LG - 24x Write/24x Rewrite/24x Read CD - 8x Write DVD External USB 2.0 DVD-Writer Drive - Multi

Got this after reading the poor reviews on the DELL DVD/CD external drive which had been my first choice since I just purchased a new DELL laptop that did not have the CD ROM drive. The software download was awful. No instructions how to run a DVD/movie. Kept getting error messages. Had to install free DVD software/player just to play my movies. I mainly bought this to download software for taxes etc. It is the slowest downloading unit I have ever used and is made very cheaply. I was very close to sending it back, but was able to download my tax software which is my number one concern. Movies were just an added hope that I thought I could use with my new pc. I have had previous LG products and they were all well made, but it seems their quality is dropping. I guess you get what you pay for as the saying goes.

I have been looking for a 14" laptop with optical drive and they are impossible to find. So I had to get external DVD drive/burner. This was the cheapest available. Another pro - it is small and light, can fir into a pocket in the laptop bag. The con - it is only shipped, no store pickup, so you pay extra for shipping. And I just don;t have extra space on my desk to have another gadget dangling of my laptop. Please bring back 14" laptops with optical drives!!!

This is a great DVD drive - fast, sleek, light. The price is unbeatable, but you cannot order it shipped to the store for free - you have to pay the $5 shipping, which kind of hurts, when the item cost less then $25. But overall I am happy - it saved my laptop when the system crashed and even the internal DVD drive could not read the installation CD!

Have had this for a couple months and use daily it several times for saving data and transferring it to other machines. Yes, it can be a bit noisy, but that's probably because the casing is not insulated to absorb sound. I'm not using it to watch DVDs/etc., so the noise does not matter for me. That's the only reason for a 4-star rating, otherwise, a very good product.

My 9 year old installed Blu-ray Disk Drive stopped working. It had a good run. Needed something cheap but reliable until $$$$$ for overhaul upgrade or another high end cash gift come in. So far, So good. Used on my Android Samsung Galaxy S8+ via a CD Ripper for an Audio CD. Works as advertised. Haven't burned any discs yet but do not foresee any problems with it at all. In live with the sleek slim black look too.

DVD player works great. Very light and almost noise free. I gave 4 stars because software that came with it wouldn't work on my HP laptop with Windows 10. I had to find and pay for my own software. Note: my fairly new laptop did not come with a player as previous Windows versions did.

Like many newer computer, my new one did not come with an optical drive. I neewed or wanted one for the times I have to install a program or down load pictures from a disc. This one was priced right and will work perfectly for my needs.

This product is great, and is perfect for anyone who needs to play a CD or DVD on a computer (more and more of which do not have CD players anymore!) The price is great, and you don't have to throw out your CD collection anymore!