Customer Ratings & Reviews

I recently found out that Apple doesn't offer an extended care warranty on their Superdrive. My friend's Apple drive died just after the 1 year mark and was out of luck - You're just expected to keep buying $100 peripherals every year or so... Having just gotten a good deal on an iMac, I was considering how best to continue optical drive support. The LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive is perfect! Right out of the box, no driver installation is needed. iDVD and iTunes recognized it immediately. I played DVD movies and burned some playlists to audio CDs. It does what it's supposed to, and even with an additional 2-year Geek Squad coverage, I came out paying less than half of what the Apple Superdrive costs... I definitely made the right choice!

I like that it works on my home and school systems without fail. It reads and records as needed and takes up very little space. Less than $20.00 us on sale? Insane value!i

Works great with my old game CD. Easy to install and use.

Light weight USB 2.0 DVD. Easily recognized by Windows 10. Seems ultralight. Writes and reads many formats and disc sizes including DVD-DL. Low cost and I bought it on sale..hooks up instantly with my Insignia tablets. Also my HP Ryzen 7 laptop. Tray loading. Two modes. One for TV. One for PC/Mac LG products are generally well respected. I especially like their HDR 8k Videos.

The LG 8x external DVD drive is inexpensive, very simple to hook up, and simply plug and play. I hooked it up in a couple of minutes, put in a DVD containing pictures, and it works perfectly. Have also used it for DVD instructions for a TV and a camera. Great product!

This plug & play DVD/CD burning drive is perfect for my needs, especially at the Black Friday price of 20 bucks. I transfer my older metal bands' 80's & 90's concerts from VHS tapes to DVD, and then burn them, & this works perfectly (so far). I already did about 9 DVDs. My only word of advice is to be gentle with this when putting a DVD in the tray (or handling it in general). It feels like the disc tray could break easily if one is not careful. But when one takes care of his/her things it should last till the laser burns out. I might get me another (too bad the Black Friday sale is gone). Still a good price even at regular cost. I recommend. Works good. Easy to use.

Works great. Does what I need it to do. Very easy to use.

I purchased this drive since my newer laptop did not include one. I have mainly been using this drive to import music from my CD collection. This drive is very simple to use -- straight plug and play with no drivers/software to install. It is very quiet and works fast. I highly recommend this external drive.

Works, lightweight, not too noisy, not too slow, don't need it very often, but when I do, it does the job

I have been converting all of my DVD's to digital format - and since newer computers don't ship with a DVD+R - I decided on this. It's thin, lightweight, quiet, and works like a charm. It was plug-n-play on both my Mac and PC. Great drive.

Although I was disappointed that my new computer didn't include a built-in cd-dvd player, this external drive is perfect! It couldn't be easier to use and the price was just right. Would recommend to anyone over a certain age with a huge CD/DVD collection that's old-fashioned like me!

Easy to install. Good value for the money. Provides ability to read and write DVDs and CDs. Easily connected to my laptop.

As an analogue man in a digital age, I welcomed a product that was as easy to use as this LG DVD / CD drive. I simply plugged it into my laptop, and it was fully operational. In addition, it worked efficiently as I spent hours going through stacks of CD's that had been left untouched for years, leaving me feeling as though I had been reunited with old friends. Thank you, LG!!

Hey, a CD-buner and player still comes in handy for a variety of reasons, even in this streaming universe we live in. It was easy to set up with various types of computers and laptops.

My son was building a computer and we inadvertently ordered our version of Windows on CD. Once I realized this, I ran to Best Buy to grab this CD/DVD player. It worked great. I didn’t have to do anything to set it up, just plug and go. Small. Lightweight. Easy to use. My kind of a product.

We are very satisfied. The in-store staff person was very helpful to us in selecting the right laptop for our needs.

This LG portable DVD drive is a straightforward and dependable option for reading and burning CDs and DVDs. Easy to connect via USB, it's perfect for accessing older media or creating discs. A handy backup for legacy files or custom discs – even useful for things like managing audio files for devices. Compact and functional.

Super compact and easy to use. Bought this item so I could download one of my favorite software programs from a CD to a new Surface Pro that does not have any disc drive. Worked perfectly and took little time to set up. The USB connection worked like a charm and the price was reasonable and really too good to pass up.

Works great so far. Have mainly used it with DVDs and it's also pretty quiet while it is running. Was able to plug it into my Mac's USB port and start using it very quickly. Also, I think it's a great value since I'm sure buying a CD/DVD Drive from Apple would have been much more expensive.

Since laptops today do not come equipped with an internal DVD drive, you must rely solely on the Internet to download everything. Some of us have CDs or DVDs full of pictures or videos, for example, so that makes uploading that material impossible unless you have an external USB DVD drive. This LG 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD or CD rewritable drive a must-have item. It connects easily via USB and is instantly recognized as a disc drive. Copying files from a CD or DVD is easy, and since the price is so reasonable, this LG drive is cheap insurance to ensure that you are able to utilize important files and photos that can't be downloaded.