Awesome blu-ray writer but too big to carry with a laptop.
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PROS:
- Works just fine with a 4 year old HP 2.6Ghz with AMD cpu, 6gigs RAM and Windows 7 Professional.
- I also bought from Amazon a PCI 4 port USB 3.0 card to attach to the ASUS.  I also bought a power cord for the PCI card.
- Cool blue light
- USB 3.0 is 10 times faster than USB 2.0

CONS:
- Much bigger than I expected.  The drive is a standard size drive like the one in my tower.  So, it's not easy to carry around with a laptop.
- On/Off slider is very flushed so it's hard to turn on/off so I just leave it on.
4550228
I own a desktop replacement laptop; the HP HDX-18t which is an 18.4 inch, wide screen laptop with dimensions 17.2"L x 11.4"W x 1.2D.  I have been using a Targus XL Backpack which I love, but my wife needed it to go on business travel leaving me with the need to buy a new case.  I didn't want to buy another backpack, since I already own a great one (although I was greatly tempted to get the Targus big CityGear Backpack).  As you can imagine its very hard to find a laptop cases  that can fit these types of laptops (other than huge backpacks) as that 17.2" length poses a problem.  The CityGear Los Angeles laptop case provides a perfect fit for this laptop, even if it lists its laptop compartment length at 16.5.  In fact I'd say that if your laptop is 17.3"-17.4" long it would probably fit too, though probably not any longer than that.  Which means it would work for the newer HP DV8t Quads.

Moving on to some of the other atributes.

This bag its huge; with dimensions of 19.5"w X 15"h X 5.5"d (empty) its supposed to expand up to 8"w (stuffed). The bag has a very nice array compartments and pockets.  There is a cellphone pouch that is very good and I can fit my iPhone in it if I'm using a slim case but not if I'm using the Otterbox Defender iPhone case though.  There is a water bottle pocket (great feature for me) that stores away in its own compartment.  There is meshed pouch that goes inside the bag for your power supply and other accessories.  There are pockets for external hard drives cables, pens/pencils, and everything you can imagine.

I loaded mine with my computer, my external portable 500GB Hard Drive, my iPhone, my iPod, Mouse, some papers and a notepad and there is still a lot of space left; whole compartments that are empty.  I can fit a couple of books with all that other stuff.  Also, it carries very well.  Loaded with all that stuff it doesn't feel overwhelmingly big or cumbersome, although a bag this big probably will never feel small.  Also, and it doesn't feel heavy, as it comes with a very nice the shoulder strap.

This case is simply great.  At first I thought I'd never like these type of messenger/briefcase type cases since I've always liked Backpacks...and especially since I'm used to all the storage space from them, but I LOVE this case.  It provides almost as much space as a backpack, this side of Targus own XL Notebook Backpack, but in an incredibly organized case.  Some other reviewer described this as a portable cubicle and I could not agree more.  This case is very well made with very high quality materials.  Its sturdy, elegant and incredibly practical/useful.  Well worth every penny.

Again I love this case, its highly recommended.
1539716
The sleeve is well made it feels great and solid, on the inner part it has a soft material that seems to protect the device of scratches, the only thing that i didn't like much is that the dimensions are too big for a ultrabook of 15-15.6 inches, my laptop is a Zeenbok UX501JW 15.6 inches and the free space on the sleeve is huge so it looks like a sleeve for a different size of laptop. The width size of the sleeve is perfect but the problem comes in the height size and the depth (For an thinner laptop it seems like it's swimming) but i can live with that, despite of that the quality and protection offered is really really good. Just take the dimensions of your laptop before and you'll be fine
158123
I'm rather pleased with this little player. It has such a slim profile and works quite well. I've been able to successfully use it as both a DVD reader and DVD writer. When it comes to Blu-ray, however, the problems I've encountered are not with the drive itself. I'm attempting to use the drive with my Mac. Since Blu-ray support isn't natively included in OSX, I've had to use separate software. The software works, however, the hardware on my 6 year old Mac just doesn't seem to be powerful enough to handle the processing required. But that is no fault of the drive. The drive is fantastic!
4656825
This socket adapter is huge.  Like comically huge.  It's not really ideal for anyone trying to travel light.  You can see the size compared to a standard European adapter in my attached picture.

Pros:  Looks and feels good, like it is solidly built.  It has adapters for basically anywhere.  Sleek design.

Cons:  Massive; not backpack friendly.

The adapter also has two USB ports, one says "Note" and the other says "iPad".  I was able to plug the USB charging cable that came with my Galaxy 7 into the Note port but not the iPad one and I'm not sure why.  They both look like standard USB but maybe it is iPad specific, which would be a waste of a port, for me.

