• Pros Compatible with both Windows and Mac. Supports all major optical formats, including triple- and quad-layer Blu-ray XL. AV connectivity. Built-in 2D to 3D conversion and DVD upscaling.

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• Cons Thicker and heavier than competitors. BDXL formats aren't widely supported, and may not justify the extra expense. • Bottom Line The Samsung SE-506AB External Slim Blu-ray Re-Writer is a convenient portable Blu-ray optical drive, with Mac compatibility, AV connectivity, and other goodies thrown in for good measure. The Samsung SE-506AB External Slim Blu-ray Re-Writer is a portable Blu-ray, similar to the ($149.99 direct, 4 stars). Portable optical drives are becoming increasingly important as manufacturers slim down laptops and ultrabooks by removing the optical drive entirely. A slim optical drive like the Samsung SE-506AB can be carried in a laptop bag or tucked out of sight in a drawer to be used only when needed.

Setting the Samsung apart, however, are features like Mac compatibility, tools for 2D to 3D conversion, and support for bleeding edge formats like triple- and quad-layer Blu-ray. All those extras add up to a great deal, making the Samsung SE506AB our Editors' Choice for portable optical drives. The SE-506AB is powered via USB using the included USB Y-cable. Unlike most USB Y-cables included with these sorts of drives, this cable has beefy plug connectors, reducing the likelihood of developing a break or a short at this common point of failure.

Unlike the ($150 street) or the ($150 street), the Samsung SE-506AB is designed for use in a horizontal orientation only. As portable optical drives go, the Samsung SE-506AB is nearly silent. Unlike the noisy Pioneer BDR-XD04, the Samsung makes almost no noise at all, even when burning data to a disc. It also stayed cool, never getting warmer than 85 degrees Fahrenheit (as measured with a Fluke IR thermometer). Features The SE-506AB works with all common optical formats, including Blu-ray, DVD, and CD. With both read and record functionality, this slim drive extends its usefulness even further. Like the Pioneer BDR-XD04, the SE-506AB is compatible not only with standard single- and dual-layer Blu-ray discs, it also will read from and record to triple- and quad-layer discs.

Unlike most external optical drives, which are Windows-only, the SE506AB is also Mac (OS X) compatible, providing Blu-ray support for your or in addition to filling the hole left by the (which has no optical drive at all). One of the unique aspects of the drive is that, unlike most portable optical drives, the SE-506AB can be used with a USB-equipped TV or home theater system in addition to a standard PC. The drive is compatible with both Linux and WinCE.

Like the Pioneer BDR-XD04, the SE506AB also supports BDXL triple- and quad-layer media. Where a single layer Blu-ray disc can hold up to 25GB per disc, and dual-layer discs up to 50GB, new BDXL formats like triple-layer media holds up to 100GB, and quad-layer up to 128GB. BDXL formats may be the next big thing in storage media, but at the moment, it's pretty rare. The few recordable BDXL discs that are on the market must be imported from Japan and sell for between $90-$100 per disc. You also will run into problems trying to play the discs on any other player, because unlike dual-layer Blu-ray discs, regular Blu-ray hardware doesn't support BDXL. The SE506AB also comes with CyberLink 3D video software, which supports 3D playback and offers upscaling for standard definition DVDs for improved playback on high definition displays.