Ensure the security of your data. Optical media are rapidly becoming the most reliable archiving media for your data. Unfortunately, more and more notebook manufacturers are banning optical drives from their devices to make them even thinner. Verbatim offers the solution with this external slimline Blu-ray burner with USB-C connector. With it, you can create backups of all the important... files you never want to lose, for example family pictures, videos, balance sheet documents, etc. Playback. Watch Blu-rays or DVDs on this external Blu-ray player . It's barely bigger than the Blu-ray itself and also has a USB port, which eliminates the need for an extra power supply. This makes it the perfect travel companion. - Playback software not included. Can be purchased or downloaded separately.