ASUS Lite Portable USB 2.0 Slim 8X DVD Burner (SDRW-08D2S-U/W/G/ACI/AS)

Overall the product works great and worth the money. Yes for me, Id rather choose a product that has a brand on it and the seller is direct from Amazon or from the brand maker itself. Other than that its your risk.

My HP DV9500 DVD drive became unrecognized by the computer, even though it spins up when DVD is inserted. I tried everything to get it to recognize it. Eventually ordered another internal drive, but that did the exact same thing. After spending some quality time with google, I found it a common problem with these HP computers that it overheats and causes problems with the soldering on the motherboard. Recommended fix was to reflow the solder. No thanks, thats beyond me. Side note, my god that HP computer runs HOT! I could write a short book on the problems I’ve had with it. Doubt I’ll ever buy HP computers again.
So I bought this external DVD drive, first and only one I’ve ever used. I think it looks pretty cool. And it functions fine, though it seems a bit slow to respond compared to the internal.
I used it maybe two times and then put it away. Then miraculously, my internal drive suddenly was recognized and I haven’t need this thing! I had read several folks had the exact same experience.
Anyway, can’t hurt to keep this thing around for the next round.
So bottom line, this drive works quite well on windows 7 computers and looks awesome.

On first inspection this drive seems flimsy, and it is somewhat. It’s basically the electronics of a drive with a plastic case, pretty light. The tray simply pops open but does not extend to allow access. You have to pull the tray open. I was cautious at first as I was afraid I’d pull the tray out of the case. Takes a little practice to seat a disk in the tray.
I didn’t install any software, though it came with a software disk. I simply connected the supplied cable and connected it to my Mac mini and put in a cd. The green light started flashing – which amused the cat – and the disk image appeared on the desktop. ITunes recognized the disk immediately and I was able to listen to a cd, then import some cds to the hard drive, efficiently and with no difficulty. I had one error message that there was a problem with the disk but it turned out that the disk was not completely seated, hence the earlier note. The unit recognized a dvd when inserted and it mounted and played with no difficulty. I have not tried burning any disks so can’t speak to that yet. When I do so I’ll update.
I gave this five stars as, so far, it has performed well as what it purports to be: an inexpensive, portable optical drive, which is what I was looking for.
I use it connected to a Mac mini, OS 10.85.
***Update/NB: I paid $29.99 for mine. The current price given is higher.

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I’m glad I ordered this one because it has lasted over seven years before dying. I used it occasionally throughout those years and it worked fine. It had a little noise when it was spinning but not bad. It was slim and easy to store. I would recommend it if you are looking for something like this.