This photo of the drive do not match that on the Pioneer web site. Is it the same bdr-2209 as on the Pioneer website
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I believe this is the photo of the BDR-209DBK which I received when I ordered this drive.
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I posted a front box scan with the correct image. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51iuxR8AZbL.jpg
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BDR 2209 is the retail package number.The drive in your PC under device manager reads Model BDR-209UBK.
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1.5 Gb/s http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=234964 http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Computer/Computer+Drives/BDR-2209
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The Pioneer website appears to confirm this."The BDR-209DBK is an internal SATA drive. It can burn up to 16x on BD-R (25GB) media and up to 14x on BD-R dual layer (50GB) media, which is the fastest in the market!"http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Computer/Computer+Drives/BDR-209DBKCheers,AC
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It should recognize is, there should be an updated drive to view it. Check the Seagate website for that.
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Hi it's a bit confusing, and hard to figure out who you are ordering from on these drives. Did not buy mine from Oceanside. Might want to look at similar drives from Fry's. They have the full warranty.
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ive always wanted a pioneer drive they have always been stated as very good there are others ive tried about 4 diff brands now im trying a sata bluray {pioneer} it will fit your bays but i havent used it enough to say its any better or worse
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It should read this just fine....I have used photo discs with this Superdrive with no problems.
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I don't know, sorry. Perhaps you could contact DRIVE web site for further information.
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I don't know, but you can look up the drive specifications on the Western Digital website.
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They are the same. if you look at Pioneer's website you will see "W" for white, "S" for silver and "B" for black. http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Computer/Computer+Drives
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If the C drive came before the B one, then why does Amazon marked the C one as "the newer model"?**so...the software of both are the same. i should buy the the B one (THIS one), right?
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Sorry for the late reply - I have been travelling. The drive was described as a Seagate ST33000650NS. The supplier phoned and asked if it was OK to provide an HP branded equivalent MB33000EBKAB. I accepted. The part arrived - was brand new. The label had BOTH part numbers on it - so I was happy. If you check the Seagate site you will find that the drive is an ES.2 not an ES.3. Main difference is the amount of cache. ES.2 has 64MB and ES.3 has 128MB. The description was accurate, the title should not have referenced ES3. I am happy anyway - great drive.
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All the drives I received are model WD20EARS-00MVWB0. So far they work great. I am running them in SansDigital TR8M(-B)P in JBOD configuration. So far zero problems, I will probably pickup 5 more to get a total of 16TB.
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Yes it is......BUT.....Be careful in replacing it, as some tear a White and pink wire, and short a Pinunto the chip that sits underneath the drive......NO Pressure... just a slight tug to remove, anda slight shove in replacing the new driveSam/Username75/KO6JQ
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I opened mine and the label on the disk says it is SATA. For what it is worth. But these new "My Passport" drives are plagued with a partition which pretends to be a read-only CD (it is called a virtual CD). It looks like U3 technology but U3 tools don't work on it. Many people have tried and failed to remove it. If you google "WD My Passport VCD" you will see what I mean. And you will probably decide to buy a Seagate drive instead.
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Here is a link to a firmware update- Your drive may already have this update but give it a try. http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Computer/Computer+Drives/BDR-207DBK
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One of the Seagate forum moderators stated that it's the same drive:http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Momentus-XT-Momentus-and/What-is-the-difference-between-the-Momentus-xt-500-G-models/m-p/85644