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

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 haven't owned any DVDs for at least ten years now, but every once in a while I need to access files or an ancient archive disc and this little unit saves my bacon. It's never failed to read my discs, some of them over 25 years old! The cables tuck away very nicely. And it needs no external energy source. I haven't tried burning a DVD but it's amazing to me that this inexpensive device can do that. And when the AI take over, you may want a way to keep digital info off of the cloud. XD

The positive is that this drive went down to about $15. I bought to use in a laptop that had a dvd drive that no longer works and for a Patriot Box Office device that is over decade old but works well. It works well on my laptop but the connection is not quite 100% since it will not work if I plug in the USB cable connect all the way in. The connector has to be pull slightly away from 100% in for the laptop to recognize it. Usually, devices do not work unless the connection is plugged all the way in so this is contra and strange way to get a "good" connection in terms of the laptop recognizing a drive or any external device. I know the USB cable was short prior to purchasing the unit, but its stiffness even makes it more difficult to utilize. I may have to buy a USB cable extension and hope it does not reduce the power necessary for the dvd drive to operate. The same issue of the short cable and the ability to properly connect the cable to equipment applies when I try to use this external drive to my Patriot Box Office. I bought it to play video and music that is stored on a hard drive or USB stick. The Patriot Box Office also has an DVD connection option. It will play DVDs that I bought with no issues. It has no problems with MP3 and I can play shuffle the playback. It plays video recorded on +RW but not -RW, which is an issue with the Patriot and not the dvd player. It will give me a "no DVD" or "no loader" message when I am playing video, so I guess the USB port is not supplying enough consistent power like the USB port on my laptop. It has no problems with DVD-R or +R and can get the same menu screen to select what video to play as with a regular dvd player connected to my TV. I have a lot of DVDs recorded using a Magnavox DVR before AVI and MP4 became popular. AVI seem to be going obsolete now since some newer media players do not recognize that codec. An USB extension cable may not solve all my issues. I may have to get a powered USB extension to resolve the issues. I do not want the take the trouble and trouble the seller with returning a DVD player that does seem to have a good connection cable since it was only about $!5 and would cost a lot more to return and replace. I know the DVDs may not be the most used medium now but if vinyl is making a comeback who knows what will happen to DVDs since some people may have bought a lot of them when that was the best way to watch newer movies at home. Too bad Patriot stop making its product after such a short run since it was a lot better than other media players. I used Patriot cost a lot more to buy than a brand new one when it was still being manufacturing. A small Android box that does a lot ofdifferent things seem to better than any new dedicated media player that is current manufactured

Plug n play

I bought this to rip(transfer files from DVD tp computer) DVD's onto my computer. and has worked well, I can use it to watch DVD's or save them for later. Works well, its porable and easy to store!.