Customer Ratings & Reviews

Bought a new desktop that did not include an optical drive which is a must for me, so looking for an archival M-Disc capable, do everything drive led me to this Asus. So far- So good. Stylish and functional, and now I can read and write anything. As an older Geek with MANY discs of varying content it's still a MUST in a system!

Since many laptops no longer has cd drives but occasionally one would be helpful, This external drive is priceless. It is lightweight, fully functional and enables the use of my old CDs and DVDs. It is also quiet and small enough to fit into my computer bag. Excellent economical purchase.

You get what you pay for. The drive works fine. I plugged it into my HP Envy laptop with Win 11 and it works with zero issues. As with all "slim and portable" drives, it requires 2-hand operation or it skids all over the place when trying to access and manipulate the bay. I'm thinking of Velcro-ing it to my monitor stand ... The split cable is super awkward both physically and electrically. You'll see what I mean when you try to plug in both ends. One end is for data + power, the other end is for only power and used if the data port has insufficient juice for write operations. Note: there is very little length between the two heads. This needs special consideration. To make it work, I had to plug the data head into a USB Type-C PD port, or both heads into two ports side by side on a powered hub. Your mileage may vary ... Bottom line :: it works fine if you can accommodate the port requirements and it's feather weight issues.

Just plugged in and works great i also have an HP 14 in laptop i use with and it works great

My collection of hundreds of CDs was aching to be transferred to digital accounts. I was able to use the straightforward Asus to capture my cherished music collection and of course I can still use the drive anytime since it is still looking strong. It took me months to do the uploads, but the Asus is Ace for us.

Great little portable DVD CDR I gotten so far. Easy user friendly interface. Great price highly recommend to anyone.

Nothing fancy, but the plug and play ease of use was everything to me. Extracted photos and files from an old disc no problem

Excellent external optical drive. The open/eject button is placed a little weird and is tricky to press just right, but the drive itself is great. Can burn a backup disk or watch movies with no lag. Great price.

I hate that my new laptop does not have an optical drive. I also hate that my new car does not have a CD player. You know why? Because I'm old skool and I still buy music from iTunes and burn my own CD's. But, this seems to be a very good unit. Simply plug it into your laptop or PC and it's ready to go. I've only used it once so far, but it work great! I just wish it was a little more "solid". I want to be able to press the eject button without having to hold the unit down so it doesn't move when doing so. But that is being very critical and it would make it less portable (and maybe even more expensive) and that is one of the selling points to this device.

Easy to set up & store when not in use or want out of way. Less e xpensive than installing cd/dvd drive into new computer that didn't come with one but had slot for it. Drive from old computer being replaced was too big for this slot. Excellent value

The device works great, easy to install and takes up very little space

Great portable DVD drive. One wire is all that's needed. Fast, easy to use. Great size and easy to store. Great price. Actually use more than I thought I would.

I love the diamond pattern on this and it runs quietly and opens easily. I had to return a different brand that I initially purchased because I couldn't get it open and it was very noisy while running, but this one is fabulous. It's worth every penny that I paid for it. Definitely recommend it.

Great price, small, compact. Easy, plug and play with plenty of space to hold all your records. Simply load with any important information and take it with you. I would recommend this to anyone in need of an external, small and efficient Writer Drive.

In today’s market, it is nearly impossible to have a built in CD/DVD on your laptop. This is an excellent CD/DVD, player/rewriter, addition. I liked how easy it was to set up (i.e., just plug and play). I definitely recommend having this device around. It’s compatible with all computers.

I needed this for some old data on DVDs (plus I have a bunch of blank DVDs, so why not use them...easier to file than USB sticks). It works great and is cheap, and Asus is a brand that I trust.

I bought this because I needed a DVD drive for my laptop and I lost the old external drives I had from previous years. This one fit the bill and works well. Agree with the comments that unlike my old one which had a flip up lid, this one you have to press the eject button but to do so you need two hands, one to hold the drive while you press on the eject button on the front of the drive so that the drive doesn't just slide away from your pushing the eject button. It all works and it plays DVDs as well as writes on blank DVDs and CDs.

I have been very happy with this external optical drive! It operates smoothly and quietly, and has done what I have asked of it perfectly. It is slim enough and light enough to fit easily into my laptop carry case, and so far I have not had any need to utilize the included extra USB cord for additional power to the unit; the single has been just fine.

Needed one for my laptop and wanted to transfer all my CDs to digital format and this did the job. I haven’t tried burning CDs with it yet. It’s a little flimsy so the build could’ve been better, but it’s only sitting on my desk and not being moved around much so it’s not a big deal.

Works like it should, eventually CD's will be obsolete so this is how they are transfered to a computer for digital use