Yaeonku External CD DVD Drive, USB 3.0 Portable CD DVD +/-RW Optical Drive, DVD/CD ROM Rewriter Burner, Compatible with Laptop Desktop PC Windows Linux OS Mac

Used it on Linux (pop os). Works great

Good quality product at very reasonable rate.

Does the job!

The price is low, but the product is not that much good. It does not read most of the CDs. Sometimes stops in the middle. Don't know how it has 4.1 STAR reviews. So not useful and thought of returning it.

plugged in multiple times in multiple devices, nothing happens, even the led doesn't light up, waste of money, only good thing i did was to check if the item was returnable before ordering. DO NOT BUY!

Not recommended

product is working..even not answering..total waste of money....froud seller

Damaged Item, No company logo imprinted, Not working

used 2 times and now not working. Makes lots of noise. Door doesn't want to open. doesn't read disc. I don't recommend. Waste of money bought in March 2024

This external "Yaeonku External CD DVD Drive" drive fails to even detect any data from just a basic CD. I tried USB 3.0, as it's designed to utilize, and I tried 2.0. I tried multiple ports on my custom (Ryzen 3900X) gaming rig as well as a backup Dell Precision 5510. Windows DOES detect the drive, and it auto installs the necessary driver, but the contents of a CD don't load. I tried multiple CD's just to test it, and all failed. The primary CD is brand new and spotless, no scratches. I hate how I sound saying this, because working in IT doesn't automatically make you actually tech-savvy... but I've worked in IT for over a decade and I assure you I did all the usual troubleshooting steps. Also, it sounds horrible. It's a typical high-pitch electrical squeal noise in combination with the drive's head spazzing out trying to read the CD. Not only does it fail to load any data from basic CD R's, but it smells like someones home. If I open the drive I get a whiff of the smell, and if I let it run for a few mins while it tries to read a CD, the drive heats up a little and the smell is much stronger. It's akin to a mothball smell, sort of; it doesn't smell like any warehouse or factory I've ever been in. Bottom line: maybe I got a lemon, all I know is the drive doesn't load CD's and I really needed it tomorrow morning to read a car service manual for a repair job on my car. This is very unfortunate. I'm getting a refund and will have to figure something out for reading the CD. ****I'm including a video of the drive's noises while it attempts to read a CD. Please ignore my desk mess, it's a secondary desk for IT stuff.****

This external CD/CD ROM/CD RW/CD R player is fine when it works. It is rather picky as to what port you plug into and prefers being plugged directly into a USB port on the computer or laptop. It is not always detected, and you have to unplug/replug it several times (but not all the time). Since many devices only have 2-3 USB ports, I have a USB Hub attached, and the player doesn't always work through the hub. It is time consuming to unplug all the other stuff, like your mouse and printer in order to use directly in the PC/laptop. Its cord is too short to place it anywhere but right next to the computer. I believe its compatibility is universal to all USB ports. But when it works, it is quiet and easy to use.

Met its purpose

I archived over twenty music CDs in a row with this drive, and had no performance issues. It runs quietly, and reads/transfers quickly. I also played DVDs with it and had no problems. The USB plug has a recessed area underneath the unit that it is supposed to fit into for storage, but the way it is designed it still sticks out from the bottom in a way that doesn't allow it to be stored flat. When it was plugged in and being used, by two gripes are that the cord is so stiff that it prevents the unit from resting level unless you take the effort to wedge the cord into its groove. This compounds the problem of the tray, which, since it requires force to attach the disc to the spindle, means that the whole thing is unbalanced unless you hold the bottom of the tray when inserting a disc. This does not affect performance, only aesthetics. Overall not bad for the price.