External DVD Drive USB 3.0 Type-C CD Burner Portable CD +/-RW Drive DVD Player for ROM Rewriter Burner Compatible with Laptop Desktop PC Windows MacBook Linux Mac OS

I use this device on my newer laptop that does not have a DVD drive and runs Windows 11. Connected with USB 3 cable but also comes with USB type C able. Win 11 had no problem seeing device and connecting. I like the idea I can move device across multiple laptops and when not needed just put it away. Hate using older technology but. when you need it you need it. Inexpensive and convenient solution.

I got this Ziweo drive to replace an LG DVD burner I had been using for about a year. I burn quite a few DVDs and the LG lasted 500 discs or so. I replaced it with this drive entirely because of its low price, but was pleasantly surprised to see it works even better for me than the reliable old LG did.

One of the big things in the plus column for me is that this drive is slightly larger than my LG drive which gives the disc more clearance inside the disc bay. This is important. I have had several issues with discs failing to duplicate because of extra-thick disc labels. These types of labels left very little room inside the LG disc drive, and sometimes the disc would skip off the top of the drive and the burning or reading process would be ruined. This new drive is only a few millimeters thicker than the LG, but this tiny amount of extra room means no more ruined discs due to label issues!

On top of that, the drive is built much more solidly than the LG drive and it generates a lot less heat and vibration. Sometimes if I was burning discs on the go and had to set my disc burner on whatever surface was available, the LG would rattle so hard it would slide off. Not so with this Ziweo drive! It is compact and light, but just satisfyingly solid enough to be durable and to hold its own weight down while it is spinning discs. It also has some decent anti-skid rubber on the bottom to keep it from sliding.

The only “drawback” I see is that the max read speed is 24x where some drives go as high as 56x. However, I am not counting off against Ziweo for that. When duplicating discs, I had many issues where the disc image wouldn’t work when copied at a high speed, and turning the read speed down to 24x resolved this. Since I automatically set max read speed at 24x when duplicating discs, this lower read speed does not affect me. It also does not affect playback of CDs or DVDs so don’t let this hold you back.

That’s another note. While the Ziweo drive does burn DVDs at 8x like most other drives, I ALWAYS set burn speeds for a max of 4x. This is because every single drive I have used, even expensive drives by HP, Hitachi, LG, and Dell, has produced a fair amount of failed discs when burning at 8x but this rarely ever happens at 4x. Since I only burn at 4x I cannot speak to how the Ziweo performs at 8x. However, it has now burned ten dual-layer DVD+Rs at 4x with no issue.

I would definitely recommend this Ziweo DVD burner! You won’t beat these features and construction quality at this price, from someone who burns 10 to 15 DVDs a week.

For 20 bucks I could not be happier. It plugged into my PC Windows 10. No issues being recognized. No drivers to download. Speed is fine, boots up fast and plays DVDs. My purpose is to transfer family movies from DVD to MP4 on the computer. No issues whatsoever. I am using the USB-C adapter into a PC. Sure it is way too short like everyone says but works for me. A simple solution would be an extender; female to male USB cord, a minor hassle if a real problem for someone’s setup. Yes it is all cheap plastic and may not last, but it’s a DVD / CD RW for $20 shipped in 1 day.

I bought this to rip Music CDs to my computer, did about 50 of them and stopped for a couple of weeks. When I hooked it back up, it no longer worked for some reason. My original review was very bad based solely on it dying so quickly. However, the seller saw my review and gladly took care of the problem, despite it being past the time of an easy return to Amazon. They were proactive and I have to hand it to them. The replacement they sent works fine so far, and hopefully for the long-term this time. I will ALWAYS come back for excellent customer service (and they’d have 5 stars if the original product hadn’t been defective…..those things happen.)

Plugged it into my laptop which doesn’t have a DVD drive and it worked right away. I loaded a bunch of DVD’s and CD’s into it and they all played fine. Did a couple of test disk writes and they were fine as well. Nero DiscSpeed verified high quality writes. For such a reasonable price, I can’t complain. The short cord could be a little longer but that’s about it. Keep in mind that this drive can only read CD’s and DVD’s BUT……you can write 1080P and 4K files to your blank DVD’s and they will be read fine as well.
Oh, I removed a couple of screw and had a look inside the case……WOW! it’s actually got a SONY drive. Delightfully surprised!