Verbatim's External Slimline Blu-Ray Writer is an ideal solution for your notebook, ultrabook, or laptop that no longer includes a Blu-ray writer. With this easily portable writer, you can back up and view all of the important files you don't want to lose - family pictures, movies*, accounting documents, etc. This writer, with an aluminum enclosure, is powered by a USB port allowing you to easily backup your data using standard optical discs (CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs), as well as high-capacity, BDXL discs offering more storage. You are also able to archive your data with industry-leading M DISC media for long-term storage. If you don't have a disc readily available or compatible software for archiving, you don't have to go far! There is a 25GB Blu-ray disc included, as well as Nero Burn and Archive** software - making it easy to create your own Blu-ray, DVD, or CD archive. Compact and lightweight, this Verbatim writer is ready to meet your media needs wherever you go!