HP External Portable Slim Design CD/DVD RW Write/Read Drive, USB, Black (F2B56AA)

optical drive on my laptop failed, new laptop has no optical drive this worked great first time, no set up or installation issues

Works great so far, Was able to burn several dvds with my pictures.

Plugged it in to my laptop and burned 2 dvds without even having to look at the instruction. Very happy with the quality and performance. I absolutely recommend this CD/DVD drive.

I really liked the design of this CD drive; worked without any issues when I connected it to my laptop.

I used this drive to rip about 30 CDs one afternoon; it isnt fast, but it worked well and didnt give me any trouble (and cost less than re-buying all of the albums). The materials feel a little flimsy, so Im not sure Id count on it lasting a long time, but it isnt like CDs are all that common these days anyway. If you just have a moderate collection you want to get digitized, this drive should do the job.

10-11-19 Got mine used, not original packaging. Instructions were scanty, though its really plug in & use. Low cost and essentially for light use. Good for creating reboot & system image disk, or installing extension drivers such as for printer, ect. Exactly what I got it for. Wouldnt use mine for playing media DVDs or CDs, not sure how long it would hold up to repeated extended usage. Also has to be used on a level surface otherwise the drive makes noise, figure causes it to be unbalanced. And get a longer USB cord, packaged one is only about 8 inches long

Was recognized and installed on Windows 10 computer without need of any additional drivers. Included software kit for creators.

Adequate for the job

It does what it is supposed to do. Apple removed their optical drives and this replaces their omission of a CD/DVD player.