My Products & Services will not be available until 10th January 2020. Existing customers can contact me by email.

[asmcom]

"Pictures of Vantec 5.25" Enclosure & Slim Version "



I am located in the United Kingdom and cover worldwide. I can deal with international shipping no problem.

Prices For Drive & Firmwares. 10% Discount Included in price, if via PayPal Direct. Please find shipping rates below as prices do not include shipping.


LG-BU40N Internal Drive fitted with Vantec NST-510S3-BK USB 3.0 Slim SATA Optical Drive Enclosure Firmware V1.03MK £116.99 / $146.25

https://ebay.us/elSzFn

LG-BU40N Internal Drive fitted with Vantec NST-510S3-BK USB 3.0 Slim SATA Optical Drive Enclosure Firmware V1.00 £116.99 /$146.25

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264404200026



uhdfriendlydrives@gmail.com




"Pictures of Vantec 5.25" Enclosure & Slim Version "


Vantec Slim Sata Optical Drive NST-510S3-BK Now Available on Ebay and MakeMKV


https://ebay.us/elSzFn Firmware Version 1.03 MK LibreDrive Enabled Compatible with MakeMKV Only

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264404200026 Firmware Version 1.00 Compatible With DVDfab and MakeMKV


Vantec Large Sata Optical Drive NST-536S3-BK Now Available on Ebay and MakeMKV

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264300461066 3.10 MK LibreDrive Enabled Compatible with MakeMKV & AnyDVDHD (If you only use MakeMKV then I definitely recommend 3.10MK LibreDrive firmware)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264300459395 3.00s Compatible with DeUHD, DVDfab, MakeMKV & AnyDVDHD


Manners First, I would like to thank Mike Chen for letting me use his web page to advertise my services. The Products and services that I offer on this web page is not affiliated with MakeMKV. I would encourage anyone who uses MakeMKV to buy a licence and support the development of the MakeMKV application that we all love and use. This software is nothing short of amazing. If you are happy with the product and you can afford please donate to the development of the software.

A very special thank you to Mike, for allowing me to advertise my services.

Worldwide-30 Day Money Back Guarantee!!! The Guarantee covers the drive purchased from me and the firmware I supplied with the drive. The drive will be clearly labelled with firmware supplied and with unique eight digit checksum. If the firmware is changed or modified from which I supply then warranty is void. I am happy to flash firmware remotely free of charge for my existing customers.

I pride myself on the quality of service and care, that I offer my customers. When you buy a drive from me. I offer a quality backup, service to my customers that is second to none.

Please read testimonials from my customers from link below?

https://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI. ... rid=asmcom

I thank all my customers for their valued transactions and also to you kind american customers, for their support to my overseas Irish service on this forum.

I am Asmcom. My main purpose on this forum is to serve the MakeMKV community. I do this as a Hobby. I am not under cutting prices as I see it. I am just offering customers value for money and I also donate to charity.

"What My Customers Say About Me and My Service"

https://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAP ... nterval=30



A special thank you to Mike for his Technical know-how and amazing abilities, he is nothing short of a Genius. He enabled a new 2019 model Hitachi LG-BU40N drive for me recently with (LibreDrive Firmware). This new firmware enabled the drive to allow people to back up their own personal 4K UHD disc collection among other options.

"Products that I offer on Ebay with details & descriptions"

Please find below ebay links for UHD Friendly and Official Optical Drives.

Vantec USB 3.0 External Slim Enclosure fitted with an official LG-BU40N on Firmware version 1.00. I have had great success with this new 2019 model which comes standard on v1.03 firmware. Once flashed to firmware v1.00 the drive works flawlessly and coupled with the Vantec Slim makes a brilliant combination. The Hitachi LG-BU40N is compatible with Mac OS, Windows and Linux. The firmware v1.00 works with DVDfab and MakeMKV.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264404200026

