External DVD Drive, USB 3.0 Portable +/-RW, DVD Player for CD ROM Burner Compatible with Laptop Desktop PC Windows Linux OS Apple Mac Black

If all you need is a no-frills drive, this one works just fine at a low price. I have two of them. No problems.

We have all these old CDs and now computers don't come with CD drives. Bought this as a solution and it works great. Great plug and play and are able to take it to whatever computer we need it. Easy usb in and ready to go in moments. Stores nicely and cord snaps into the bottom. Great to have this when needed.

We bought this with a lightning deal so it was a good price. It works with my computer. However, we had an issue with it after using it only a few times. It seemed the DVD tray was not straight so it wouldn't open or close. I had to turn it off (by unplugging it from my computer) and manipulate it some before connecting it again and it finally worked properly. After that, it seems to be better. I just hope it continues working with no issues because I wasn't planning on repurchasing within two months or even a year. There is no power button. It turns on when connected to your device. It connected quickly and easily so there's no need to set up a program to use either. It's small and compact so it doesn't take up much space either. I will say the cord is very short and I wish it were longer. It's almost too close and there's not much space to set it on the table or stand when it's connected to my device. So, in this regard, I don't care for this product. I'm not sure I'd buy this particular brand again when this one gives out. Hopefully, as mentioned, that won't happen for a while. We don't use it often, maybe two or three times a month.

works great, plug and play, no software to install-at least for my PC

I spent hours deliberating over all the choices Amazon had to offer. I'm not cheap, but I'm disabled and on a very limited budget, so I was leaning towards the low end of products to stay in my budget. I finally decided to try this product due to the 5 star reviews it got. Right out of the box, feels sturdy and well made. Virtually no setup, plug in the USB cable, and start doing whatever it is you want to do. The reason I needed a burner is most of my old copied music CD's were deteriorating, and I wanted to make new copies to keep in my truck. I was astonished at the speed this drive copied and burned my new CD's. I reproduced 9 albums in a little over 45 minutes. I am more than satisfied with those results. Also during the copy/burn process, I did not hesitate to abuse the drive a bit. Nothing violent, just average bumping, tapping, lifting and turning it, and not a glitch whatsoever, that is until I turned it upside down...It didn't like that...but picked up right where it left off, and had absolutely no effect on the quality of the burns. I also checked all of them and listened to 3 to their full length, and they all sound perfect. There are a couple of "Cons", but they are more than justified for the price and are easily accepted, or worked around. The first one is the "attached" USB cable, I would prefer it to be detachable, so it could be replaced if something happened to the original, but when I considered the fact that it is conveniently stored right on the unit for easy storage, transport, and protection, I decided to cross the "damage cable thing" bridge when I get to it, and move on. The second "Con" is that they don't include any software to actually use it other than Windows Media Player for playing music. So, I did my usual research and found "Express Burn" by NCH Software. It did a great job and very easy to use at an also unbeatable price...FREE! There may be others out there, and of course you could pay to get some premium features, but this program will copy files, create back-ups and copies of your music collection, as well as create bootable CD's to repair your Windows build if need be, without making an additional investment. To close this "novel" (which I almost never write reviews) I will just say I highly recommend this drive, and paired up with the free software you can't go wrong!

This dvd drive works great on my laptop. I have always liked playing Roller Coaster Tycoon, yes, the legacy version and could not do that on my new laptop since they do not come with a dvd drive. This solved that issue and now I enjoy playing my legacy game again.

The drive works, when it works. The issues I have had with it: 1) More often than not, it won't open when the eject button is pushed. It reliably opens if it is being recognized by a computer and the Eject option on the computer is used, but that frequently is not the case. 2) It will suddenly stop working and either has to be rebooted by disconnecting and reconnecting or if it starts up again, it then ejects the DVD. 3) It is quite slow and sometimes takes so long to open a file on a DVD that it seems to time out. It can do the job when it feels like it, but it is very inconsistent and unreliable. I'm done babying it.

For a few years now, there have been instances when I've wanted to download a CD to my computer, an iMac, which lacks any sort of CD drive. Most of the time, the streaming services are fine for me. Finally, though, I bought a language-learning book that came with 3 CDs and had no on-line audio option. I bought this drive, my first external CD drive. For $22, you get an inexpensive looking piece of black-plastic equipment with a short cord. It's not a piece of equipment that will be passed down through the generations. I read the reviews here, figured out what to look for, what to think about, alternatives to worry about. I plugged the unit into a USB port. Nothing. No light. No sound. Tried the other USB ports. No difference. These ports work for other devices I own. Area-code of +1. I never did find where to change that. Nothing showed up in Finder. Finally, I decided to simply open the tray, slide a CD in, and see what happened. Still no light, but it did make drive sounds. In a few moments, the CD disc-icon showed on my desktop, with its actual name. I clicked on it. The app formerly known as iTunes opened and there was the CD. Clicked on a track and I heard music. Simple. I have since downloaded the 3 language CDs that prompted this purchase. It's relatively slow, taking a few minutes per CD, but seems to work just fine. I can now hear my language CDs on my iMac and have added one to my iPhone, and played it through our car's stereo system. Why 4 stars? Because I'm old and 4 stars is a good rating. This drive works, but it is an inexpensive bit of hardware. The instructions are in some variant of English, and useless. Just plug it into a USB port and use it as if it were any other drive.