Customer Ratings & Reviews

Nice small external drive. Runs smooth and is quite. Easy to install with just two connections. One to a computer and the other to an electrical outlet.

Great product. I needed a dependable drive to record audio and video files that works with Windows 11. This works great. Reasonable price and great reviews. I always research before purchasing and this truly lived up to its awesome reviews.

ASUS ZenDrive external 8X USB 2.0 drive is plug and play to install on PC. It supports audio CD, video CD, DVD+/-RW, DVD-ROM (SL/DL), DVD-RAM, DVD video. USB type-C and type-A cables are included. It comes with a CD for bundled software such as Nero BackitUp. It also says it supports Mac OS X 10.6 and above. So far I have not encountered any issues with the Drive and the 8X speed is good.

Works great. I have not had it long enough to give a 5. Does what I want. Good to have the software that came with the device. It does need a case for protection. That would have been a nice add on. I sure I can find one.

An excellent disc drive. Very easy to use as it was ready to go once I plugged it in and it has done an excellent job burning Sega Dreamcast backups.

It works, I had to contact support right away because of errors with my laptop attempting the first few burns but after talking to cyberlink and updating a few things it seems to be workin just fine now...But it is an external burner and that in itself means there can be issues BUT usually in rare cases. Thanks to support for helping me quickly and getting it functioning smoothly with the updates. Pros: External, Dual USB Adapter for additional power source if needed,Easy to use Cons: Ejection Button is small sn blends in with the frame, Tho well built for the price feels like your going to break it inserting/removing discs if not on a large table when fully opened., May need updates/support if you have any errors depending on your system...

I needed a new external cd/dvd player as my new computer did not come with one. I purchased this unit and am very pleased with it. Does exactly what I needed.

Great speed and space, exactly what I needed. The small size makes it extremely easy to mount almost anywhere on your rig. You cant go wrong picking one of these up.

Excellent writer, quiet, and fast. Better than the other writers I have used. Plus, it works with Windows 11. For reading, I use only 1 USB-A connector, for writing I use both to ensure writing quality.

I do not actually have this item. I bought it as a gift for someone in another state. I have no actual experience of using it. So why this one instead of some other? Several reasons. 1) It had a known brand name. I've read that some off-brand optical drives are actually pulls from defunct laptops, and not brand-new items. I didn't want that. 2) I liked that it came with two different size cables for connecting the drive to a computer. I figured this increased the chances of being able to connect it to whatever machine the ultimate recipient had. 3) I could see from the photos that there was no "spindle" in the caddy that a disc had to be forced onto. Just lay it in the tray and all is fine. This gave me confidence that it would be difficult to damage either the disc or the drive when loading a disc. 4) It was easy to have the recipient pick up the drive at a local store. This saved me from picking up the drive locally and from the cost and risk of damage if I had to ship it myself.

I've read the other reviews but this worked right away on my 2024 MacBook Pro using just the single USB-C type connector. It booted up "mystery" unlabeled DVDs and CDs I've had in a drawer for the better part of two decades. It is a fragile little thing. You think you're going to bust it just by putting in a new disc. I don't know how much punishment it could take being lugged around in a backpack. But l don't plan on making it portable...keeping it around for the very rare use case that I need to read CD-ROM / DVD media or even burn a DVD. For less than $40, I don't have any complaints.

Since most laptops don't come with a dvd anymore, it is annoying when you buy some software and find it is the dvd version. This external unit works like advertised. I love ASUS products as my laptop is an ASUS gaming laptop and I have never had any problems with them. I don't know how well it works if you use it every day. I just need it for the occasional backup

Have used it several times for disk writing, music play drive and software loading. Was easy to set up and use, with no compatibility issues on my Dell laptops. Since these drives need a lot of power it comes with both a USB C-Type cable and a USB-A double cord. If you don't have a USB Type-C or Thunderbolt you will need two available USB-A ports (USB 1 or 2).

Really happy with this drive. I have been using an Apple Super Drive for a long time and it finally died. I was advised that this would be a good replacement and it is a great replacement. So much faster than the old drive. I had no idea. No errors. Easy to set up too. Pretty much plug and play. Good price, too.

Never owned one of these before but due to the fact that new PCs don’t have them I made the choice to buy this one because I still need it. I bought this particular one because it’s the same brand as my new PC, no other reason. It does what it should and that’s that

Like so many other reviewers, I bought this so I could play CDs and DVDs on a new PC which didn't come equipped with one built in. It comes with some software that facilitates back-up and burn data neither of which I needed. I would've preferred software that would simply play CDs and DVDs. I had to buy an app to do that. The device itself works very well and is very quiet.

Nice unit. Plug and Play. The included software is very old and not needed to use all functions. Also the USB connector on the unit is a USB Mini. I have used it a few times to burn data using the Windows transfer system in File Folder and it plays back fine. It plays back CD's I burned data to years ago fine. I have also watched a few movies on DVD fine. BUT, like with any CD/DVD drive, internal or external, To play DVD movies you will need 3rd party software. I use VLC Media Player

i have only watched some dvds and used it to get data off of some old disk. it was very quiet when it was working. reading the dvd and copying from the disk.

So happy to find a DVD player for my Samsung Notebook. I had read reviews of many and none of them seemed that great. This ASUS is working well. I've had it nearly two months and no problems. It requires two USB ports.

Yes, this is the most compact external drive I have ever used. It works so easily with my laptop when I need to load software from a disc. It was inexpensive too.