LG Electronics 8X USB 2.0 Super Multi Ultra Slim Portable DVD+/-RW External Drive with M-DISC Support, Retail (Silver) GP60NS50

My sons hard drive crashed on his recently (~1 year old) built gaming computer. To save space, minimize power consumption and heat production we decided to go with a Memo**x external drive (of course he had to have it right away and we payed out the wazoo at a box store for it). We loaded the OS, put the drive away and had ~ a year of play time. Fast forward to Feb and his hard drive crashes. No big deal we buy a new HD, hook up the Memo**x drive and .........., nothing, other than some lights and sounds of a DVD drive failing, nothing. This time we decided to look on Amazon for a more cost effective alternative and came across the 20 something dollar drive, plugged it in and it immediately did what we needed it to do. We boxed it up, put the computer back together and got back to business. Hmmmm, I started thinking.....I wonder if it will work twice (unlike the Memo**x), pulled it out of the box, plugged it in and YES!!!!!!! it worked.

We have used the HP version of this, but mine broke and just bought this LG one (used successfully on a new Supermicro server). They are great for installing new one-off servers here and there, no power brick to mess with. They are so cheap as well, so I always keep one in the server room and keep an extra for emergencies. I have no idea how well they work with playing DVDs!

I needed this disk drive because my Mac Air doesnt have one and the printer I ordered for college required a disk to install the software. I got it today (was pleasantly surprised with the Sunday delivery esp since I ordered yesterday--thanks Prime!) and tested it by putting a movie in. The first time it didnt work, but I opened and closed the drive and it worked fine the second time. I also just burned a CD and tested it in my car and it sounds perfectly fine. The burn time could have been shorter, but as my dad pointed out when I was buying this, it does use only a 2.0 usb and can only write to 8x speed, which is perfectly fine to me given the affordable price point. There didnt seem to be any problems loading the movie. I was surprised how light it is, and that is an additional perk. It does get a little noisy, especially when burning the CD, but I expected that and it doesnt bother me. Overall, Im very pleased with so far but I may update my review upon more use if the performance worsens. But of course I hope it wont!

I think this CD/DVD is o.k. I was having trouble finding a reasonably priced one for my Mac Mini and this one works great. My only disappointment was in the lightness of this equipment. When I open it to insert a DVD/CD it is not as easy to seat as I think it should be and it also feels, inside, like its cheaply made. Having written that, maybe NONE of my comments are valid as I am a novice and maybe most of these things are made that way. Also, I can see that if you travel and need one of these on the road this would be a great buy!

I recently purchased this item to go along with a brand new HP Spectre x360, both of which are primarily for my wife to use. The Spectre x360 ships with Windows 8.1, which we did not want, so the plan was to take the free upgrade to Win10 immediately, right out of the box. The only drawback being that most ultrabooks (the x360 included) dont come with Optical drives anymore. Thats where a device like this comes in. But a lot of USB CD/DVD drives (this one included) dont *yet* claim to support Windows 10. The last time I checked LGs website (which was the same day I purchased this item on Amazon), the listing stated support for a number of OSs, including Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, but it DID NOT list or mention Windows 10 in any way. I purchased this device because its size/form factor was appealing (its very small/compact, and I like the simple black appearance), the price was right, and it does everything my wife needs (to be able to install software thats on DVD discs, and be able to RIP/burn audio music and recordings for her work), without any *extra* features that my wife doesnt have a use for (namely Blu Ray read/write). The only concern here was Windows 10 support. We didnt want a Windows 8.1 machine, and my wife needs a device like this in order for her new ultrabook to be everything that she wanted/needed it to be. I am pleased to say that this device DOES work with Windows 10, all-be-it- not elegantly (to-date). Hopefully LG provides a firmware update, in the near future, to make this a more *plug-and-play* solution. But for now, although the disc does not start up automatically when inserted, nor does the computer pop up with any sort of message indicating that its identified an inserted disc or connected device, if I navigate through Windows Explorer, the ultrabook does see the device. Double-clicking on the drive DOES open the disc, where all files can be viewed. And by clicking on the proper installation/executable file, the drive WILL read the disc, and the software that my wife needs successfully installs on her new Windows 10 PC. We havent tried to RIP or burn any music yet, but I dont anticipate that to be a problem either. Its not elegant (yet). Hopefully LG improves upon it in the near future. But I just wanted to provide a user review stating that, at least for my wifes use case, this drive DID work for her/us on Windows 10. It hasnt failed once yet to do what she needed it to do. FYI. And, as expected, the size/features/price point was *right* for us. Its a nice purchase. Ill try to remember to return to this review later, if/when something changes, and update my 4* either upward (if a firmware update comes making this a quicker more plug-and-play device) or downward to 3* (if/when this device fails for the first time to perform an action that it should be able to do).

