The Basics:

The OEM version drive arrived packaged in a plain cardboard box, which is obviously designed for the experienced system builder and not meant to be sold in a retail setting. Inside the box, the Blu-ray burner was attached to another piece of cardboard, held in place with some plastic which becomes tight when the cardboard is folded a certain way.



Removing the drive from the packaging, it is obvious there is not much to talk about. If you have ever looked at an internal optical drive, the BH20L looks just about the same.



The top of the drive includes a label with the model, serial number, and various warnings/certifications. While this specific drive is advertised as a Hitachi/LG drive, it is clearly branded as an HP product.



The BH20L is a tray loading burner, and the tray's door has the usual markings identifying what the optical burner is capable of. First and foremost it is a Blu-ray drive, , but it is also capable of CD and DVD reading/writing, and includes support for LightScribe. Other features up front include an eject button, a manual eject hole, and a little LED to indicate its status.



The back of the drive is plain with only the standard SATA power and data connections available. Thankfully with SATA there is no need to adjust any jumpers.



As this drive is provided as an OEM model, there are no included accessories. A data cable and any software will need to be purchased separately.