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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 14758 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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94%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers frequently mention the ease of use, performance, and reasonable price of the 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive. The USB connectivity and compact size are also appreciated features. Some customers noted the need for separate software for Mac.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good purchase

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

    Good size, small. Easy to setup and use. I’m. Reasonable price.

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

    Fast and Compact

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

    This is a quiet, fast compact unit making dvd/cd copying easy.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect external USB DVD/CD drive!

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

    Simple, solid plug & play external DVD/CD drive. We have three of these in the household to move between four laptops and have used them often for viewing movies, downloading music CDs, and accessing saved/backed-up files and photos.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Software

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Buggy and not user Friendly

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

    it's okay but as my first choice, it doesn't do much. No real software to speak of. Installation is finicky. Returned it and brought the ASUS. 100% better choice.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from LG Digital Customer Care
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      Hi there, MikeD. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We understand your inquiry regarding the LG 8x External USB Double-Layer DVDRW/CD-RW Drive. Your feedback is important, and we want to ensure our products are user-friendly. We understand that this unit did not meet your expectations for software and installation.
      https://www.bestbuy.com/product/lg-8x-external-usb-double-layer-dvdrw-cd-rw-drive-black/JXTZZLCVZK
      For further assistance and any specific concerns you may have, please contact us on lgdigitalcare@lg.sprinklrsupport.com, and our team will be more than happy to assist you. —Renzo LG

  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great external disk drive!

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This external disk drive is absolutely great. Kind of concerned that it wouldn’t perform well when using to download a CD software program. But it did so effortlessly!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome device

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

    Very small but works perfectly, it plays videos on all devices. easy to carry

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fit for Mac

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

    Just plug and play for Mac.. too good, very slim light weight

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    mechanically it's great

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

    I purchased this because my previous drive's software wouldn't update. This one has the same software and won't work with the windows 10 update. You can purchase a software package or real player but the software that comes with the drive is no longer supported. If you don't have a drive and want to buy a program this will work for you. The drive is inexpensive.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Ya Gotta Have This !!!

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

    If you plan to add applications to your new laptop that reside on a CD or DVD, you gotta have this acessory. Most new compact laptops have eliminated the CD drive in order to save spave and weight. This easily portable LG drive fills that void inexpensively and efficiently.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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

    Compact, convenient and works great. Meet my needs for light duty use.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    External CD

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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. Could not beat the price. I was unable to find a computer with a internal cd drive. My wife still likes cds to play on a CD player and this external CD player/writer does the job. I also use a cd to do my taxes.

    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.

    I bought this because newer PC's dont include them anymore. I have several older games on cd/DVD, and I needed a drive to install them. This works great for installing and running the games, plug and play. I have also used it on my mac too! same plug and play without issues.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Get external drive. Easy to use.

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

    This drive was priced great, and the plug and play was fantastic.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great player

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

    i've been using this for the past few weeks to watch dvds and listen to cds with my laptop, and so far it's been working great and been fun to have! :)

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works as advertised.

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

    This reader works as it should, isn't too expensive and is small enough to hide under the computer screen.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good drive

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

    Easy to set up and works great. Very fast. Built well

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    DVD

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

    It work really good because the computer I got doesn't have a DVD player and can hook this up so then I have one on my computer

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WOW!!!

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

    WOW! just hook up to pc 1 chord and ready to rip the cd's!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Still Wanting to play this myself.

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

    I like that the cd holder is portable and can sit by the computer. I have many cd's and love to play them. I'm happy that i can play the cd's when it's a time that computer's don't have the cd/dvd player built inside.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great value!

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

    This cd/dvd drive works great. Has a low profile. Isn’t loud.

    I would recommend this to a friend