LG Electronics 8X USB 2.0 Super Multi Ultra Slim Portable DVD+/-RW External Drive with M-DISC Support, Retail (Silver) GP60NS50

After many drives, this is the best, I had issues with the other ones including Apple drive.

The internal optical drive on my mid-2007 iMac was having problems reading disks. The drive would accept a disk and read it, but after a few minutes the drive would stop reading the disk. From what I read, others have had problems over time with the internal optical drives. This external drive worked fine with this older Mac. Plug and play. Using this external drive was a much easier and much less expensive alternative to replacing the internal optical drive. I cannot comment on the longevity of this product. I have only used it a few times, to retrieve photos from a DVD. So far it does what it is supposed to do.

Works as intended. Vibrates quite bad when using though.

This drive has works great!

I needed an external drive to go with our new MacBook Pro and wanted to stay with the brushed aluminum look. While it doesnt quite match the same look as the MacBook its pretty close and for the amount Im really going to use it close is ok with me. The outercase is all plastic which makes it really lightweight. It worked immediately when I plugged it in and didnt have to load any software or anything like that. A true plug and play device with the MacBook. My only nit with it so far is that it does get noisy when the disc is spinning at full speed. Because it is all plastic there isnt much weight to it so it vibrates. Ive ended up just resting my hand or finger on it just to put a little weight on it to stop the brief vibrating. Overall though, Im satisfied for now especially for a fraction of the price of the Superdrive.

My laptops no longer have optical drives, but occasionally, I need to show a DVD in class or load software from a DVD or add music to iTunes. This works perfectly on both my Mac and my Windows laptops.

This is a pretty good drive for the price. My Macbook pro reads it immediately after I plug it in. Ive used it to burn CDs and play games and so far I havent had any problems with them loading. Its also a plus that I didnt have to download any software for it to work. Its very lightweight and thin which I really like as its very portable, although I do think it can get a little noisy at times. The eject button occasionally doesnt work, but its not such a big deal as I just eject the content through my laptop. And speaking of the eject button, its thin and sometimes hard to press. Its a good and reliable alternative to the more pricey hard drives out in the market. It has its flaws, but it cant be beat for the price.