external blu ray burners

[Steve Eisen]

Pioneer or LG. You should be able to find the burner for around $100. Add an enclosure for $50-80.

OWC or Videoguys is a good place to buy from.

Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Vice President
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group

[Brent Dunn]

I was just looking for one. I’ve found a few. Not a big selection. Best Buy has one online for $200. Most will be around $200 if you buy them ready to go. Or build your own and save a few bucks.

Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Films
DunnRight Video.com
Video Marketing Toolbox.net

Sony EX-1,
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut Studio

HP i7 Quad laptop
Adobe CS-5 Production Suite

[Bill Celnick]

A couple of years ago I bought an external Blu-ray burner from Buffalo Technology. Even though there was no mention in the specs that it was Mac compatible, it’s worked perfectly with Adobe Encore (Mac version).

I’ve also used it for DVD-R with DVDSP, and burn results have been excellent.

[Michael Johnston]

I got an external LG Blu-ray burner at Best Buy for $129. Hard to find. They sell out almost as soon as they come in and the stores don’t get many at a time. I had a store associate tell me when they would come in and only one Best Buy in the entire DFW metro was getting them. I was at the store the day the truck arrived and waited two hours to get one. Initially had issues with it until I realized it needed an immediate firmware upgrade. After the upgrade, it’s worked flawlessly.