Buffalo Technology MediaStation 6X Portable Blu-Ray Writer BR-PX68U2/BK (Black)

by Buffalo Technology

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 3.6 x 8.7 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B003CJTQPG
• Item model number: BR-PX68U2/BK
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #13 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > External Components > Optical Drives > Blu-ray Drives
  • #16 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Components > Internal Optical Drives > Internal Blu-ray Drives
  • #81 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Components > Internal Optical Drives > Internal DVD Drives
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

MediaStation™ 6X Portable Blu-Ray Writer offers unsurpassed Blu-Ray read/write speeds in a portable, ultra-small and light weight package. Housed in a sleek, high gloss case, it is powered by USB over several configurations, offering optimal burning and playback performance of Blu-ray discs, DVDs and CDs on laptop and netbook computers.

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Ultra-Slim and Self Powered for Maximum Portability

Ideal for laptops and netbooks, Buffalo’s MediaStation 6x Portable Blu-ray Writer is the smallest portable Blu-Ray writer on the market. It offers fast Blu-ray read and write speeds in a small, lightweight and stylish portable package. Powered by USB*, it offers optimal burning and playback performance of Blu-ray discs, DVDs and CDs on laptops and netbooks. MediaStation BR-PX68U2/BK is a choice alternative to the expensive offerings of competitive laptop manufacturers.

A Rich Blu-ray and DVD Experience

Included with MediaStation 6x Portable Blu-ray Writer is CyberLink™ PowerDVD Suite, video burning and playback software for editing, sharing, and enjoying all of your Blu-Ray movies and HD content. CyberLink has all of the features to please even the most demanding movie buff.

• PowerDVD offers full support for Blu-ray HD video playback and support for DTS 5.1 channel and Dolby Digital Plus and True HD 7.1 channel audio.
• PowerDirector lets you remix and organize your HD content and lets you share the results online and with your friends and family.
• PowerProducer gives you the power to create and burn Blu-ray and DVD media. Create stylish menus with a variety of templates and output the results to your choice of disc, including Blu-ray, DVD, or VCD.
• Plus, get the widest selection of useful video formats, including a full set of digital tools at your finger tips for amplifying DVD playback quality for near-HD viewing with excellent visual results.

Key Features and Benefits

• Slim and Compact: Ultra small form factor makes it the perfect travel companion
• USB Bus Powered*: Ideal for notebook and netbooks
• Easy Video Upscaling: Make your home videos look like they were recorded in HD
• Cyberlink PowerDVD : Video burning and playback software for a rich Blu-ray and DVD experience

MediaStation 6X Portable Blu-Ray Writer BR-PX68U2/BK is backed by a one-year limited warranty and lifetime 24/7 US based technical support

What’s in the Box

MediaStation 6X Portable Blu-Ray Writer, USB Y-Cable (11.81 in) USB Cable (11.81 in), Power Adapter, Setup DVD-ROM with Cyberlink Software, Quick Setup Guide and Warranty Statement

*Depending on the computer you are using, the power supplied from the USB bus may not be adequate for burning Blu-Ray discs. In this case, please use the included power adapter for added power.

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Product Description

MediaStation 6x Portable Blu-ray Writer offers fast Blu-ray read and write speeds in a small, lightweight and stylish portable package. Powered by USB over several configurations, it offers optimal burning and playback performance of Blu-ray discs, DVDs and CDs on laptops and netbooks. Housed in a sleek, high-gloss case, MediaStation BR-PX68U2/BK is a choice alternative to the expensive offerings of competitive laptop manufacturers. Included with BR-PX68U2/BK is the CyberLink™ PowerDVD software suite for Windows which offers a rich Blu-ray and DVD burning and playback experience. Additionally, support for DVD upscaling allows for standard definition DVDs to be viewed and re-recorded in new HD quality. Its slim structure fits easily inside a laptop or netbook bag, making MediaStation 6x Portable Blu-ray Writer a perfect companion for any mobile computer.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Great!, January 2, 2011

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C. Warren (Troy, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buffalo Technology MediaStation 6X Portable Blu-Ray Writer BR-PX68U2/BK (Black) (Personal Computers)

