External CD DVD Player for Laptop USB 3.0 Type-C CD Drive
External CD DVD Player for Laptop USB 3.0 Type-C CD Drive Ultra Slim Portable CD DVD +/-RW Optical Drive CD ROM Rewriter Burner Reader Compatible with Laptop Desktop PC Windows MacBook Linux Mac OS
USB 3.0 & USB-C Two Connectors
– High Speed with this USB 3.0 & USB-C portable external CD/DVD drive burner.
– Easy to use, just Plug and play.
– Compact and Ingenious Design, ultra-slim, grid pattern and embedded cable.
– The CD burner is perfectly compatible with Windows XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10, Linux, and All versions of Mac OS.
Specification:
– Supported OS: Windows XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10,Linux OS,all version Mac OS system.
– Supportive Disk Format: DVD-ROM,DVD-R,DVD+R,DVD-RW,DVD-RDL,CDA,CD-ROM,CD-R,VCD,SVCD,CD-RW
– Read Speed: CD-ROM: 24x Max; DVD-ROM: 8x Max; DVD-ROM(DL): 8x Max W
– Write speed: 24x CD-R, 8x CD-RW
Please Pay Attention:
– The external DVD/CD drive doesn’t support Blu-ray Discs / TV / Car / Truck / Android Phone & Tablet / Chromebook / Chrome OS/ iPhone / iPad / Ubuntu OS.
– Before using external disk drive, please make sure your computer has “Media Player”. For playing software, please download free software: VLC media player or Kmplayer. For burning software, please download free software: Nero.
– This drive can read and write both CD and DVD.
– If you connect it to a USB hub or extender, it could not be recognized or unable to read the CD/VCD.
– The data cable is on the back of the CD/DVD drive. For Mac OS, use the mac command to eject disc.
– For desktop PC, please connect the external cd/dvd drive for laptop to the back-end USB interface, because the front-end USB port of the PC extends outward and the power supply is insufficient.
– Please must set region code to #2 to play UK discs. (Device Manager> Right-click DVD/CD Rom> Properties> Area)
– If your devices don’t have enough power to support the external CD drive, it’s better to use an external power adapter to increase the power.
– If you use the dvd/cd drive on PC, it’s better to plug the drive into the back end interface for more strong power supply.
| Weight: | 260 g |
| Dimensions: | 15.4 x 15.3 x 1.9 cm; 260 Grams |
| Brand: | BEVA |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | BEVA |
| Dimensions: | 15.4 x 15.3 x 1.9 cm; 260 Grams |
In a nutshell:
Things I liked:
+ Can’t fault the performance – it burnt a DVD fine when I used it. Didn’t drop the connection, it just worked.
+ Price is cheaper than a branded DVD drive…
Things I didn’t like:
– …but not that much more. A Hitachi-LG drive was only a fiver more (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01H3QNMHQ/)
– Don’t be fooled by this being USB 3.0 – this makes absolutely no difference. You are speed-limited by the slowest component, which is the DVD technology itself. 8x DVD speed is about 10MB/s, a quarter of what USB 2.0 can deliver. So having a USB 3.0 plug on it has zero impact on the speed you’ll get from this.
Do I recommend it?
Yes, but only if you don’t want to go over 20. If it were me, I’d pay the extra fiver and go for a branded one, but there’s no guarantee that is any better and this one does work absolutely fine.
Take it out of the box, plug it into a USB port, and off you go. I was watching a DVD in minutes, and burning a CD shortly afterwards. In the days of PCs not having DVD drives built in, this is a very handy item.
The item does work and works well for what I need it for. The separate wire didn’t seem to work so confused as to why it’s there. The lead that was pre-attached to the device worked when plugged into to a USB- USB-C converter but wouldn’t work when directly plugged in with the USB-C adapter. Therefore it works for a MacBook Pro 2020 but may take a bit of trial and error.
This DVD player does all that the makers claim that it will do. On that basis, and being very happy with such a low price for it, I am happy to give it 5 stars. Yes, the USB interface cord is short but that hasn’t affected my needs.
This DVD/CD drive is small & lightweight, but the cable is much too short, although easy for storage, it is necessary to use a male to female USB extension cable to enable it to be located on a nearby flat surface. Luckily, I already had one.
