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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 367 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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93%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are satisfied with the 24x Write/24x Rewrite/24x Read CD - 8x Write DVD External USB 2.0 DVD-Writer Drive, particularly its ease of use, overall performance, USB connectivity, and speed. Many appreciate its compact and portable size, as well as its reasonable price. While the design and compatibility receive positive feedback, a few customers have noted that the drive can be a bit noisy.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good external dvd drive

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good external dvd drive. Easy to use with my laptop.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works Great

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Plug and play, easy to use. I only wish the cable was longer since all my USB ports are on the top of the PC.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    David Jackson

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product very easy to use. would recommend this product.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice external drive!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I needed a external drive since new Dell laptop and most others don't include a internal drive.I use to rip my cds to mp3 to put on my phone.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Usb

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Reassuring to have

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have not yet installed this item. I bought it to use for legacy music and applications

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Gotta love it!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Usb

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this a couple of years ago because laptops don't have these anymore. It has worked great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great disc

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent fast drive. Works extremely well for burning backup discs and music.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    love it

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    very easy to use just plug in to usb port and power supply and you all set very compact take it anywhere

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    LG - 24x Write/24x Rewrite/24x Read CD - 8x Write

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great if not the best, LG - 24x Write/24x Rewrite/24x Read CD - 8x Write DVD External USB 2.0 DVD-Writer Drive - Multi

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great external Writer

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love this little external CD writer. No drivers needed. Decent write speed. Great read speeds. super nice price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Usb

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Not bad

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    does thee job needed this because my laptop doesnt have a disc drive, this solve some of my issues.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Noisy

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    works good and very fast. Makes a lot of noise also

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from LGAnswers
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      Thank you for sharing your experience with your LG External DVD Writer. This is not the experience we want for you. We would be happy to look further into resolving this. We would like to start by moving this to a private platform that supports back and forth conversation. Please send us a private message on Facebook or Twitter using @LGUSSupport or call customer service line at (800) 243-0000. We'll be more that glad to assist. ~Tanisha LG

  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome!

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great! Simple to use. Very lightweight, but I really liked the finish on this one! Would buy again!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Plug & play

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Take it out of the box, plug it into your laptop with the USB cord that's included, and it works. No muss no fuss.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    DVD player works great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    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.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great! Can't beat the price. It really is plug and play. Needed to install some disk software onto my new computer.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Performance

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    No installation required. Simply worked as soon as it was plugged into the thunder port. Excellent performance at a rock bottom price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fast

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Quick usb connect. Easy to use. Easy to install. Quick to ship

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works as Wonder

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The external DVD has a decent read and write speed and it functions as it supposed to. Overall, I'm very happy with the purchase and the reasonable price.

    I would recommend this to a friend