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LG WH16NS40 Super Multi Blue Internal SATA 16x Blu ray Disc Rewriter
Last Updated: December 31, 2021 (Refresh Now)
7.9
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
998
Old Reviews
791
Unverified
33
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4 GB
MEMORY
0.56 GB
INTERNAL STORAGE
Review Analysis - 174 recent, verified reviews
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Software
30software, uhd, downgrade, 02, makemkv
+57%
-43%
" ... This was a snap to install, worked out of the box on windows 10/11 and I've had no issues at all with it. ... "
" ... Windows 10 recognized it. ... "
" ... It played my Blue Ray movie with the other app I added. ... "
" ... Windows OS "Plug and Play" provides the necessary software to operate the drive. ... "
" ... I am very impressed with how quick and easy it was to install into my old PC that runs on Windows 7. ... "
" ... It automatically asked to update my viewing program. ... "
" ... Just need a sata cable and some software - Win10 discovered and installed it fine - and you an always download drivers from mfg site - easy cheesy. ... "
" ... It came with 1.03 firmware which disabled 4K discs. ... "
Reliability
23stopped working, lasted, issues, far, disc
+61%
-39%
" ... The product has worked fine ... "
" ... It replaced an older (12 year old!) ... "
" ... So far tested it is working. ... "
" ... my old asus gave up the ghost. ... No problems yet. ... "
" ... I had 2 of these I've used pretty extensively, worked well for over 5 years in 2 different computers. ... 5 years of heavy use in 2 computers is much more than I expected out of these, so very happily replaced both with 2 new ones. ... "
" ... This has worked without any problems so far. ... "
" ... Replaced a malfunctioning drive and I'm very satisfied with it. ... "
" ... I've had no issues. ... "
Usage
22easy to install, install, drive, windows 10, minutes
+95%
-5%
" ... Installation depends on your computer build. ... "
" ... So far, running just as great as the others did. ... "
" ... After installation in my PC it has been working smoothly. ... "
" ... I am very impressed with how quick and easy it was to install into my old PC that runs on Windows 7. ... "
" ... Have had no issues with drive and easy to install ... "
" ... This was a snap to install, worked out of the box on windows 10/11 and I've had no issues at all with it. ... "
" ... got mine in and plugged it up in less than 5 minutes and it installed and started right up no problem. ... "
" ... Installed very easily. ... "
Connectivity
20pc, windows, usb cable, sata, external drive
+70%
-30%
" ... I bought this drive and inserted it into an external drive case. ... "
" ... In order to make this internal drive into an external drive be sure to pick up a United SATA to USB cable. ... "
" ... It works quite well in Windows and macOS. ... However, be sure that if you are using a SATA to USB cable like I am, get one with an external power supply or it will not work! ... After connecting the power supply it worked amazing. ... "
" ... This drive is currently sitting in my backup stationary computer. ... "
" ... Works well with my OWC external enclosure ... "
" ... I plugged in the power cable, plugged in the USB cable to my mid 2014 MacBook Pro using Catalina, plugged in a CD, and the CD showed up on the desk top. ... It showed up on the desktop. ... FYI, you can get blue ray software to pay blue ray movies on your Mac real easy. ... "
" ... I have connected the device to a Lenovo W530 laptop running Linux 5.7.12 and I've written and verified qty 10 BD-R 25 gb M-Disc discs using the UDF 2.01 filesystem / 2k block size. ... "
" ... This drive worked flawlessly upon plugging into my late 2012 Mac Mini and just plows through whatever Blu-ray’s I need burned. ... "
Storage
17drives, ripping, ram, quiet, price
+94%
-6%
" ... This is one of those drives. ... "
" ... Having said that, I still recommend this drive. ... This greatly increases the drive's utility and makes the price even better, considering the NS60 is $40 more at the best of times and also reads 4K disks. ... "
" ... Drive will go to BOOT mode Please retry again." ... option checked, and now the drive works as expected, fully LibreDrive compatible. ... "
" ... This drive is currently sitting in my backup stationary computer. ... "
" ... FYI, for those of you looking into a 4K friendly drive. ... "
