Year-End SaleEnds 1/1/26. Limited quantities. No rainchecks.

Skip to content
Gift Ideas
Main Content

Customer Ratings & Reviews

Your price for this item is $29.99
Clearance
The comparable value price is $39.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 3681 reviews

Rating Filter

Pros mentioned filter

Cons mentioned filter

95%
would recommend
to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are impressed with the 8x External Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive's ease of use, compact size, and affordable price. Many appreciate its performance and compatibility with various devices, along with its lightweight and slim design. While some users noted minor issues with noise levels, software, and initial installation, the positive feedback on the drive's functionality and portability outweighs these concerns. Overall, the product receives high praise for its convenience and value.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
Page 69 Showing 1,361-1,380 of 3,681 reviews
  • Pros mentioned:
    Compatibility, Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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

    Great product. Does its job. I like that the size, and is very compatible as I can bring it anywhere.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    a solid "meh"

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

    a cheap-ish disc reader and burner. Does its job. The casing is super flimsy: should be at least a little more sturdy for how much it costs when not bundled with a computer. I'm waiting for it to break, seeing as I have to practically pick it up to poke the disc tray back into the box, or at very least jam irrepairably seeing how absolutely tiny it is vertically. But, to my delight, I haven't managed to destroy it yet in spite of it feeling as though it's made of aluminum foil.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great and works great

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

    Small easy setup works great. Perfect size fits right in my briefcase with my laptop

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    very easy to use and install

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

    Very user friendly Did not have to spend any time trying to install this device. I was looking for an inexpensive way to play cd's on my computer

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

    External drive is convenient

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

    My external drive was inexpensive light in weight, I carry it to school. And other places. It's sleek in looks and easy to attach to computer.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    LiteWt Accesory for Photo Discs and Playing CDs.

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

    Very easy player to use and attach with good speed and response. I have used it for some photo work and setting up printers ........... no sweat!

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

    Functional Drive

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

    Purachased the drive since my laptop did not come with an internal unit. It is functional for me to load programs. It does come with a disc of programs that is not of value to me and probably takes up space.

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

    Works great

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

    I purchased this CD DVD drive due to a laptop not having a CD or DVD drive built in. Plugged it in and it installed the drivers and I was able to read CD's and DVD's right away.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great addition to my labtop

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

    This driver is easy to set up and small enough to fit in my bag to carry to class

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Product!

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

    This product is lightweight and does the job. It is convenient in that you can plug it into multiple devices that play cds and display dvds.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    LG external DVD/CD drive

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

    I purchased this for use on my rMBP. I travel overseas for work and needed something small and light. This drive is not much bigger than a jewel case, so that is perfect. It was recognized right away by the rMBP. However, there was a data error on the first disc I tried to run and it locked up the drive. It took some time to get the drive to eject the disc. I ended up unplugging and plugging it back in twice before it would allow me to eject the disc. Other than that, it has worked fine.

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

    Nice external drive

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

    This is an nice external drive. The only problem I have ever had with it was it doesn't always open when I push the button, I have to go into the computer and open it that way. Otherwise it works great!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Light and works perfect. No need a expensive one

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

    It is so light and no installation hasel, it works so good and no need to buy a more expensive product. We love it and so we recomend it.

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good for ultrabooks.

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

    Although the speed isn't as fast as a desktop drive, it's still a very useful and functional item that most laptops are lacking . The value is also a plus.

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

    great for what I wanted

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

    reallly like the easyness to use, didn't have any trouble with it as it was pretty easy to load and then start with my work and movies that I wanted to do, not much of a computer geek, but I didn't have any problems with this.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good for price

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

    Easy installation and use. Good for the non computer person who needs to make CDs or DVDs great price for what used for

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Compatibility, Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great drive to get you by

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

    Plug and play compatability with my Mac mini. Much more cot effective than purchasing an external disc drive from apple.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very nice to use on my computer

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

    Due to newer computers, mine has no disc drive. I needed to install some disc information to my new computer. This drive was very easy to use. My only thing that was a little of an issue was immediately selecting the request of what I needed from the external drive. If you wait to long, at least in my case, the request disappears and from that point on, the disc is difficult to open. After that happened to me a couple of times, I was very quick to identify what I wanted to do. Otherwise, I am very happy with the external drive.

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

    Decent performance

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

    This external drive works as advertised. Do not expect it to be as fast as an internal drive, or one of the higher speed external drives that aren't as portable. Works fine for playing/burning DVDs.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Slim design

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

    The slim design of the drive works great. The ability to use this device on multiple computers makes it worthwhile.

    I would recommend this to a friend