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

Use it for 4K movies on my laptop - am more than impressed for the money. Definite recommend.

plug and play

Making my own mix of music.

It size and quality.

This was a was a Christmas present for a friend. It works well with some DVDs, but not one thats particularly important to her ... a memorial video from her mothers funeral. The disc has *.IFO and *.BUP files. When one puts into a built-in DVD drive on an older laptop, it just starts running. When placed in this drive, nothing happens. My research leads me to believe that the Windows 10 on the new laptop that has no DVD of its own is either missing the file association for the program that runs the drive or is missing the routines used to *.IFO and *.BUP files altogether ... a software rather than hardware problem. Im sure well figure out whats wrong, but its a nuisance.

Looks like the best burner I will get now. Reputable brand. No problems.

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

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.

It was easy to use .

It is slim and small. Perfect to put anywhere, easy to use and install on a hp computer. A value for the money.