Vantec USB 3.0 External Slim Enclosure fitted with an official LG-BU40N on Firmware version 1.03MK LibreDrive enabled. This Firmware is especially written by Mike Chen to support his world-renowned software program (MakeMKV) which is now the market leader in this sector. I have had great success with this new 2019 model which comes standard on v1.03 firmware. Once flashed via USB to Mike's v1.03MK LibreDrive firmware the drive works flawlessly and coupled with the Vantec Slim makes a brilliant combination. The Hitachi LG-BU40N is compatible with Mac OS, Windows and Linux. This firmware was written specifically for the software MakeMKV and is only compatible with MakeMKV and no other programs

https://ebay.us/elSzFn


Vantec USB 3.0 5.25" External Enclosure fitted with an ASUS BW-16D1HT on Firmware version 3.10MK LibreDrive. Firmware especially written by Mike Chen to support LibreDrive. Programs Supported by this firmware are (MakeMKV & AnyDVDHD)

https://ebay.us/3fVKHS


Vantec USB 3.0 5.25" External Enclosure fitted with an ASUS BW-16D1HT on Firmware version 3.00s. Great versatility with this firmware as it supports four different Software's. Programs Supported by this firmware are (MakeMKV, DeUHD, DVDfab & AnyDVDHD)

https://ebay.us/NvKdYu


Vantec USB 3.0 5.25" External Enclosure fitted with an ASUS BC-12D2HT Cross Flashed to an ASUS BW-16D1HT on Firmware version 3.00s. Great value for money as the Cross flashed drive has the exact same function as the ASUS BW-16D1HT.
Great versatility with this firmware as it supports four different Software's. Programs Supported by this firmware are (MakeMKV, DeUHD, DVDfab & AnyDVDHD)

https://ebay.us/ghMarQ


Vantec USB 3.0 5.25"External Enclosure fitted with an ASUS BC-12D2HT Cross Flashed to an ASUS BW-16D1HT on Firmware version 3.10MK LibreDrive. Great value for money as the Cross flashed drive has the exact same function as the ASUS BW-16D1HT.
Firmware especially written by Mike Chen to support LibreDrive. Programs Supported by this firmware are (MakeMKV & AnyDVDHD)

https://ebay.us/sTdUXG


ASUS BW-16D1HT on Firmware version 3.10MK LibreDrive. Firmware especially written by Mike Chen to support LibreDrive. Programs Supported by this firmware are (MakeMKV & AnyDVDHD). If your primary software program is MakeMKV then this drive would be favourable. From my own testing I have found the ASUS BW-16D1HT to be at least 15 % faster
than the LG-BH16NS55 and other sellers have stated to find this drive to be 25% faster than a LG-BH16NS55.

https://ebay.us/GXruUK

ASUS BW-16D1HT on Firmware version 3.00s. Great versatility with this firmware as it supports four different Software's. Programs Supported by this firmware are (MakeMKV, DeUHD, DVDfab & AnyDVDHD. From my own testing I have found the ASUS BW-16D1HT to be at least 15 % faster
than the LG-BH16NS55 and other sellers have stated to find this drive to be 25% faster than a LG-BH16NS55.

https://ebay.us/QtyxKB


ASUS BC-12D2HT Cross Flashed to an ASUS BW-16D1HT on Firmware version 3.10MK LibreDrive. Great value for money as the Cross flashed drive has the exact same function as the ASUS BW-16D1HT.
Firmware especially written by Mike Chen to support LibreDrive. Programs Supported by this firmware are (MakeMKV & AnyDVDHD)

https://ebay.us/WZ8NDq


ASUS BC-12D2HT Cross Flashed to an ASUS BW-16D1HT on Firmware version 3.00s. Great value for money as the Cross flashed drive has the exact same function as the ASUS BW-16D1HT.
Great versatility with this firmware as it supports four different Software's. Programs Supported by this firmware are (MakeMKV, DeUHD, DVDfab & AnyDVDHD)

https://ebay.us/vqykc1


ASUS BW-16D1HT on Firmware version 3.01. Great versatility with this firmware as it supports four different Software's. Programs Supported by this firmware are (MakeMKV, DeUHD, DVDfab & AnyDVDHD. From my own testing I have found the ASUS BW-16D1HT to be at least 15 % faster
than the LG-BH16NS55 and other sellers have stated to find this drive to be 25% faster than a LG-BH16NS55. A consensus of customers on MakeMKV have found this software to be very reliable. Personally I find firmware versions 3.00s & 3.01 with external vantec to be superb.

