Customer Ratings & Reviews

I really like this device. No matter how hard I try to keep up with the latest technology, I still have a few DVDs I need to review. This device is perfect. Just plug the USB cord into my laptop and it does the rest. No driver to download. I would buy it again.

very easy to use. just plugged it into the computer and it worked

It is slim. It is a good price. Does the job. It is quiet.

Isn't it crazy laptops nowadays don't come with CD drives?! I'm old school, I buy, listen to, and burn CDs. So I bought this drive, and it is doing the trick! I have uploaded scores of CDs so far, all with no hassle. This bad boy is quiet, fast and capable. Well pleased!

Keeps your old cd and DVD technology compatible with your new computer easy-to-use

I got this to meet two needs: 1) An ultra portable DVD drive; 2) a DVD drive that would work with my Surface Pro 3. This unit completely fills both requirements. The included software is very kludgy and ad-infested, so I downloaded the free VLC media player, and that works GREAT!

Works fine. It is a light case, so do not treat it roughly. However, it had burned both CD-ROMs and DVDs for me without fuss.

The LG 8X external USB double-layer DVD drive is a necessity for laptops these days. Manufacturers are no longer offering DVD drives in several models of their laptops. However, for the type of work I do, I need to burn data and archive videos to DVD for extra security. This external drive was a good value!

Works great. My new PC did not come with a CD/DVD Drive, so this allows me to play movies or rip music CDs to my hard drive. Great price too!

Works well. Able to read my old cd disc files and play dvds. Simple to use and attaches to every pc and laptop we have with out issues.

I recently purchased this, and it works as expected. It has a good design and seems to perform well so far. The setup was straightforward, and it meets my needs. Overall, I’m satisfied with the purchase

The LG 8xExternal USB DVD Writer is Compact and Easy to use. Exactly what I need.

My most recent laptop did not include a CD Rom, and I wanted one. I found one in stock at Best Buy for $14.99. My selection was based on price. This doesn't usually work out for me, but this was the exception. It works flawlessly and easily. No quirks; no issues. I couldn't be happier with my purchase.

This has done a fine job and is working as advertised. So far we have played back commercially released movie DVDs, burned a DVD-R of home movie recordings, and burned an audio CD. We have not tried the many other supported disc formats. Seems to be plug and play with Mac operating system. The eject button on the front only worked when there was no disc or after "disconnecting" the drive in the Mac Finder window (but not physically disconnecting), but not while paused or stopped with an active disc in the device; however, I believe this is a quirk of the Mac OS and not the burner. Would have liked the eject button on the DCD drive to also be an independent manual override any time, but there is the usual pinhole for that, if needed. And it may behave differently with other operating systems.

I love how thin this is, Ithought I would never be able to listen to my old music

Easy to use. Great quality of pictures. Easy portability p

The reader works fine; it is just frustrating that my current equipment would not fit my new Mac.

This is one awesome external cd/dvd drive. The unit performs well for its size and primary functions too. In addition, Best Buy had a very nice discounted price at the time of purchase too.

This is just great. I had it for over a year and it works perfectly. Just plug it in and you're ready to listen to music or watch DVDs. Never had any problems. Great product. I find most everything I purchase at Best Buy works great and the price is fabulous

No nonsense external drive. The ease of use could not be improved upon. I purchased a new laptop one month ago and there is no built in CD/DVD drive. I've used it to install photo editing tools that I have on CDs only but I guess that it does much more..