I have a Dell XPS with Windows 10 and no optical drive. I bought this item to have an optical drive and also to be able to burn CD/DVD. I used the included USB 3.0 Type-C cable that came with the drive and attached the drive to the top of my computer with double-sided tape. I didn't have to download or buy any additional software to use this drive. I plugged it in, my computer recognized it and I just started using it. I was able to use this drive to view videos, photos, and various other documents. I've also burned CDs and DVDs to USB sticks with no problems. The drive wrote the files to the disc quickly with no problems. I can't watch DVD/BluRay movies on it. I believe this requires a small program that I don't have and I don't know if it will be fast enough to watch the movie smoothly. I was concerned that it sounded like I had to purchase or subscribe to third-party software to use this drive. I was able to use this drive for everything I wrote without using any third party software. I would recommend trying this drive if you are looking to add an optical drive to your computer. I haven't tried swapping this drive between computers and I don't know if it will cause any problems.
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