LG - 8x External Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW SuperMulti Blade Drive - Silver

I recently purchased LG DVD/CD drive for work purposes due to the fact that materials sent to me often come in DVD form. Although, my work computer is still a dinosaur that has a built in DVD/CD drive, my personal computers does not. Finally, deciding that it would be more convienent to buy an external drive then always bringing my work laptop home, I began researching external drives. I wanted to balance performance with price and settled on the LG AP70NS50 double layer. I have to say it works very well so far with no issues. I plugged it into my MacBook Pro and it instantly responded as if it were a built in piece of hardware (a great benefit of macs). It’s quiet and thin making it easy to travel with. I also set it up for use with my wife’s surface pro as she occasionally has to watch training videos from work, which of course are on DVD. The software and set up was easy and so far it’s working great. I rarely give anything 5 stars, hence my rating, but this device proves well for the price. I would recommend this for anyone who needs the occasional DVD/CD external drive. Since, I do not use it daily, I can not speak for its longevity and it’s performance after continual use.

My new desktop computer didn’t have a DVD drive; so, I purchased this unit. I really like it’s small size. I’ve had it a few weeks and it installed and functions without issues, as one would expect. The only thing I didn’t like is the vibration noise that occurred when the DVD drive was running on top of my computer. This noise was very annoying. This problem was solved by moveing it to the top of my desk. Maybe all DVD drives would vibrate when placed on my computer. Just something to be aware of if you plan to place this unit on a surface that is not solid.

This drive was bought mostly as a replacement for (another) failed internal SuperDrive in my iMac, but also for a couple of MacBook Airs that lack optical drives. I knew that I'd have to do a workaround to get the SuperDrive to work with the iMac, because the standalone SuperDrive is designed only for Macs without an internal optical drive. As the summary states, this LG worked right-out-of-the-box. On my iMac it has to be plugged directly into the computer, not a hub — even a powered hub. First DVD burn went perfectly and played back perfectly on a BD player. I don't know about how durable it is (check other reviews), but the build quality seems on par with a genuine SuperDrive. Plus, I saved $15 over the SuperDrive on-sale. All-in-all I saved money and didn't have to do any workaround or file patching for it to work on my iMac, two big pluses.

I think some Mac users were concerned that this wouldn't work for them. I have a new MacBook Pro Mojave laptop--it works perfectly with it. I'm downloading my CD collection to my new MacBook, and the only hiccup I've had was when a CD didn't eject. All I had to do was connect the dvd drive to my pc and use the eject button--no problem. No other issues. It doesn't overheat and it works very efficiently. You will need to find an adaptor for your Mac. I found one on Amazon with the USBC3 Thunderbolt port connection, and it has USB ports and a card reader attached to a small adaptor. I haven't tried using the card reader yet, but right now I'm mainly just focusing on getting my music added to iTunes. For Mac users, I don't see that you have to worry--it's perfect.

Purchased this external dvd writer/cd player based on many helpful opinions read. It is practically silent, works flawlessly so far and is priced very fairly. It was very easy to be up and running in a few minutes and it also comes with a fair amount of software that I did download but am not positive of how often I may use it. In looking it over however that extra software appears to be useful instead of the usual Microsoft stuff that comes preloaded in everyone's pcs. I certainly would purchase this item again based on my experience to date and as long as it continues to work in the same flawless manner.

I own multiple computers and had to replace my beloved multimedia desktop. Like many of the newer computers, this one did not have a DVD player/recorder. One of the latest Windows 10 updates wiped out my ability to play DVD's on my old computer. Thus this inexpensive DVD writer/player fit the bill. I can move it between my new notebook, another laptop, my desktop & my laptop. Majority of videos can be downloaded or streamed, but the ability to watch a DVD or install a new program from a disc (rather than downloaded) is terrific. It works perfectly & was inexpensive. To quote another commercial "Who could ask for anything more"? Love this product!

I was looking for a media drive for my new HP computer that didn't come with on and after talking to the Best Buy rep I decided to buy this one because I trust the LG brand and company and was not disappointed. It is plug and play wright out the box and works well with my new Windows 10 computer like hand in glove. I can say though one thing shocked me though and made me a mad was that the drive comes with no DVD-ROM suite of drivers or software to put on your computer so should need to update the drive you can but I think it is online anyway. It's great drive none the less plays DVDs quiet well and rips CDs real fast! If you need a nice media drive the stop here this the one.

Seems like a good external CD/DVD drive for newer laptops which do not contain onboard CD/DVD drive. Information provided says it also supports BluRay format, but I have not used this. If you install the "default" device software supplied, this includes an LG Toolkit component, which will run fwupdate.exe every time you boot up, and you will see a popup window asking if you grant permission. The only way to get rid of this annoying "feature" is to de-install the LG Toolkit, which I did, and it does not seem to have caused any problems or loss of function so far. Be aware that, with Win 8.1, you will have to install software to support DVD video playback [not native to Win 8.1]. Free download of VLC Media Player has worked for my needs.