" ... It took 15 minutes to flash all 5 drives with a Winbox 10 computer. ... "
" ... I bought this drive and inserted it into an external drive case. ... Good drive I will always use a larger drive. ... I just like the durability of a larger safer drive. ... "
" ... I love this drive! ... "
Resolution
13firmware, 4k blu ray, uhd, movies, bluray
+85%
-15%
" ... Also if you have a 4k blu-ray player, you don't need a SACD player because the 4k can handle it as well . ... "
" ... Also this drive can actually read 4K disks, however you need to use LibraDrive firmware that you can get separately. ... "
" ... Tested with four 4K discs - Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Great Wall, Star Trek Beyond and Ghost in the Shell and all the discs could be read. ... "
" ... The firmware that comes on this drive prevents it from reading uhd (4k) blu-rays. ... "
" ... One of the reasons that this drive and its siblings are popular is because they can read 4K UHD Blu-Ray with earlier versions of firmware, even though the drives are not advertised as 4K UHD drives. ... "
" ... Have not burned Bluray but backed up various regular and 4k. ... "
" ... I have used 5 of these drives to build a rip tower for DVDs, especially Blu ray and 4K UHD movies. ... The drives are very quiet and very fast, even 4k movies rip at 10+ times speed. ... "
" ... There are a handful though that can be made to work with 4k titles with a little effort. ... "
Sound
12reading, noisy, sounded, quiet, loud
+58%
-42%
" ... Works great and very silent. ... "
" ... It's nice and quiet. ... "
" ... go in your rip settings and max it out for the sound possible , you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between cd and digital, and i know i will get some backlash on this but if it works for me, it can work for you. ... "
" ... I watched a movie on it and the sound was amazing. ... "
" ... The noise level is quite high when first reading, but it gets quieter after a minute or two. ... "
" ... My only complaint is this drive can be quite loud at times, but for the price it's easy to forgive it. ... "
Performance
9quiet, fast, speed, read, job
+100%
" ... I don't do Bluray burning so I cannot speak to its speed in that department but its read speed has been great. ... "
" ... Otherwise it's a great drive and gets the job done. ... "
" ... Fast for what it is. ... "
" ... This drive has a ton of uses and is relatively affordable considering I bought mine on sale. ... "
" ... So far this drive has performed just fine. ... "
" ... Rock solid mdisc drive ... "
" ... Performance on playback is grate! ... "
" ... The burner works very well, it's fast and quiet. ... "
Price
6money, waste, drive
+83%
-17%
" ... A few extra bucks and complete. ... "
" ... Good product for the price - would recommend. ... "
Marketplace
6defective, works, wh16ns40, vendor, unit
+33%
-67%
" ... The first one showed up dead. ... Both of these were returned, no comment from the vendor, apology, zippo. ... AVOID THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. ... "
" ... It was past the 30 day return policy so I couldn't return it. ... "
" ... First one was DOA. ... "
Body
5plastic, door, wrap, opened, bubble
+40%
-60%
" ... Cooler fell off and they replaced it with one they sold me. ... "
" ... I don't see what is causing the problem, but I am suspicious that a rubber gasket is missing from the upper CD clamp. ... There is just hard plastic, round disc there. ... It was very cheaply made. ... "
" ... I didn't buy a "protection plan" because I've always scoffed at those as "just scams preying on people's fears." ... "
Video
4movie, play, movies, collection
+100%
" ... Currently have almost a TB of my movies on my drive for easy watching within MPC-HC. ... "
" ... I then use plex to access my movie database. ... "
" ... I used this to make my movie collection easier to manage. ... "
Marketplace / Marketplace
3wh16ns40, vendor, shipped, oem, lg
+67%
-33%
" ... It came in a plain brown box, as expected of an OEM part. ... "
" ... Works as advertised ... "
Marketplace / Defective Delivery
3unit, received, opened, first, box
-100%
" ... AVOID THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. ... "
" ... First one was DOA. ... "
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Specifications
Memory
Memory: 4 GB
Internal Storage: 0.56 GB
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