This DVD player/writer is primarily designed to be portable and is best suited for notebooks and lap tops; however, there is no problem hooking it up to a desk top machine, and it comes with software for both PCs and Macs, working with a whole array of Windows operating systems from Windows 8.1 on down. This unit does not come with its own power cord, and a powered USB connection is required; it will not operate if plugged into a USB bank that is not powered. Plug it directly into a USB port on your computer or a powered USB bank, and youll be good to go.

I thought this might require a powered USB hub, but so far, it was recognized right away and hasnt caused any power problems. Well see if that changes when I actually burn something. So far I have only been reading, but the drive seems to work fine. I use the Pi as my main desktop and had been missing having a CD/DVD drive. I did put the max_usb_current=1 entry in the config.txt file. LG doesnt officially support Raspbian or Linux of any distro, but eventually theyll figure out that there are millions of Pi users and many, many millions of Android users and pull their head out of the sand and quit bowing to Redmond.

I plugged this up to a Mac Mini that had no optical drive already and it worked like a champ with no setup or issues. I tried it on my old MBP, however, and it wont burn disks. The best I can figure is that the internal drive is working just enough for the computer to still see it (just spits out any disk you put in) and the disc burning process is getting confused. I also have the same problem with my older Mini that has a CD RW drive (though that internal drive works fine). In both cases it spins up the disc in this drive, then spits it out and tells me it failed. So it wont work on our machines with dead drives or drives that dont support the medium we need to burn, but it works great on the machines where there is no conflict present.

This was perfect for what I bought it for. I basically wanted to transfer some music I had on my computer to be played on a laptop at another location.

I bought this external CD/DVD drive at the time because I was converting my friends hundreds of CDS in his house to digital so he could put them on his hardrive and listen to them that way. The computer I was using had a fully functional drive but I was afraid of breaking the drive after hundreds upon hundreds of CD rippings. This thing is AWESOME! It may feel cheap when you first get it, but I can tell you that it is far from cheap after weeks of hundreds (probably thousands) of CD rippings. I also needed one because I am getting a MacBook in 6 months. MacBooks do not have CD/DVD drives to make more room for battery and horsepower. Apple sells an external CD/DVD drive for $80! This thing has a faster write and read speed, a smaller form factor, and a far better price than Apples external drive. This is what Apple should be producing! It has a pleasing design and there is no set up time. There is only one port, the USB which powers the device and the eject button. It is wonderful for travel, I would guess its about 1/4 LB. Its amazing! IMPORTANT NOTE: The only thing I would like to point out for laptop owners is using this device while on battery power MAY naturally drain the battery faster. It would seam realistic, but I havent done it yet. I have YET to try that out when I get my MacBook Air! I am a busy man, and dont have anytime to write reviews. I was so happy and pleased with this device that I MADE THE TIME to write this review. I bought one for my dad and recommend it to anybody who doesnt have a CD/DVD drive who wants one. This is the best 20 bucks Ive ever spent!