It is also necessary to use the supplied USB cable to power the device from the mains on older laptop computers when playing a disc, otherwise your laptop will display the message ‘power surge on hub port’, and drive will not work.
Apart from these drawbacks, it works fine.
So I went for this with it having the dvd and also built in memory card readers, that meant the plethora of adapters and such could be retired
Powered off a single usb2 connection it was surprisingly plug and play for 90 percent of functions, plug it in, get the chime (win 10) and it shows right up, along with empty memory card ports.
It’s very thin, slides right under the base of my tower when not in use.
In an age if 24x dvd burning its a shame it only offers 8x, but I remember paying 100+ for a single speed burner so it’s not remotely a issue..
Reads all dvds fine original and burned, it initially makes a little noise but soon quiets down.
The fact it can be connected via USB c is good, future proof to a degree.
For 20 quid it’s spot on for me, for all my old games, softwares and photos backed up and the portable aspect means the 1 drive will serve all 3 towers in my home.
Happy with this
The case could be solid black and boring like a lot of others however it has a night highlight from the rubber trim around the edge which also helps to hold it without it slipping out of your hand.
The case itself is plastic in construction but this helps to keep the weight down and it has 4 rubber feet underneath to keep it in place on your desk.
The USB 3 cable is pre-attached and secured under the unit in a channel made for it meaning you don’t have to wrap the wire around it when storing it which is a nice touch. This positive could also be a negative for some as it means the wire is relatively short and out of the back so it may limit it’s placement on a desktop computer unless you used an extension cable. For a laptop however it’s ideal.
I connected the drive to a free USB port on my laptop (windows 10) and it was recognised straight away and showed as a DVD drive almost instantly requiring no driver install as you would expect.
I popped a software CD inside the draw and it was seen by the computer straight away and I was able to install the software with no glitches. The process was also very quiet with no excessive noise from the drive.
I also placed a blank DVD into the drive and wrote a number of files to it, again with no problem, no excessive noise and no errors.
I have run a test against the drive using Nero InfoTool 5.3.3.0, the results of which are provided below and it supports all of the expected featured. I’ve also uploaded a picture of the information which is a bit easier to read.
Pro’s
It does what it’s supposed to do and I had no problems with reading or writing to optical media
The rubber edging looks nice and is practical
The USB cable is included and folds away
USB 3
Cons
The length of the cable may be a problem for desktop computer users without an extension.
Drive Information
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Drive TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L633B
Type DVDR/RW DL Recorder
Firmware Version D400
Buffer Size 2 MB
Date ?
Serial Number TS-L633BFirmware
Vendor Specific DE
Drive Letter F:
Location 0:0
Mechanism Tray
Read Speed 24 , 20 , 16 , 10 , 4 X
Write Speed n/a
Read CD Text Yes
Return C2 Pointers Yes
Read CD-R Yes
Read CD-RW Yes
Read DVD-ROM Yes
Read DVD-RAM Yes
Read DVD-R Yes
Read DVD-RW Yes
Read DVD-R DL Yes
Read DVD+R Yes
Read DVD+RW Yes
Read DVD+R DL Yes
Read BD-ROM No
Read BD-R No
Read BD-RE No
Read HD DVD-ROM No
Read HD DVD-R No
Read HD DVD-R DL No
Read HD DVD-RAM No
Read HD DVD-RW No
Read HD DVD-RW DL No
Read HD-BURN No
Read Digital Audio Yes
Read CD+G Yes
Read VideoCD Yes
Write CD-R Yes
Write CD-RW Yes
Write DVD-R Yes
Write DVD-RW Yes
Write DVD-R DL Yes
Write DVD+R Yes
Write DVD+RW Yes
Write DVD+R DL Yes
Write DVD-RAM No
Write DVD-RAM Yes
Write BD-R No
Write BD-RE No
Write HD DVD-R No
Write HD DVD-R DL No
Write HD DVD-RAM No
Write HD DVD-RW No
Write HD DVD-RW DL No
Write HD-BURN-R No
Write HD-BURN-RW No
Buffer Underrun Protection Yes
Mount Rainier No
SolidBurn No
Labelflash No
LightScribe No
Modes Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW SAO 16, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 16, RAW DAO 96
Region Protection Control RPC II
Region 1
Changes User 4
Changes Vendor 4
CSS Yes
CPRM Yes
AACS No
VCPS Yes