External DVD Drive, USB 3.0 Type-C External CD Drive
External DVD Drive, USB 3.0 Type-C External CD Drive, Portable CD/DVD Burner Reader with SD/TF Slot & 2 USB Ports, Optical Drive DVD Player for Laptop PC Mac OS MacBook Windows 11/10/8.1/7/Linux
Warm Tips
If the driver cannot be recognized by computer or it cannot play cd well
- The dvd drive should be connected with USB port on laptop rather than connect with USB HUB. In addition, please connect the item with USB port behind of computer host if you use a desktop.
- Ensure cd is placed well and not scratched.
- Ensure there is a build-in practical driver software. Or try it with another computer.
- Setting area code according to different regions, you should set the same region code to play dvd discs.
- It’s better to use the external power adapter to increase the power if your devices don’t have enough power to support the external dvd drive.(The micro power cable in the package)
- Make sure your computer has a driver before using the external cd drive.(VLC Media Player or other player software.)
Tips:
- 1.Internal laser light source may be harmful to the eyes, please do not look directly
- 2.Do not have the machine on a strong magnetic object nearby
- 3.Keep the machines steady on the desktop, do not put it unstable items
- 4.Data transfer speed is also affected by computer and system environment
| Weight: | 390 g |
| Dimensions: | 15.3 x 14.3 x 1.9 cm; 390 g |
| Brand: | Aumdie |
| Model: | BT683 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Aumdie |
| Dimensions: | 15.3 x 14.3 x 1.9 cm; 390 g |
Versatile external drive, with integrated type A or C ,easy to use burn the dvd or play , useful SD port on the side and usb3 port to speed up transfers. All consider really compact unit with multi function, perfect to have one in all that is fast and deliver without ruin dvd so fa
I have very much missed having a disc drive on my laptop (it is many years since they dropped this feature). This drive allows you to play music and movies off CDs and DVDs, and also to store and use data or files on disc.
The drive is simple to set up and although the little instruction book has some slightly confusing language, in practice, the instructions do make sense when you have the drive in front of you. So far I have only connected it to a Windows laptop but it looks easy to connect to an Apple device if you need to. The drive comes with all the cables you need, and with inbuilt software for burning to the disc. This is only a basic software and the instruction book warns that you might need your own media software to burn DVDs and audio CDs. I was able to copy music tracks to a CD using the drive using the standard software package on my laptop.
This is a budget model so it doesn’t have all the bells and whistles – opening and closing the drive is a bit of a process, fine once you get used to it but not fully automatic or intuitive. There is some whirring noise as a disc is being read initially (louder if you have the drive on a hard surface rather than a soft one like a mousemat, for example), but this isn’t bothersome if you are using it to play music or a movie.
The drive seems quite portable but doesn’t come with a carrying case – it is packaged in some plastic wrap and a cardboard box. I think if you needed it to be very portable then a protective case would be a good investment.
All in all this is a neat, very well priced way of extending the useful functions of your laptop/desktop computer, and opening a different way of storing data too.
I must admit, this is a step up from my current external DVD player in a number of ways. First, it’s a little quieter when it’s playing – I tend to these devices when I’m in bed, watching my DVDs which are not available for streaming anywhere, and sometimes the whirring annoys my wife. Even she has said this is not as noisy, but she still complains that my taste for weird Japanese movies is ‘uncouth’.
Secondly, it has a lot more compatibility options than my other device. This comes with a standard USB port connector, but also a USB C cable hanging off the main cord, has a memory card slot, comes with a spare USB C cable, and a mini dongle. It has a bunch of ports and allows you to sync with a number of devices at the same time – which makes the third positive more fluid. That third positive is of course the ability to burn to disk. Burning was a joyous, albeit time-consuming hobby of mine for many years – backing up old bootleg concerts, radio recordings, photos, and movies, but over time as streaming has taken over from physical media, hardware has followed suit leading to laptops no longer coming with disc drives. To me, this is a massive downgrade in ability, but I guess I’m old school.
Burning with this drive is simple enough – you still need your own software, but that should be easily and freely found online. Simply put in a blank disc, open your software, choose your files, and let her rip (pun intended). I was concerned when I first tried out this player for watching (King Of The Hill Season 4), and it stopped playing immediately after selecting the first episode. This may have been a problem with the laptop or the software or me moving my legs and knocking something out of place, as there have been no similar problems since. Still, it’s early days, but so far this has been very impressive.
