HDD drive Blu-ray internal enclosure used ext

Hi, I have a new Alienware M17 R4 but as no disc drive it's hard to play or read/write.Most ext drives are not good rating, but internal drives are better. Not sure on input for AW M17 R4 apart from usb 3, plus connections for drive and case to hold unit?

 

USB3 should be plenty for Bluray.

 

There are a number of external Bluray drives that use USB 3.0 I can confirm that this is fast enough.

 

Have seen some drive enclosures but they have what I can work out to be usb 3.0 type B and Alienware M17 R4 only has the 3.0 which is compatible with usb 2

 

yType A is the old USB 2 standard used in laptops etc, Type C is the small, narrow and symmetrical connector.

 

Type B is mostly for Printers.

Type A is the side that plugs into your PC/host
Type C is the most recent you see on phones / accessories / USB charging for laptops.

USB 3 is the speed of the cable



Just because it's USB-C doesn't mean it's going to be the fastest for data. C cables can be wired to provide simple USB2 480 speeds or more premium cables can max at 10 or 20 GBPS / 100W PD for charging.

You can get C cables with 10GBPS speeds / 100W charging and throw an adapter on the end for any of the connection types you need for ~$5 off Amazon. I do this with a couple of things requiring Mini-USB / Micro-USB / etc. as well able to convert from C to Type 2 if need be.

 

A number of the external drives come with a cable that will connect to one (sometimes two) type A 3.0 connections. I have an LG drive (from Best Buy, I think) that has a socket for the new type C 3.0 - and a cable with a type C plug on one end, and two type A plugs on the other. Works fine.