I put this Blu-ray writer on my Wish List and I received it as a gift for 2010 Christmas. I was needing a way to make backup copies of my purchased Blu-ray movies for the kids because they were constantly losing them or getting them scratched up. I connected it to my Dell Studio 1749 laptop, via my USB hub because I have several other external drives connected simultaneously. I also connected the separate AC power adapter that was included with the Blu-ray writer. The next thing I did was download and install a trial version of separate software to enable me to make backup copies of Blu-ray discs (I only used the trial version of the software until I found out it worked for sure, then I was more than happy to purchase the full version of the software ($60) in order to backup all my Blu-ray discs in the future). Next, I used the Blu-ray writer with the separate software I downloaded to create a Blu-ray disc image file (.iso) of a Blu-ray disc I wanted to make a backup copy of. I saved the Blu-ray disc image file (.iso) on one of my external hard drives until I got a blank Blu-ray disc to burn it on. Since I also received the Optical Quantum 25GB 4X BD-R Logo Top Spindle - 25 pcs for Christmas, I had to convert the Blu-ray disc image file to fit on a 25GB blank Blu-ray disc, which was one of the options I selected before I created the Blu-ray disc image file. After I got finished creating the Blu-ray disc image file on my external hard drive, all I did was insert one of the Optical Quantum 25GB 4X BD-R Logo Top Spindle - 25 pcs in the Buffalo Blu-ray Writer and the rest was history! It worked perfectly, but took several hours to copy/write because it's not near as fast as a DVD writer, but this should be expected due to the huge amount of data that is required for the Blu-ray discs. I'm not complaining about the speed, because the backup I made works great on my Blu-ray player in the living room!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mostly good...software mostly bad, June 14, 2011

By 

Jimmy Dean "Jimmy" (Oceanside, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Buffalo Technology MediaStation 6X Portable Blu-Ray Writer BR-PX68U2/BK (Black) (Personal Computers)

I've used this Writer for several BD-RE 50G discs now and I can say that I am generally happy. The Verbatim discs burn around 3.1x avg and as high as 4.2x (Imgburn) which is better than the advertised 2x. I am glad they sent me an external power supply as the chargeable port I use on my laptop is just short in the supplied power. The blue light lights just a bit brighter with the supply. It uses the Sony drive so I know it comes from the source of Blu-ray and isn't a knock-off of some kind. The outside black housing is just right and was exactly as the picture shows. It is sturdy and put together well with the connections on the back. It can even be tethered to a cord for security.

Now the software that was supplied is partially okay. The turboUSB really makes a difference. Without it, it maxs out at 0.9x. So you have to install it or you could wait practically forever for a large burn. As mentioned above, Imgburn reported an average of 3.1x and has gone up from there at points. Impressive! The Cyberlink software is marginal at best for blu-ray. Most of the functions require an upgrade and the PowerDVD software fails at running it and selecting menu items. I have an on-going ticket with Cyberlink right now (Buffalo didn't want to touch this issue which is fine.) but I am not confident in the resolve because I hardly think they could do anything concidering it is very old software (3 yrs) and there are no updates to speak of available. Fortunately I use other software to burn and encode my blu-rays and will not probably use the Cyberlink software for anything anyway. It's just too bad I have a whole suite that is defective at the core product. As far as firmware or driver updates: nadda Windows7 is using a 2006 driver build (way before Windows7 was released) and it recognises it fine but you'd think it would update for 64-bit or something special, right? Sony has a firmware update but the OEM (Buffalo) has it installed already (1.02) so it doesn't matter.



Would I recommend this product? Sure! Would I buy it again? Probably!

Update: 6/16/11: I resolved the Cyberlink problem by surfing the Internet. I was getting a CLHelp error which crashed the PowerDVD application. If you google the error it will point to a few solutions which worked for me. But the earlier part of my review still holds: most of the Blu-Ray functions I want to use require upgrading (bummer).

Update: 6/19/11: Another Verbatim BD-RE disc jumped the writing speed to 6.5x! Avg write = 9mb/s! That is 32.4 gigs an hour!!! Absolutely amazing!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Burner, March 19, 2011

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Gedlee - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Buffalo Technology MediaStation 6X Portable Blu-Ray Writer BR-PX68U2/BK (Black) (Personal Computers)

This is a great burner. I've had no issues with it what so ever. Burns as it should. I tried the SONY external burner also and I like this one better. It seems to be a little more solidly built than the SONY.