Verbatim, a well-known optical storage media manufacturer, apart from the media business had introduced past internal/external optical storage solutions for users. While the optical storage market has decreased a lot, due to the explosion of memory storage products and high-capacity HDDs, optical storage is still among the best solutions to archive your precious data.

Many users tend to select portable devices like Laptops/tablets to use for their everyday use, so getting a portable external recorder is always a smart and good way to have it always on your side. The Verbatim External Slimline 4K Blu-ray Writer comes to fulfill this need. Optical Discs are fast becoming the most reliable media to archive your data on. Unfortunately, more and more notebook vendors choose to leave the optical drive out of their notebooks in favor of slim designs.

4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Playback
Watch your 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray discs on this External Blu-ray player (software player isn't included). As it is barely larger than a Blu-ray disc itself and USB powered, requiring no additional power adapter then you can carry it with you on your travels.

Verbatim has the solution with the Slimline Blu-ray writer with a USB-C connection. Use it to create a backup of all the important files that you don't want to lose, family pictures, videos, accounting documents, etc. Watch your Blu-ray and DVDs on this External Blu-ray player. As it is barely larger than a Blu-ray disc itself and USB powered, requiring no additional power adapter then you can carry it with you on your travels.

The Slimline External Blu-ray Writer is compatible with a wide range of optical discs. From the 100GB BDXL right down to a simple 700MB CD! The bundled award-winning Nero Burn and Archive software (Only PC) includes numerous special features including DiscSpan, MediaHome, and SecureDisc Technology to help you successfully organize, burn, and archive your important files. Various streaming options, including the Nero Streaming Player App, allow you to show your movies, photos, slideshows, and other media on various devices such as smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs. You can even add password protection for added security and an electronic signature so that everyone knows you own the copyright.

Burn a standard DVD at 8x speeds, a single-layer and double-layer Blu-ray disc at 6x, and a BDXL disc at 4x. The Slimline Blu-ray Writer supports buffer underrun protection, preventing problems during the recording process.

The Blu-ray writer has also been designed to save precious energy. It supports Zero Power ODD (Optical Disc Drive) which reduces the power consumption of the optical drive to zero in the operating system to save energy when the drive is not in use.

- Full specifications

• Product Details Part Number: 43888
• Slimline Blu-ray writer with 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray playback
• USB 3.2 GEN 1 with USB-CTM connection
• 6x maximum write / 4 x maximum read speeds for BD-R/BD-R DL
• Compact and lightweight, ideally suited for use with a notebook or ultrabook
• Power provided by the USB port - no need to carry a bulky power adapter
• Includes award-winning BD/DVD/CD burning software
• Stores up to 100GB on a BDXL Disc / 8.5GB on a Double Layer DVD / 4.7GB on a standard DVD
• Fully compliant with MDISC archiving technology
• Includes a FREE 25GB Verbatim Blu-ray disc
• System Requirements
  • PC: Intel Pentium III / AMD Duron 900MHz or higher, 512MB RAM or higher, available USB port, Windows 7/8/10
  • MAC: Intel Mac, 512MB RAM or higher, available USB port, Mac OS X 10.6 or higher
• Interface: USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C
• Data Transfer rate: 1.5Gbits/sec
• Reliability: MTBF: 60,000 POH
• Loading / unloading durability: 20,000 times
• Disc attach / detach: 20,000 times
• Interface connectory attach/detach: 10,000 times

- Retail Package

The Verbatim External 4K Slimline Blu-Ray Recorder has a small retail box. The product costs around ~110 Euro/$ depending on your region and local VAT. information for users. The package design is simple and we liked it, it got all the needed logos and information on all sides in case you view it locally at a computer store.

Inside you will find:

• 1x External 4K Slimline Blu-ray Writer
• 1x USB-C to USB-A Cable
• 1x USB-A to USB-C Adapter
• 1x Nero Burn & Archive Software on CD
• 1x Manual on CD
• 1x Quick Installation Guide
• 1x 25GB Verbatim Blu-ray Disc

The drive has a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type C connection interface 145 mm x 133 mm x 11mm (L x W x H) dimensions and weighs only 215 grams. The external build material is made out of aluminium and at the top you will only find the Verbatim logo.

At the front, you will find only an operation LED and the eject button.

After pressing the eject button you have to manually pull the disc tray to remove/insert optical discs.

At the bottom, you will find the product ID label.

At the back, we will find only a USB Type C connection port.

Users can find online manuals and general support at Verbatim's website.