https://ebay.us/l5zo2r


ASUS BC-12D2HT Cross Flashed to an ASUS BW-16D1HT on Firmware version 3.01. Great value for money as the Cross flashed drive has the exact same function as the ASUS BW-16D1HT. Programs Supported by this firmware are (MakeMKV, DeUHD, DVDfab & AnyDVDHD. From my own testing I have found the ASUS BW-16D1HT to be at least 15 % faster
than the LG-BH16NS55 and other sellers have stated to find this drive to be 25% faster than a LG-BH16NS55. A consensus of customers on MakeMKV have found this software to be very reliable. Personally I find firmware versions 3.00s & 3.01 with external vantec to be superb.

https://ebay.us/qqKAsz

"Please read Ebay Customer Reviews "

https://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAP ... nterval=30

I am located in the United Kingdom and cover worldwide. I can deal with international shipping no problem.

Prices For Drive & Firmwares. 10% Discount Included in price, if via PayPal Direct. Please find shipping rates below as prices do not include shipping.

LG-BU40N Internal Drive fitted with Vantec NST-510S3-BK USB 3.0 Slim SATA Optical Drive Enclosure Firmware V1.03MK £116.99 / $146.25

uhdfriendlydrives@gmail.com




"Pictures of Vantec 5.25" Enclosure & Slim Version "



Vantec Slim Sata Optical Drive NST-510S3-BK Now Available on Ebay and MakeMKV

https://ebay.us/elSzFn 1.03 MK LibreDrive Enabled Compatible with MakeMKV Only

Vantec Large Sata Optical Drive NST-536S3-BK Now Available on Ebay and MakeMKV

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264300461066 3.10 MK LibreDrive Enabled Compatible with MakeMKV & AnyDVDHD (If you only use MakeMKV then I definitely recommend 3.10MK LibreDrive firmware)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264300459395 3.00s Compatible with DeUHD, DVDfab, MakeMKV & AnyDVDHD


"Prices For Drive & Firmwares 10% Discount Included if via PayPal direct"

Pre Flashed ASUS BW-161DHT Retail Box £71.10 / $90.30 (with firmware of your choice) V3.10MK Firmware works with MakeMKV & AnydvdHD / V3.00s Firmware that will work with DeUHD & Dvdfab

Pre Flashed ASUS BC-12D2HT Retail Box £64.80 / $80.50 (with firmware of your choice) V3.01MK Firmware works with MakeMKV & AnydvdHD / V3.00s Firmware that will work with DeUHD & Dvdfab

Cross-Flashed ASUS BC-12D2HT to BW-16D1HT Retail Box £64.80 / $80.50 (with firmware of your choice) V3.10MK Firmware works with MakeMKV & AnydvdHD / V3.00s Firmware that will work with DeUHD & Dvdfab

Pre Flashed BW-16D1HT Retail Boxed £67.50 / $86.50 (with firmware of your choice) V3.10MK Firmware works with MakeMKV & AnydvdHD / V3.00s Firmware that will work with DeUHD & Dvdfab

"Drives with Enclosures"

ASUS BW-161DHT Internal Drive fitted with Vantec NST-536S3-BK NexStar DX 5.25”USB 3.0 External Enclosure £119.99 / $154.00

ASUS BC-12D2HT Internal Drive fitted with Vantec NST-536S3-BK NexStar DX 5.25”USB 3.0 External Enclosure £107.99 / $139.00

LG-BS16NS55 Internal Drive fitted with Vantec NST-536S3-BK NexStar DX 5.25”USB 3.0 External Enclosure £99.99 / $128.00 (Out of Stock)

LG-BU40N Internal Drive fitted with Vantec NST-510S3-BK USB 3.0 Slim SATA Optical Drive Enclosure £116.99 / $146.25

Vantec NST-536S3-BK NexStar DX 5.25”USB 3.0 External Enclosure Only Price £39.99 / $52.00

Vantec NST-510S3-BK USB 3.0 Slim SATA Optical Drive Enclosure Only Price £24.00 / $30.85

Special Offer!!!
BE14NU40 / BE16NU50 Refurbish and Service

These cases are fantastic. If your drive has failed. I can replace the internal drive with an ASUS BW-16D1HT.

