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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.

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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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    external, great, easy and included.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 183.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • 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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