I will probably return this adapter just because it's size.  It would be easier to just pack region specific adapters if saving space is a priority for you.
917732
I purchased this so I could move some cards in my computer around so I had access to both the PCI-E slots on my computer. I put this on the available PCI slot so I could install to 3.0 USB cards into the PCI-E slots on my computer. The only problem that I run across in using this card and after a little swapping of components everything worked fine. But I have a Blu-ray DVD writer on my system and when I initially installed this card. I plug my Blu-ray DVD writer into the card and when I booted up the computer this card did not recognize the Blu-ray DVD writer. What I did to resolve the problem was to change the Blu-ray DVD writer to a SATA on the motherboard with a hard drive on the system. That fixed everything.
3325550
The size of the flash drive and it's speed is pretty amazing, and very cool. However the steal section that forms the male USB socket is slightly larger than most USB ports so inserting the USB is a little hard and getting it out of a USB socket is very difficult, made a little harder by the physical size as it doesn't give you much to hold onto.

Don't get me wrong, this is a beautifully designed product, it's just a shame about the over sized male USB socket.
2742766
This is a great blu ray writer/reader.  Although it doesn't come with software, it has worked just fine with my existing software.  I have a Dell Inspiron 3847 and it installed easily.  Just be sure to unplug ALL USB devices before you install it and wait until you boot it up to plug them in.
512
Too big to carry in backpack, but great guide for photo ID and at home identification
67633
Worked, but it was Way too large to carry around for my wife.
4018674
Did not know it was so large. Looks very nice though. Took me a while to figure out how to use the power switch (form over function, totally). It requires its own power supply which is lame but oh well. Would have been nice if it was bus powered.

Played a movie to test it out on the "free mac blu ray player" OS X app, everything works fine and the device is very quiet which is nice. Will test more when I have to burn 20-30 blu rays in a row for an event
4465738
I ordered the Lapinator because my brother had one and loves it.  I like it too, but it's too small for my laptop.  I wish they would list in the specs what models of laptop it fits otherwise I would have ordered the larger version.  Kind of bummed about it.
561067
The drive is really great, a little slow to write but it gets it done without any issue. Great option to turn it into a blu ray reader for TVs. For me is the most wel rounded blu ray writer out there
4338643
The bag is really more for a professional photographer than the photo enthusiast who wants to protect two lenses and camera.  Perhaps I did not read the description well enough because it is far too large for the everyday enthusiast to carry around--I can use it for traveling on trips and pack my laptop in it which is great but will not use it for everyday use.  We are not uif we will keep it due to its large size.  It certainly is well constructed and offers  great protection features as well as tripod holder which you cannot find in most smaller packs..just big for a 5'6" frame
3344875
This pet pen seems to be great quality.  I love the colors and the materials feel like they will stand up well to my two little dogs.  I like that the carry case that comes with the pen allows for a little extra room so that folding the pen up doesn't have to be super precise.  It's also not difficult to fold it back up, which I was worried about.

Unfortunately, I am returning this pen and purchasing the 33" version instead - it's just too big for my space and I have a small house to begin with.  I wish the pics of this product conveyed the scale a little better.
1829805
This is the recommended Blu Ray Writer at WireCutter. I place a lot of emphasis on the reviews from the good folks at WireCutter. They are quite thorough and detailed in their reviews.

One thing I would like to highlight for folks. The software that comes with this Writer is only compatible with windows. It is NOT compatible with Mac. What that means is that you need to look for an alternate software. I personally think that this is quite shoddy and Samsung should have rectified this because the Writer is less effective without the software.

I will post a more detailed review once I have used this for some time.

Cheers
Rahul

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Having had this for some time, I would recommend against BUYING this.
It does not work with MAC.
So save yourselves some money and a lot of hassle and steer clear.
1744000
This laptop is very good. It certainly can do any kind of analysis without crashing. However, when I got it, it felt a bit heavy to carry around.

A friend of mine has the T43 model, and I thought I would get something similar. It happens that on the T60 series the size was increased and with it the Kgs. If you are considering a really good and light laptop go for the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X61-7675-Core-2-Duo-T7300-2-GHz-Centrino-Pro-RAM-1-GB-HD-120-GB-DVD-RW-R-DL-DVD-RAM-Gigabit-Ethernet-WLAN-802-11-a-b-g-n-draft-Bluetooth-2-0-TPM-finge/dp/B000QZ1XDM/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Lenovo ThinkPad X61 7675 - Core 2 Duo T7300 / 2 GHz - Centrino Pro - RAM : 1 GB - HD : 120 GB - DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM - Gigabit Ethernet - WLAN : 802.11 a/b/g/n (draft), Bluetooth 2.0 - TPM - finge</a>, it is smaller, has very good performance, and is very cute :-) However, it does not have a CD player, which is sometimes a bit distressing.

If the portability is not the main issue and you are getting a laptop to work at your office, I would certainly recommend this one!