External Optical Drives

Asus BW-12D1S-U

Why choose it

Choose the Asus BW-12D1S-U to read Blu-ray discs and burn DVDs at up to 16x with one external drive.¹

Before you buy

It needs a separate power connection because it cannot run from USB power alone.²

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Blu-ray read support: Yes¹
DVD write speed: 16 x¹
USB powered: No²

The details

Specifications

Core specifications4

Asus BW-12D1S-U: core specifications
Blu-ray read support	Yes¹
USB powered	No²
USB version	USB 3.0¹
DVD write speed	16 x¹

Specifications not documented (16)

Blu-ray write speed, Weight, Ultra HD Blu-ray reading, BDXL write support, M-DISC write support, USB-C support, Blu-ray read speed, CD write speed, DVD-RAM write speed, Buffer size, Thickness, Bundled software, Operating system support, Disc loading, Quiet playback mode, CD ripping error recovery.

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