ASUS ZenDrive Ultra Slim USB 2.0 External 8X DVD Optical Drive +/-RW with M-Disc Support for Windows and Mac and Nero BackItUp for Android Devices (SDRW-08U7M-U/BLK/G/AS),Black

In a quest for slimness, most modern laptops lack optical drives. This drive provides an inexpensive solution when you need to read or write a CD or DVD. Has worked flawlessly with Exact Audio Copy for reading audio CDs.

It works great and Im pretty happy with my purchase. I never really care about the costs, I care about the value of my purchase and I would definitely say this was worth the money I spent.

Im happy with my purchase! Pros: - Light and slim - Reasonable price - Reads and writes efficiently Cons: - When I eject the tray, it only comes out part of the way which requires an assist from me to complete the eject

Literally a plug-n-play, no hassles and no complications. Im not sure if its that easy because I have an Asus PC, but I have no problem using it.

ASUS makes a good quality, tough DVD player especially for the price. My first one worked great and I used it every day until I dropped it one too many times. :-( Just received my second one.

This ASUS Optical Drive outperform any brand for the price.

Very stylish. M-disc support is nice. Used heavily and didnt overheat or create read/burn errors. cons: hard or impossible to operate with just one hand free. its slower than other drives - basic CD rip at 8x with some that go higher, of course, but tops out 16-18x. Somewhat nosier than other drives but not a screamer. Rebate wait is long: 8-10 wks from when they process the mail-in. FAQs say there is a way to get it faster (5-7 days), but I didnt see anything like that on the forms or how much it costs.

I bought a new laptop that did not have a dvd/cd drive and needed to add programs to it that I have on disk, this ASUS ZenDrive does just what I need it to do!. Plug in and start downloading, it didnt seem to take very long. I give it the 5 stars it deserves. The only thing I can complain about the unit itself is the length of the cords, too short, I am using it in an awkward position, I have my laptop on a board on my lap and have enough room on the side to put this drive. It just fits and works great but I would of preferred a longer cord so that I could set it off on my side table. Thanks ASUS for another great product, I have an ASUS tablet that I bought about 5 years ago and it is still going strong! The only thing that I was really not thrilled about was the way it was shipped. The unit was packaged well in the box that came from the factory but the box that it was shipped in was too big and only 1 piece of bubble wrap was thrown in. Thankfully there was no damage. Have had a lot of items from Amazon not packaged very well. I have already left feedback on the packaging, I did that first thing, hopefully they will get enough negative feedback on the way they pack items and get that fixed.

Just built a new computer without an internal CD/DVD drive, so relied on this to transfer some old discs. My use has solely been reading from CDs and DVDs, but in that regard the drive worked flawlessly.

Nice and sleek. Immediate recognition by PC. Burned audio CDs without glitch.