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Your cart is empty.The USB External DVD/RW Optical Drive from HP is an external disc drive capable of writing data to both CDs and DVDs. The external nature of this disc drive allows you to take it with you on the go. Simply plug this bus powered drive into either a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 port and begin enjoying all of your content without the need of an external power supply.
Dana K. Lewis
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2025
I never, well, almost never, do reviews. The exception I'm making is because of the story of External CD/DVD drives here in the First State: Background story -- Up until 3 years ago, I always had PC's (Windows) with a built-in CD/DVD. However when my ancient Dell PC died all my preferred computers no longer had the built-in drive. Summer '22 I bought my first ext. CD/DVD drive -- it died in 3 months and was a pain to install; repeat-rinse, I bought another 3 with same results. My mistake looking back is that I assumed all such ext. drives would be equal so I think I got some off-brand Chinese thing. Lesson learned, I researched and came across this HP drive. I've used HP printers since 1998, and a few laptops that lasted years. SO...I picked this drive and it's perfect. It was truly plug and play. I paid a bit more, but buying by a brand I trust and have had good experiences with -- happy camper here. Lesson learned is, of course, do my due diligence next time....Drive is very quiet as well.
WayneWarmack
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2025
I ordered this media deck to replace the new one I carelessly destroyed by backing into the open tray with my office chair. DON'T DO THAT! Actually, this one seems to be of a slightly better quality than the Dell one I broke. I'm very pleased with it. Thank you Amazon!
Nick
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2025
First, I was disappointed with the lack of any installation instructions included with the product, so I had to go online to HP's website to download a user's manual. The User Manual refers to red and blue LED lights as power indicators, but they don't exist. I admit to being a novice user, but this has been an extremely frustrating experience. So far, I'm very disappointed and may have to return the product.
adam wolfe
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2024
I have an Asus laptop with no DVD/CD reader / burner built in and this made it possible to download old CDs to computer and install on flash drive. It is so light and compact with almost no noise at all. It was able to read disk that even my stereo system could not play right. It was well worth the price to me.
Randolph Scott
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024
We connected it into a USB port on a desktop with Windows 11 OS. It started right up and was immediately functional. Good speed when either recording on a DVD or on playback. Our setup has it on top of the computer cabinet and so it takes both hands to hold it steady while inserting or changing a disc. This is slightly inconvenient and the reason we didn't give it 5 stars. Nice little unit that solved the problem not having a built-in player in the new desktop we had purchased.
Alejandro
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2024
Great player, especially for the price. When it arrives, just unwrap it and plug it in. No external cd software to download. Nice and compact too. Recommend.
Gabriela Chávez
Reviewed in Mexico on January 1, 2024
No es difícil de utilizar, pero si es importante tener claro con qué equipos y/o software trabajan mejor
Krista
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024
Having built my own PC and knowing most cases don't come with a slot for a DVD/CD drive slot it can be kind of annoying if you need one.I bought the HP External DVD/CD ROM reader/writer since I have old games and movies I want to continue using as you can't find them on modern streaming services or they are no longer being sold.I like the idea that it is external as I can also hook it up to any monitor type that has a USB plug in. Works with my PC and projector.I would recommend this to anyone who might be in a similar predicament as I was.Product aside, it did not come with any company labeled box. Arrived in a zip bag with the manufacture's sticker. Amazon did double bag it in bubble mailers, which was great to ensure the product did not arrive damaged.
Fauzia A
Reviewed in India on June 24, 2023
easy to use, but slight delicate, made of very light plastic might gets damaged if mishandled, otherwise excellent product.using it since 3 months, no isssues, no errors
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2023
I read some reviews that said the drive was too fragile or doesn't work properly. First of all, it is an external disk drive so yes, it will be a bit fragile. After all it is a disk drive, not a hammer. I am gentle with mine and have no problem. Secondly, it works fine for me. I plugged it into my computers USB port and no other installation was required. With that said, I am running a Dell Latitude laptop with Windows 10 and a USB 3.0 for hardware. Nothing fancy. Yes, the drive does make some noise, as expected. The drive is very compact and thin meaning there is nothing to insulate the drive motor noise. However, it is not a complaint just an observation. The ejection mechanism is simple, it just pops open after touching the eject button. It works basically the same as the built in drive on my 2012 Asus but the Dell does not have a disk drive so this fits my needs perfectly. Be advised it will play standard DVD's but not Blue ray or 4k. Yes, it loads and installs CD ROMs just fine. If you have laptop with no disk drive, this is a good value.
Cliente de Kindle
Reviewed in Mexico on March 20, 2023
Nada más lo conecte a la lap e inmediatamente lo pudo leer, no batallo para leer los CD que tengo, que en mi caso, contienen información medica. Todavía no lo útilizo para reproducir musica o videos pero no creo batallar con este equipo.
Singh G
Reviewed in India on January 16, 2023
Roberto
Reviewed in Mexico on November 4, 2020
Excelente desempeño, conectividad inmediata, excelente calidad y relación costo / beneficio. Sin problemas.
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