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Pros & Cons
Pros
These are fast and libre drive compatible. Be sure to snap the cd into the center. The standard disk capacity is 4.
Solidly built. Hopefully it lasts. The packaging nice and simple.
Cons
this player is a scam, and you should definitely look for alternatives. The box specifically states that it contains dvd burner software, but it does not. No obvious way to copy files onto disc with this pathetic piece of nonsense. It plays audio on m... Read More
Overall the manufacture feels amazingly cheap. The drive is light weight and flimsy. Ordering another higher rated one.
Highlights
Quality
Never caused me any problems, quiet and slim, very good quality.
Drive ran for four years, burning cds/dvds, reading/archiving disc contents, and working as it should.
This dvd drive is bare bones, for sure -- very small footprint, one light, one button, one cable, not much to it.
It's extremely lightweight and doesn't always open well manually.
Price
This is an inexpensive solution to the computer manufactures who don't put optical drives in the pc's anymore.
I give it 4 stars because i doubt true audiophiles will be using this bargain external.
I would not have been surprised to have to pay $100 for a dvd drive, but this one was less than a good meal.
You could go to 16x i guess for more money.
Shipping
The only thing i wasn't impressed with is that it took over two weeks to process my order, then it shipped to salt lake city, t... Read More
So the order took a full month to make it to me.
Packaging/appearance
Ordered an open box for this item, came in great condition and works as intended with no hiccups!
Competitiveness
They have scores of offerings and this is not the least expensive but lg is a well known brand and the performance is outstanding.
Looking to different reviews and some many brands i decided to get this lg dvd-cd player/writer, well i think i just hit the spot with it !
I'm getting a replacement so i don't have to deal with that kludge any more.
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- This product had a total of 13,999 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 14 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Way smaller than i thought and feels incredibly cheap but it works and it works well
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is becoming harder to find a portable dvd player for laptops
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Our external dell dvd drive on a dell desktop was starting to flake out and we needed a replacement
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Didnt need a top end burner and wanted to avoid the cheap noname drives
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This one had slightly better reviews and the tray seemed slightly beefier than others in the reviews so took a chance
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is not heavy duty but definitely slightly better mechanically built than the dell it replaced
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It was natively recognized by win 10 pro and we did not load any of the included software
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