Pioneer External Blu-ray Drive BDR-XS07S Silver Color to Match Mac.6X Slot Loading Portable USB 3.2 Gen1(3.0) BD/DVD/CD Writer. Supports BDXL and M-Disc Format. USB Bus Powered

Good quality and compact dimensions which is very similar to Apple’s own SuperDrive but with Blu Ray capability. Please be advised Macs will need additional software for Blu Ray.Recommended.

This seems to write m-disks fine. Nice unit with slot loading. Bit pricy for what it is but there aren't many alternatives.

works as expected! Was able to rip some dvds using it and now can also play bluray. I just plug it directly into my 2019 macbook pro with a usb-c to usb-c cord. Pretty slim size and I like how it doesnt look as cheaply made as others. great accessory if you need disc functionality for your macbook that doesnt have it.

海外仕様のため国内のPIONEERのテクニカルサポートは受けられない（PIONEER談）とのことで不安はありましたが、ずっと欲しかった「スロットローディング」のドライブで所有欲を満足させています。Appleが以前販売していたDVDドライブが壊れて以来だったので満足です。

I think the most important thing to know about this item is that it can not run if connected to a USB hub. It does mention this in the description of the drive, but it's very important. If you're like me, I have an M1 Mac Mini that already has every port filled up, you can't run the drive with a connecting hub. Thankfully another review mentioned which power cord type to use, and I bought this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W8X9VGK since the connector has an interchangeable end. With that connected, the drive has no issues running. Of course the other thing for Mac users to know is that you need to download special software to run blu-ray movies which was the primary use case for me (someone else said that VLC Player came with their computer, but mine didn't, and that software doesn't work without some serious tech knowledge and a prayer anyway). I don't have any intention of copying or writing to blu-ray discs, so I can't speak to that. Overcoming those challenges for a Mac user, the drive works perfectly!

I use it for high rez recording so far, and except for being very slow recording, the quality of the recording is perfect as of now. No real problems other than price of disks, $12 per. But you can't test for 'time' very easily, and that's the TRUE test for this machine. The quality of performance is great, and the longevity evaluation is the real purpose for these recordings--I just haven't had it long enough as yet, and you can't easily measure that other than that. So far, it passes with no problems other than recording speed. If it does what it's intended to do, I won't complain about that.

Pioneer is usually considered a top brand for me. Having pioneered the CDJ (no pun intended) and being in the home hi fi business for decades, I had high hopes for this blu ray drive. Connecting it to my Mac mini (M1) via a USB hub allowed me to play CD’s, but I couldn’t rip them. Connecting it directly to my Mac, it allowed me to rip CDs for awhile , but then stopped working within 30 days of purchase. It almost ate one of my CD’s, even. Maybe getting an external power for this would have helped, but what a pain. Lastly, while I can’t really fault the player for this, playing blu rays on my Mac was extremely complicated and unintuitive. Needless to say I returned this and bought an ASUS one less than a quarter of the price. While the Asus drive can’t play blu rays, at least it actually works consistently for CDs and dvds.