ASUS External Slim Blu-ray Disc Combo SBC-06D1S-U Review

👤by Simon Green Comments 📅01-03-10
A Closer Look

The drive has a very nice feel and weight to it – it is not too heavy but has a decent solidity which speaks volumes about the quality of it's construction and hopefully bodes well for operational silence!


The drive


At 157 x 142 x 21mm the SBC-06D1S-U is only 37mm longer and 22mm wider than a standard 12cm disc, and as already stated at 21mm thick (or 21mm thin should that be?) it is about as skinny as it's surely possible to make a tray-loading external drive. The front has the same diamond blue led design as did ASUS' previous top-end model the SBC-04D1S-U and a silver ASUS logo.
On the back the drive has small rubber patches in each corner to ensure stability when in use flat, but I suspect most will opt to use the included stand as it does show the drive off rather better (and when it looks this good why not?!)


The drive mounted on the stand


The drive is easily mounted in just a few seconds onto the stand by removing a rubber plug from the back and then pressing the stand's latch into the exposed recess. Once mounted it is extremely secure as the entire base of the stand is a large rubber pad which gives excellent grip and anti-vibration properties.


The drive's back, mounted on the stand


To the rear we see the standard Class 1 Laser Product warning sticker common to all optical drives and serial number details etc. You can also see the four rubber pads on corners of the main body of the drive.


The left hand side


To the left hand side we have the tray drawer with the silver eject button and just above the button there are 3 tiny green activity led's. There is also the standard small hole for manual eject should that be needed.


The right hand side


To the right hand side there is... a mini-USB socket and that's it – remember there's no external power supply needed here!

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