New to MakeMKV, or in need of a new 4K/UHD drive? Don't be fooled by sellers offering "pre-flashed" and "tested" drives at premium prices ($/€150-300). Before you buy, know that you can get the same functionality for 50-70% less by flashing the firmware yourself.

Warning: There are many easy to follow and detailed tutorials, don't be fooled by some that make you believe only the listed (sold) products will work for making 4K/UHD backups or copying of your discs.

Example: Buy the Verbatim 43888, it works straight out of the box. On the inside is either a Pioneer drive, or in my example: the HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N (from LG). The HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N and if I'm not mistaken the Pioneer ones as well are very easy to flash.

P.S.: While the Verbatim 43888 is available in Europe for €90-120, I'm not sure how easy it is to get on other continents.

Current Prices: (EAN: B07MTP9VKX, Amazon West-Europe)
- DE: €99 https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07MTP9VKX
- FR: €115 https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07MTP9VKX
- BE: €115 https://www.amazon.com.be/dp/B07MTP9VKX
- NL: €120 https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B07MTP9VKX

If there's interest, I'll find equivalent drives for US/other markets

Tutorial: (credits to PixelFix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amBw1e%5C_JMOE

Also quasi ein einziger Drive?

[–] smokeysnilas@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Das Verbatim ist halt aktuell wohl die günstigste Variante und damit die Empfehlung. Es gibt schon auch andere, aber teurer und ggf nicht mehr neu.

[–] pantherina@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

Auf ebay nicht wirklich, aber ja externe Player sind natürlich für die meisten auch sinnvoller weil kein Tower-PC da ist. Hab gesehen dass der in meiner ebay suche aber auch schon drin war.