD+R M-DISC write speed:	4x
Reading speed
CD read speed:	24x
BD-R read speed:	6x
DVD+R read speed:	8x
DVD-R read speed:	8x
DVD-RW read speed:	8x
DVD+R M-DISC read speed:	4x
DVD+RW read speed:	8x
System requirements
Windows operating systems supported:	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supported:	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Other operating systems supported:	ChromeOS
Operational conditions
Operating relative humidity (H-H):	10 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T):	5 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensions
Width:	143 mm
Depth:	146 mm
Height:	23 mm
Packaging content
Manual:
Cables included:	USB
Technical details
Playback disc formats:	Blu-Ray video