📀 Apiker External DVD Drive: USB3.0 CD DVD +/-RW Burner with SD Slot, Type C Cord, Carrying Case - Multi-Functional for Laptop, PC & Mac Review

This item does NOT support plug and play with Windows 10. A small note in the quick start guide says that for Windows 10 you need to download the VLC driver. First, their instructions require you to go to a page where you need to purchase a $10 per month subscription. Without doing what you're told, but by clicking on a separate download tab, you can install the driver. However, it is mainly an audio or video player application that does not give you the option to see the disc, especially when…

I only used the DVD player, I didn't use other functions. The DVD player is so quiet you won't even notice it. After the DVD player has been on for more than 20 minutes it will go into sleep mode and cause a crash freezing on the screen and the only way to continue playing DVD is to close the main window which takes about 2 -3 takes minutes. To continue playing a DVD, you must eject the DVD and close the slot again. Also, the eject button on the DVD player doesn't work, you need to eject the…

When I bought this drive I wasn't really concerned about the quality because 'if it works, it works' right? Obviously not. I have never used such a slow drive. It has trouble reading a CD at 1x speed, often stalling just listening. However, it sounds just as loud as a 50x trip. It takes a long time to extract and most of the time it just ignores your wishes. The tray is thin and feels terrible, even sagging unevenly when you close it depending on how the outer shell is bent straight. There's a…

Most new laptops don't come with CD/DVD players. So when my old laptop's CD/DVD player/recorder failed, I couldn't access many music and data CDs and DVDs on my new work and personal Dell laptops. I chose this Apiker brand because it came with a case, had a dual USB cable (Type-C), and supported USB 3.0 for faster reading and transfer speeds. . It also had two additional USB ports, a micro SD slot and a standard SD slot, which was a big plus. To be honest, I really didn't expect much from this…

UPDATE 5/23/2021 I changed my computer system and no longer have an internal DVD drive so I ordered another one of these. The first one plays my DVDs fine, but the replacement gives errors. I have requested a replacement and I hope the replacement works properly. I've seen CD/DVD players/writers with hard cords lately and didn't want to buy them because no one on the ad says how long the cord is. Now I have to wait for the extension cord and HOPE it works with this thing; if not i will send it…