Question 1

is this drive riplocked?

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It would depend on the firmware version that the drive is shipped with.

For example if you wanted to rip a 4K Blu Ray, which is absolutely not permitted, you would need firmware version 3.0.1.

A friend of a friend of mine received a drive with 3.0.2 and was able to revert it back to 3.0.1 using a program running on a 32 bit Windows 10 Install. I can’t remember the exact program that he claimed to use but I am sure that if you were to search for ‘ASUS BW16D1HT 3.0.1 flash’ then you would be able to find a forum with all of the information that you definitely don’t need for the process that you definitely won’t do.

But anyway that would allow an individual to rip 4K Blu-rays and regular Blu-ray with MakeMKV. In fact the aforementioned individual could probably rip regular Blu-Ray on any firmware version.

Question 2

Whats the firmware version on this drive? does it recognize (not play) 4k uhd discs?

Accepted Answer

The firmware version on my drive is 3.02. This version makes the drive the UHD 'friendly' and does not implement AACS2 protection, whereas the later version 3.03 make the drive 'official' which then requires the AACS2 certificate to be presented.

Question 3

Is it region free?

Accepted Answer

The drive I received was region free

Question 4

dose it rip blurays

Accepted Answer

Not sure what your ripping requirement is but the device will burn Blu-ray subject to what software you use. I use it to creat Blu-ray videos using video editing software Edius. You can open source or buy Blu-ray creation software to either back up your data or create Blu-ray video disc. I have also used with Windows and created discs using ISO files.
I hope it answers your question. If you plan to duplicate a commercial Blu-ray disc, there may be inherent copyright protection. I think you can certainly rip your own discs.

ASIN	B00DWFPDJI
Best Sellers Rank	128,588 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 35 in Internal CD & DVD Drives
Brand Name	ASUS
Cache Memory Installed Size	8
Color	Black
Compatible Devices	Escritorio
Customer Package Type	Box
Customer Reviews	4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,697)
Data Transfer Rate	128 Gigabits Per Second
Digital Storage Capacity	128 GB
Form Factor	5.25-inch
Global Trade Identification Number	00803982779052, 00886227418879
Hard Disk Interface	Serial ATA
Hardware Interface	SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Hardware Platform	Laptop
Item Dimensions L x W x H	17.5L x 14.5W x 4H centimetres
Item Weight	454 g
Manufacturer	ASUS
Manufacturer Part Number	BW-16D1HT
Media Speed	16x
Model Name	BW-16D1HT BDR DVDRW 16X SATA
Model Number	BW-16D1HT
Network Connectivity Technology	Serial ATA
Operating System	Windows 10
Optical Storage Read Speed	16x
Optical Storage Write Speed	12x, 16x, 2x, 48x, 5x, 6x, 8x
Product Features	Disc Encryption, Vertical Mountable
Product Warranty	2 year manufacturer
Specific Uses For Product	personal
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Asus BW-16D1HT BDR DVDRW 16X SATA Optical Disc Drive (Black, Tray, Vertical/Horizontal, Desktop, DVD Super Multi, SATA)

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