I am also happy to replace the internal drive with whatever drive you prefer.

Flat Fee for refurbishment of each drive.

£60.00 / $75.00 plus delivery

Shipping Rates Below:

"Shipping Rates"

UK Royal Mail 2nd Class Signed For (2 to 3 Working Days) £4.96 per Drive
UK Royal Mail 1st Class Signed For (1 to 2 Working Days) £11.95 Per Drive

World Wide Rates (Flat Rate)

Royal Mail International Tracked £20.65 / $26.50

"What is LibreDrive?"

https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 19&t=18856

The new safe method of Changing Firmware "Using Asus Modified Flasher"

Thanks to mike we now have a alternative method to flashing firmware read more about it here: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=18873

In some circumstances when Cross-Flashing and doing be-spoke firmware changes I would use Dosflash too. MakeMKV now supports official UHD drives such as LG WH16NS60, LG BU40N and others, which is currently being built on. Hopefully Mike will be adding on some new drives shortly

"Firmware Flashing"

Firmware Flashing advice free. I will do my best to point customers in the right direction as this is generally an easy task and one I do not like charging for.

Any questions or queries on firmware flashing please email me on uhdfriendlydrives@gmail.com

I do this as a hobby and have priced the drives as keen as possible. I donate profits once a year every Christmas and will post details and pictures at this time.

All drives are brand new and tested for 4K Ultra HD compatibility. After the drive has been removed from original packaging and then connected to my computer, I change the firmware to custom firmware which makes your drive able to read 4K Ultra HD discs. Drives are tested by inserting a 4K Ultra HD disc and backing up a movie in relation to the application the firmware has been ordered for. After ensuring that there is no errors I put the drive back in the original packaging. Other than that, it is absolutely brand new. I cannot guarantee you will be able to plug this in and play a 4K Ultra HD disc on your computer. It will, however, READ them. Therefore, with additional third party software (NOT included in with the drive), this can provide you options to decrypt, rip, burn, copy, etc, giving the potential to change a 4K Ultra HD disc to a playable file format. Also, for 4K Ultra HD playback the your computer needs to have a motherboard, monitor and hardware that supports 4K Ultra HD playback as the drive is only one part of the jigsaw.

"Questions & Answers"

Q: What Firmware will you flash my drive with?
A: I will discuss each order or query individually with you and make you aware of what options is available to you.

"Payment"

All Countries outside the UK, I accept PayPal payment at my Paypal email address as follows: uhdfriendlydrives@gmail.com
If you order via Ebay then the payment transaction is by PayPal.

My Ebay Username is "asmcom"

Please see my feedback on Ebay https://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAP ... 2531.l4585

I can be contacted by Private message or by email at uhdfriendlydrives@gmail.com

Looking forward to helping and supporting the MakeMKV community

[asmcom]

Advertised on Ebay"

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264300461066

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264300459395

MakeMKV Customers Receive 10% Discount"

See my Main Page

https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 484#p73484

[Ironhand]

I was looking at the ASUS BC-12D2HT that you were selling on Ebay for £59.99. Wish I had bought one. They are not advertised on Ebay any more. I would like it Cross-Flashed to BW-16D1HT v3.10MK. When will you have in stock again and if I order here will I get 10% discount. Kind of cheeky but I joined MakeMKV to get my 10% discount. I would also like to order Vantec External too . Thanks Harry

[asmcom]

Thank you Ironhand you are the first person to reply to my new advert of supplying UHD Friendly drives. You are in for suprise

Being the first customer to reply I will send you a Vantec Enclosure with Asus BW-16D1HT free of charge as I made a promise to myself that I would do this for first customer.

As for ASUS BC-2D2HT I am expecting a new batch of 25 on Monday. The price as went slightly up, I will have to wait and see what shipping costs etc.. before I put new price on.

