🔥 Highly Reliable Asus 8X External Slim DVD+/-RW Drive SDRW-08D2S-U - Retail (Black) - Top Performance and Convenience Review

Nice little disc. 2 key points I should make first: 1) You probably CAN only run it from one USB port, although the instructions recommend using two . On my XP DELL PC it works fine with one USB port, at least for reading - haven't tried burning yet, which may use more power and require a second USB port. 2) The ONLY hit is the USB cable being too short. as others have commented. It's just over a foot long - 4 to 6 feet would be preferred to allow for more flexibility in placement. ADVANTAGES…

Typical ASUS: Well made, easy to use, complete and fully functional. Works great with W7. For years I have chosen ASUS motherboards and graphics cards for their reliability. That doesn't mean ASUS is infallible, but I do count on them as my number one choice. This little drive doesn't disappoint. I do NOT like the dual USB connection which uses 2/3 of the laptop or laptop connection but it is what it is, it's a common problem with portable CDs and seems like the only reliable means of getting…

I ordered an Asus 8X DVD+/-RW Slim external drive to install Adobe Photoshop CS5 64-bit on my new Microsoft Surface Pro 2 for an obvious reason. I run this program on my large HP desktop, but since my Adobe software resides on the hard drive, I needed an external USB CD/DVD drive to boot it on my Surface Pro 2. Mine arrived this morning. I unpacked it, plugged it into an HP desktop (running Windows 8.1) first and it was recognized immediately. I put a CD in and it jumped out right away. After…

This external compact DVD-RW optical drive looks good. I bought it for my ASUS netbook with Windows 8.1, but it won't read DVDs or CDs from an external drive. The nice thing is that it comes with 2 USB ports (side by side) so this optical DVD drive gets enough power to run, but it just doesn't read anything. The box says it's compatible with Windows 8, but I can't get it to work. Also can't find any drivers to download that can get this drive to work. If someone does not give me advice, I will…

I don't install an optical drive in my laptop because I prefer to have an extra battery in the module bay. From time to time I need an optical drive to install software or burn a disc. Instead of taking the optical drive out of my briefcase and swapping it out, I now use this one. It plugs into my port replicator, not USB, so it's always available. Withstands use with a very small footprint. Works great without installation or software (on Win7). When you insert a disc, it is held to prevent it

Works fine. I need this to burn CDs. However, be careful. Some of the details "suggested" here by the photographic image are misleading. For example, there is no stand included in the box, and you won't know that such features are "optional" until you receive the product and read about it in the accompanying documents. You should probably also keep in mind that behind the product description there is a disclaimer "sold as is" and a printed "no returns" which escaped my attention until I…