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

I am accustomed to having a device listed in File Explorer by simply plugging it in the a USB port (i.e. jump drive). This is not the case with this HP DVDRW unit. You need to have a CD/DVD disk inserted when plugged in and it will then wake up. Personally, I like to know that a plug in is recognized and set to go whenever plugged in. Hence, a little change on my part...I just need to have a disk loaded and then look at File Explorer to insure it is connected and ready to read and or write. By the way, another separate issue is to pick a app that will allow you to use your DVDRW unit. Windows 10 does not come with an app. Would be great if HP could simply have a free app listed and wed access versus going third party route. Im using Any Player which is alright but makes it really feel like its a third party provider. I believe Windows has the Media Player app at $14.99.

TESTED ON 6 COMPUTERS! Even computers that are not HP brand. Works flawlessly! No software, no drivers, no BS...just plug and play and done!!!!!

Now a days that laptops don’t have cd/dvd drives, this works. I personally like physical copies so if I have to make a mixed cd or get one from a friend or another artist I can add it to my laptop for a digital player.

I bought this HP drive to use with a new HP laptop. Unfortunately, it did not want to work easily with it so I returned it. Unbelievably, I accidently left our new Turbo Tax CD in the drive when I returned it!!! I was sure I would never see it again. However, I contacted the seller Co-Brands. They took the time to find it AND ship it back to me FedEx! I cannot say enough good things about them! In a world where customer service almost seems extinct, these guys rock it!

It is fast and easy to use. Just what I was looking for.

Like because it is affordable and slim line makes it light transport.

I never had external CD drives, other than the CD walkmans themselves and the drives in laptops and desktops. Because of that I cannot comment if it is normal for a drive to be this noisy when spinning up the disk but it sounds like an RC airplane spooling up. It does calm down a little bit once the CD is up to speed, but the initial spool up is extremely loud. Other than that, works as intended, plug-and-play.

Good buy for the money.

La lectora llegó en el tiempo pactado, un equipo ligero y sobre todo elegante. Estoy conforme con el equipo.

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