Testseek.com have collected 14 expert reviews of the Asus SBC-04D1S-U and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus SBC-04D1S-U.
March 2010
(78%)
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The editors liked
Small
Stylish
Portable formfactor
Adequate performance.
Reads single layer BD-ROM's at 4.8x
Reads BD-R and BD-RE media at 4.8x
Writes to DVD±R media at 8x
Writes to DVD+RW media at 8x
Writes to DVD-RW media at 6x
Writes to DVD±R DL media at 4x
Reads single layer DVD-ROM's at 8x
Reads DVD±R and DVD±RW me
Slim design
Price
Powered by USB
The editors didn't like
Inferior performance to an internal drive
High price.
Questionable writing quality with some DVD±R DL media
The Asus SBC-04D1S-U does exactly what you'd expect without any hassle. It installs and runs without drivers or software, only needs a single USB port to operate, and does not require any additional power source except for two USB ports in the rare cases...
I have to say that I was more than a little skeptical of the Asus External Blu-ray drive. In past experiences with external USB optical drives I have seen poor playback performance when trying to display any type of high resolution content. The problem...
Reads single layer BD-ROM's at 4.8x, Reads BD-R and BD-RE media at 4.8x, Writes to DVD±R media at 8x, Writes to DVD+RW media at 8x, Writes to DVD-RW media at 6x, Writes to DVD±R DL media at 4x, Reads single layer DVD-ROM's at 8x, Reads DVD±R and DVD±RW me
Questionable writing quality with some DVD±R DL media, Reads DVD-Videos at only 4x, Cannot set the book type of DVD+R or DVD+RW media, High seek times, Overburns to only 95:10
Asus have made a very decent external add-on drive with the Asus SBC-04DIS-U. Stylish and thin with a modern clean look and weighing in at a very decent 412g it's a great addition if you have a very capable laptop or PC, but lack a Blu Ray drive to go wi...
Even though the DVD is fairly common, there is no doubt that Blu-ray is the optical storage format at least for the near future, and it is slowly but steadily gaining acceptance. While most people prefer to get an internal drive, ASUS has launched the ...
Powered only via two USB 2.0 ports (which speaks volumes about its low power consumption), this combo drive played our discs without a hitch and crucially, it was rather quiet. A slot loading design would be an improvement over the current tray loading...
