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Pros & Cons
Pros
Buy it. They are good at testing and recommending technology. Should have come with a case. Had to buy separately.
The manufacturer recommends connecting both usb cables of the y cable to the available usb ports of your computer. Luckily there was the 2nd cable with one c usb connection.
Works great and cranking on ripping my cd collection to flac format. I have in my collection dvds that have defeated my efforts at digitization for years, and this drive was the one that got me over the hump. The people who claim its too loud are craz... Read More
Cons
Instructions for set up are extremely limited and poor. Instructions for os 10 are almost nonexistent. Tried multiple times with various disks, same result.
The player is the old fashioned model. This product has the worst documentation i have ever seen. The cd external is dirty.
Highlights
Quality
This product feels solidly made and so far i am more than happy.
This dvd burner works very well for movies, and for preserving files.
Also the little rubber feet on the bottom of the device are very flimsy, one came loose and stuck to the top of my laptop.
The instructions that were included consist of two pages of mac os in the book and the loose paper with only one mention of win... Read More
Price
I can get dvds from my local library, and after having none for years as online services are too costly, i can see shows.
Definitely worth the money i paid for it.
Shipping
I got the next day shipping and it made it here on time.
Packaging/appearance
It arrived packaged very well, i opened the box and the dvd player is sandwiched with styrofoam and the cables, instructions an... Read More
You know what it looks like, i purchased the silver one as it matches my laptop color almost exactly.
Competitiveness
I initially bought a cheaper competitor (with good amazon reviews) and regretted it.
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- This product had a total of 1,917 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 6 2025.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My new computer didnt have a dvd readerburner so i sent away for this external drive
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You should be gentle with it when removing a cd but thats pretty typical
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This is despite some heavy usage
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Very nice dvd rom very durable cds sometimes like to vibrate and this unit fell off the top of my tower 4 feet high several times from the cds causing vibration and still working like a charm definitely plug and play comes with burning software
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have several of these and not one has failed yet
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I initially bought a cheaper competitor with good amazon reviews and regretted it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Now i can see movies again on my computer as it no longer comes with a dvd or cd slot
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The tv had to be discontinued and the dvd player with it
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