The drive itself feels pretty solid, has a nice texture on the top and the eject mechanism isnt too violent and the discs just pop out. The SD/Micro SD card slot like the usb ports are located at the back of the drive. It has a blue light when the unit is powered and the disk does make some noise when spinning up, but once its running it isnt loud at all when using it to play DVD’s etc. The manual does state this unit wont work with tablets, however it worked fine with my Asus tablet in pc mode. Not suitable for Windows 98 or pass through for tv use either it says.
The biggest issue I have with this drive is the cable, its so short and so thick. The drive is meant to be portable, but the cable makes it an absolute pain to place and stay put. The cable also sticks out under the bottom of the drive, which means the drive doesnt sit completely on your desk. The addition of usb ports and sd card slot are good if you need to move about, but I think these types of drives are not really used anymore. This drive does not support Blu-ray either, but these days everyone streams tv and movies.
Pros: SD card support, extra usb slots, usb-c compatible, dvd/cd writing, dvd player.
Cons: Fiddly to use and cable is thick and way too short for long term use.
Basic DVD drive that works pretty well. I’ve tried playing DVDs on both a PC (USB-A) and a MacBook (USB-C) – both worked “out of the box” – plugged it in – and a few minutes I was playing – no problems. The DVD unit comes with a cable allowing either USB A or C to be used.
I messed up trying to record on the PC – it already has a built in DVD writer – so I switched to the MacBook. Nothing fancy – just a load of files to write to a DVD-R disc. The first disc failed – but I suspect it was the disc itself because attempting with another brand worked without any problem.
All in all a good basic plug and play drive. If only it would read Blu Ray discs too – it would be five stars.
First of all, I still cannot believe we have to worry about region coding – it’s immensely frustrating if you’ve bought DVDS from other countries only to have this decades-old nonsense still on it. You have 4 chances to change the code until it locks so, as I am in the process of ripping my extensive Asian film collection to my hard drive, means it has to be region 3. I tested an old IVL Shaw Brothers DVD on it and, once the code was set, it was read quite quickly. Ripping, which does depend on the software, was quick and easy though. I liked the fact that the cables are built into this – there is a standard USB and a USB-C connected with a separate cable for Apple connections. It DOES mean that it has to be quite near to your laptop; not a problem usually, but as mine is on a stand, it does make things a tad more fiddly. Nevertheless, does its primary function well.
It’s a weighty little unit so feels quite solid, and also acts as a set of external ports to allow for easier access of files from various sources to view, play or transfer and burn if one doesn’t already have them. There’s also an extension cable and a connector in the box. However, the device is powered through either a standard USB or type-C connection (whichever is preferred) via the dual-capacity cable attached to the bottom of the unit (which handily folds under it once finished with). It isn’t very long so the device ideally needs to be sitting close to a computer or laptop when in use.
It all works very well though, with good DVD and CD burning and playing capabilities, and fast file transfers.
There’s a small user manual that comes with it, in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian. Slightly strange translations in places but good enough to get to grips with everything.
There’s nothing negative I can say about this at all as it does a great job and should last a good while. In fact, it’s easily as good as or better than anything else of this type I’ve bought. I would perhaps be careful folding the cable in and out from under the device too often to avoid undue wear, but other than that everything’s good. The reading and writing of various formats, and the extra ports are all pluses, as is the very reasonable price point.
Great for use with a laptop, and certainly ideal for portability, not for static use though as the leads simply aren’t long enough, unless you have a desktop PC, and can reach all of the cards ports, and the lead reaches your PC.
For me though it was a bit of a bust as My PC is under my desk so in order to use this I have it sitting on top of my PC so I can plug it in, but it means that its not easily accessible.
Utterly no fault of the products, that works well and does what it says, although I do feel trying to fit everything into one box brings the possibility of failure a lot easier.
But at the minute it does what I need it to do which is allow me access to various SD cards I wasn’t able to view previously.
Seems well made, and when disc is spinning it’s not too loud.
Good value, nice sleek desig