External DVD Drive, USB 3.0 External CD/Dvd +/-Rw Drive Portable Type C CD/DVD Player Burner Reader Writer Player for Laptop, Optical CD ROM Disk Drive For Laptop MacBook Windows 10/8/7 / XP/Linux

Firstly do not expect premium as this is a low cost item. The Pros are it works well, is very light for carriage and easy to use, just plug n go. The lit effect on the top is a nice touch and is switchable on/off. The fitted cable saves having to keep a cable hanging around for connection. It comes with a power A to C type cable if needed. The cons are, the case is a little flimsy so do not put anything on it or it will affect the use, possibly even doing damage, that would be a normal avoidance anyway with most external disc drives. To write a disc I had to use the power cable to supply the extra wattage needed, but reading was fine without once it was recognised by the pc. Not all motherboards supply the same usb wattage on the pins and the main usb on the rear of pc is always best for that. The fitted cable whilst being good with a Type A and C connectors could do with being longer, for a laptop maybe ok but a pc would require you to be able to reach the drive rather than the convenience of placing on top or in easy view at the side. In conclusion, a great drive for portability and carriage, works well with windows drivers and programs like Nero for writing, looks very tidy and modern, comes with everything needed, is plug n play, and has additional slots on the rear for memory cards and usb hub. Highly recommend it as a low budget addition to any modern system, many of which no longer come with fitted drives.

Very easy to set up. Works like a charm.

It works for the price. The reading speeds seem ok. The drive is a bit noisy but it does the job. It's plug and play so very easy to use and very lightweight. It looks a little flimsy and the button to extract the disk doesn't always work. Very compact, a bit bigger that a dvd itself. If you need to read some disks and want something not too pricy, this is a good dvd drive, but if you need something that you're going to be using more often and more reliable and sturdy, I'd recommend spending a bit more and going for something better.

Really good value for money. This drive acts as a USB hub and greatly enhances the functionality of a laptop with limited ports. The DVD drive/writer works perfectly.

Arrived on time well packed. Easy to use and works well.

When you think back just a few years, a device of this spec and quality would have set you back considerably more. I realise not everyone has need of dvd re write but it is still a viable way of backing up data. (easier to store disc rather than lose usb or sd in my opinion.) i think the glowing LED wording on the top is a little unneeded and overkill but i guess it lets you know its powered up. Plugging in its instantly recognised and away you go. Usb3 means some swift-ish transfers and there are some usb and card readers built in which is very helpful. All in all, for this price its a bit of a bargain.

Worked OK with windows 11 for three months then began to stop reading the discs intermittently, till it stopped reading them altogether. No guarantee or seller contact details on the Amazon site! A poor purchase!

The drive is good and functional and works as expected without any problems so far. No setting up with Windows 11, just plug in and start using it. Quick read times for ripping CDs, so no complaints there. Good value for money and I like the pass-thru usb ports so it acts as a mini usb hub as well. The packaging wasn't very good as it was posted in the original, openable product box so it was clear what the contents were and someone had obviously opened it, but fortunately nothing was missing or damaged and wasn't exposed to water at all.

The illuminated text on top is annoying but easily removed. The panel is held on by double sided sticky tape and the two wires can be cut.. The micro SD card slot and CD/DVD drive both work on Linux Mint (A flashed BIOS to remove ChromeOS on an x86-64 Chromebook).

Got this in January 2/26 been a way till this month tryed it on my Note book ir wont work door wont open no software to load up tryed on 3 machines

So bad, keeps crashing every 5 seconds. Super unreliable avoid this like the pest.

The item looks great but that is about all it does. After about 3 seconds it stops loading any CD or DVD and doesn’t work. Such a pity. Build quality is also poor.