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 computer Express 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 DVDs Compact 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 discs Although 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 Solution Backing 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 Solution The 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.