Has anyone contacted ASUS or Amazon about the optical drive? According to the ASUS website, this model is supposed to come with a BLU-Ray writer..
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My G750JX-DB71 has an 8x Super-Multi DVD.The only specs I've seen on the ASUS website weren't actually model specific specs, but a listing of the various hardware options across the G750 product line.Take a look at the ASUS specs again and you'll see that the Optical Drive section lists 3 different drive types (Blu-Ray DVD Combo, Super-Multi DVD, Blu-Ray Writer).The folks at ASUS really need to do something with their website and support info - it just plain sucks.
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I never knew that since it doesn't mention that on the amazon website. And no, you are the first person to ask me about it.
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I agree that on the Asus website the g750jx is listed as having a blue-ray writer.
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My G750JX-DB71 has an 8x Super-Multi DVD. The only specs I've seen on the ASUS website weren't actually model specific specs, but a listing of the various hardware options across the G750 product line. Take a look at the ASUS specs again and you'll see that the Optical Drive section lists 3 different drive types (Blu-Ray DVD Combo, Super-Multi DVD, Blu-Ray Writer). The folks at ASUS really need to do something with their website and support info - it just plain sucks.
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It is my understanding it is both a read and write optical drive, but I haven't actually used it to write a disk yet. Almost every laptop sold now with an optical drive is both a read/write drive. So I'd be really surprised if it wasn't. But I believe I saw some comments about missing tools for optical drives in Win 8. So you might have to get a 3rd party piece of software to use the hardware for some functions.
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Great I ordered thinking it came with Blu Ray drive. Can it be upgraded? I saw a video on YouTube that mentioned Blu Ray, but didn't exactly stated if it had it or not.
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There is no internal optical drive included. However you can add an external unit via one of the USB or Thunderbolt ports.If you opt for the Apple USB SuperDrive make sure to read the System Requirements for the drive. It was made to only work on Apple computers that did not have an optical drive included as a standard feature. The SuperDrive has very mixed reviews (see the Apple store web site for user feedback, as of 26 July 2013 ... 51% say 5 star and 48% say 1 star).Also, you will be limited in Blu-ray options if you are so inclined.
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Nope there's no optical drive. That's why I had to buy a seperate external optical drive
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No, it does not come with a Blu-Ray drive.I don't think you can get an internal, but an external Blu-Ray is possible.
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No it does not have an optical drive (DVD/CD drive). I have a desktop Win 8 machine in my home office. I shared the optical drive on the desktop and was easily able to install/rip software/music from that optical drive onto this Asus.
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No I don't believe it comes with optical drive. Thank you for your interest.
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This device (model BC-12B1ST) cannot write to Blu-Ray, but it can write to the various DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW formats. The BW-12B1ST (note the second character is the model name is "W" vs. "C") is Asus' equivalent Blu-Ray writer. I have one of each, and am very satisfied with them both.
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The drive itself uses a SATA connector, and shows up in Windows as a standard cd-rom drive. I didn't have to load any specific drivers, it uses the generic one supplied with Windows 7. It will probably be seen my Mac OS X, but I have no idea whether or not the OS or apps would let it read Blu-Ray content.
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Yes to both questions. It's one of the Main features i apreciated to have (optical drive)
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The unit replaces an exsisting optical drive whether it was a DVD or Blu-ray drive. If you need a blu-ray drive, I'm sure there are external blu-ray drives that would meet your needs.
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This model does not come with an internal optical drive. An user would have to use an external optical drive.
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Yeah, this drive is fine for a new PC. It can't write to bluray discs. But you can do pretty much whatever else you want to as far as disc reading/rewriting goes. Just to ease your mind, when building a PC the Optical drive is about as uncomplicated a piece as you can buy. They're pretty plug and play, nothing messy. I know people who have regretted everything from their mouse to their monitor, or even which memory they bought. But I've never known anyone to regret the optical drive they bought. They're usually relatively cheap compared to everything else, and you typically have multiple drive bays so you can always add another one. Yeah, this drive is fine for a new PC. It can't write to bluray discs. But you can do pretty much whatever else you want to as far as disc reading/rewriting goes. Just to ease your mind, when building a PC the Optical drive is about as uncomplicated a piece as you can buy. They're pretty plug and play, nothing messy. I know people who have regretted everything from their mouse to their monitor, or even which memory they bought. But I've never known anyone to regret the optical drive they bought. They're usually relatively cheap compared to everything else, and you typically have multiple... » Read More Yeah, this drive is fine for a new PC. It can't write to bluray discs. But you can do pretty much whatever else you want to as far as disc reading/rewriting goes. Just to ease your mind, when building a PC the Optical drive is about as uncomplicated a piece as you can buy. They're pretty plug and play, nothing messy. I know people who have regretted everything from their mouse to their monitor, or even which memory they bought. But I've never known anyone to regret the optical drive they bought. They're usually relatively cheap compared to everything else, and you typically have multiple drive bays so you can always add another one. « Show Less
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The description says it is a DVD/Blu-ray combo. The tech reviews I read also indicate it is a Blu-ray drive. I am waiting on my replacement unit to arrive as I was shipped the wrong unit. I will update my review and test the Blu-ray as soon as it arrives.
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I'd like to know the same thing. I own the computer but have not gotten it to play a blu-ray movie. ??!!
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No. This unit comes with a DVD writer. The Blu-Ray drive is an optional component included in some builds of this machine available from vendors outside of Amazon.