Hitachi-LG GP70 External DVD Drive, Slim Portable DVD Player/Writer for Laptop, Desktop PC, USB 2.0, Windows and Mac OS Compatible, M-Disc Support, 8x Read/Write Speed - Silver

Slim with a silver finish that matches the laptop. Front loading with no tray makes it very clean and easy to use. Simple setup, works straight away using Windows 11, including a CD-ROM to download the media suite. Quiet operation, the disc needs pushing nearly all the way in before it is grabbed and ejects the CD halfway out. The picture shows it with the protective top sticker still in place. Also, works with Mac. Not sure on the recording speed but to rip a 20 song CD took under 5 mins. Recommend.

There are cheaper units around but I wanted a known brand for reliability. This Hitachi unit is smart-looking and also accepts and ejects the disk (like a car unit) - much nicer than a flimsy tray that comes out. The unit looks like metal, and is metal, but has a plastic film on top that makes it feel bit plasticky. I guess you could remove it if you prefer.The unit simply plugs into a USB port and away you go. It also comes with a free CD of Cyberlink media software if you want to try it. One bit of advice - don't pick it up or try to move it when it's spinning because it makes unhappy noises.But on appearance and ease of use, which are the main things, full marks.

It does not play DVDs directly to a TV, or use plug & play as you have to install software. Otherwise a nice product.

I bought this as I didn't want to buy a none branded product. It works well and is worth the extra money and looks like it's going to last as its made from quality materials.Highly recommended.

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. More often than not when I plug it into my computer it isn't recognised. Very frustrating.

The drive was easy to install and use; single lead connecting to BUS. Button on front for manual ejection of discs needs a finger nail to push it in as it is small and flush with the surface. After about twenty recordings to DVD, the disc went in OK for the next one but refused to eject, either using the button or the eject disc option from Windows Explorer. Drive returned with blank disc still inside. Won't be buying another one of these as a replacement.

My new iMac doesn't have an internal drive (my previous iMac did!) and so I decided to buy an external drive but decided against the high-priced Apple super drive with its bad reviews. I noticed that many of the drives available on Amazon are by names I hadn't heard of before and so I opted for one of the higher priced drives that had good reviews but when I got it it was VERY noisy and also skipped during play and so I returned it.Hitachi/LG is obviously a more well-known name and this drive is more expensive again - twice the price of the Amazon recommended drive but still much cheaper than the Apple super drive. However, it does come in a silver finish that perfectly complements the base of the iMac and it is very neat and compact, slot-loading and complete with an eject button. It was immediately recognised by the iMac and it loaded and ejected discs without a problem and playing both mp3 and commercial CDs and also DVDs was done without any noise from the drive. Burning music on to a blank disc was carried out quickly and quietly and with good results. The drive came with 'Media Suite 10' but I couldn't get this to work with my iMac - it is a Windows program.

Received promptly but product description states it's a hybrid drive but it will NOT work with Chromebook's. No mention of this anywhere so sent back for refund.