External DVD Drive for USB 3.0 Type C, Portable DVD Write CD Burner RW ROM Optical Drive Player Reader Disk Disc with Laptop Desktop PC Windows 11/10/8/7, Mac Pro/Air MacBook,…

I plugged it in to my all in one desktop and my desktop doesn’t even see that I plugged something in. Even in my file manager, it doesn’t show anything plugged in. I’d already downloaded a video player. Going to send it back. The description says it is good for Windows 11, but on the box it only goes up to Windows 10. Not sure if I got a faulty one, or if it simply won’t work on Windows 11.

I got this so I could watch old home movies that my parents recorded over the years. They passed away last year, so I’ve been eager to watch these movies. I bought another dvd player that hooks in to the tv, but it doesn’t accept the small DVD recorder discs. I got this and for the first time in years, I’ve been able to watch movies my parents made. I’d give it another 5 stars just because it’s so portable and easy to use. I highly recommend this drive for movies, games, and anything really that needs a disc to plug into the computer.

I bought this to use with my lap top and it’s very light weight and works great. The little cord is hide in on the bottom to keep it from getting damaged when not in use. Has a small eject button to open and close. I like the fact it will not open unless it’s turned on which I think is a great feature, no loud sound while in use, and small enough to not take up much room at all. Comes with a black case for storing.

I was skeptical with the price that this would work well and was honestly concerned with the possibility of spyware or something that would breech data. In spite of my concerns, I thought I’d give this a try because I really needed a way to access older family photos we have saved on cds. My software that catches spyware, viruses, etc. did not find anything when I hooked up this DVD player, so I hope they eases anyone else’s worries, too.
The DVD player came and seemed to be of really good quality. It even has a nice velvet bag to store it in when not in use. The instructions are clearly not written by a native English speaker and some bits are a bit vague, so I’ll tell you what worked for me:
1. Before connecting it to your computer, if you want to use it for DVDs, download a DVD player. My computer had a media player for photos and audio, but no DVD player app (which makes sense, since it didn’t have a DVD player!) The DVD player’s instructions say to “download the local famous player.” That’s what it’s talking about 🙂 I downloaded the free Nero player for my old Windows computer.
2. Plug the USB into your laptop. It has two different plug ins, looks like a regular USB and maybe a usb-c. Not sure when your need that other connection, but it’s an option!
3. At this point you may have to change the region for the DVD player. It is set on the east Asian region, so I had to change it to USA/CA.
4. Open the DVD player on your laptop if you want to play a DVD, otherwise just click on the box that pops up on the right side of the screen that says something about the DVD player and click play media.
5. Enjoy your dvd, audio files, or photos!

I did this with my photo cds first and it worked perfectly, then figured out I needed to open the DVD player first when playing a DVD and didn’t have any hiccups with that either.

Works fine, made well, does the job at a really good price. I am very pleased!

I have had several of these, they generally are light weight and have broken within a year after “normal” usage. This one is extremely sturdy and just feels like it’s quality construction. Although I haven’t had it for a year, I anticipate many years of use from this. I am totally thrilled with this purchase.