However, I have a test drive connected to my computer which I use for testing it is 3 months old. I will offer you this drive for £35.00 plus postage to UK I presume as you are talking in sterling. Please contact me on uhdfriendlydrives.com to firm up details and payment if you want BC-2D2HT. There will be no charge on Vantec as you are my 1st customer on MakeMKV

Also a big thank you to Mike for supporting me on MakeMKV and working with me on new drives.

[Ironhand]

Oh Man thank you so much, I can't believe it, this is so amazing, you are awesome. Yes I will take other drive

Will email you now.

[asmcom]

And he was one lucky customer.

[RibShark]

I'm looking to buy either a LG BH16NS55 or an ASUS BW-16D1HT. Do you have any recommendations on which one is better, or are the drives basically identical?

[asmcom]

I prefer the Asus BW-16D1HT on firmware 3.10Mk firmware amazing achievement by mike. The hardware is Media Tek and drive are very similar please see PDF I have attached explaining the firmware and hardware etc.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WGC9e ... WtZ5ElSE5G A special thank you to Blackened & Czary2mary for producing this list

I would recommend for you to Purchase the ASUS BC-2D2HT as it is on offer and I can Cross-Flash to BW-16D1HT 3.10MK

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264301962019

[RibShark]

I prefer the Asus BW-16D1HT on firmware 3.10Mk firmware amazing achievement by mike. The hardware is Media Tek and drive are very similar please see PDF I have attached explaining the firmware and hardware etc.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WGC9e ... WtZ5ElSE5G A special thank you to Blackened & Czary2mary for producing this list

I would recommend for you to Purchase the ASUS BC-2D2HT as it is on offer and I can Cross-Flash to BW-16D1HT 3.10MK

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264301962019

Thanks for the reply. Can you confirm that the ASUS BC-12D2HT has the same specifications as the BW-16D1HT when crossflashed? Specifically, being able to read/burn all types of media is important to me.

[asmcom]

Hello,

Just confirming your options of firmware, as you said reading all types of media was important to you?

Cross-Flashing BC-12D2HT cross-Flashed to ASUS BW-16D1HT v3.02

I would advise that if you flash your drive to ASUS BW-16D1HT firmware v3.02 it would support 4 Programs (DeUHD, AnyDVDHD, DVDfab, and MakeMKV).

If you flash the drive with Firmware 3.10MK LibreDrive then your drive will only support 2 programs (MakeMKV & AnyDVDHD). But saying this if you only use MakeMKV 3.10MK is best option.

I am here to help and support you. If you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact me by ebay or at uhdfriendlydrives@gmail.com I will offer you 12 Months Warranty on the BC-1D2HT CF to BW-16D1HT. These ASUS Drive are very reliable.


Kind Regards

Asmcom

[Dave77]

Great price for the BU40N, especially in the UK! I had to get mine from US eBay.

[asmcom]

Glad you got sorted out and drive is going good.

[PaperLawyer]

Oh no, I was just about the order a BU40N, got my daughters ready for bed, logged back in and the price has gone up in the last 30 minutes!

[asmcom]

Sorry about that. The first ten were promotional prices as stated. Ten sold out in 48 hours.

But do not worry I will have another promotion coming up in the future.

New batch of drive and shipping costs have went up.

I got amazing deal on first ten drives which I passed on to customers and clearly advertised this sale.

Sorry you missed the opportunity.

Please pm me anything else

[jduerr69]

Thank you for the amazing service. I'm in the US so I wasn't sure I wanted to deal with overseas sales but I'm sure glad I did. Your quick response and level of care is astounding. Within minutes of placing my order on eBay you contacted me to ensure I got the right product. Just a few hours after placing my order you had already sent me a reply with a picture of the drive boxed up and with a shipping label waiting to got to the post office the next day. Shipping took less than a week. I ordered it on Sunday and received it on Friday. Within minutes of receiving it I was already backing up my first UHD. Just plugged it in, fired up MakeMKV and it was ready to go. Fantastic!! Could be happier! I highly recommend you to anyone looking into moving to UHD's.