Hitachi-LG GP60 External DVD Drive, Slim Portable DVD Burner/Writer/Player for Laptop, Windows and Mac OS Compatible, USB 2.0, 8x Read/Write Speed - Silver

I bought this to replace an old DVD Burner / Writer / Player that wouldn’t work with my new laptop. This one is fantastic! Plug it in and it works straight away. My laptop runs Windows 11 and it worked no bother. I found files transferred onto a DVD both quickly and quietly. Glad I opted for this one.

Excellent. Arrived on time. Very easy to use. Works perfectly.

I bought this DVD re-writer to replace another device I could not get to work on my PC. it came nicely packaged, with a CD - which I thought was the driver disk. it just works, and is a great device. I have a few minor negative points - see below for more info. there are very few instructions for this device, so I thought this was be on the CD with the drivers. this is wrong! What you actually get are a few Cyberlink products (including DVD player, CD Label Printer, Media Viewer and players etc). you also receive a "driver watcher" of some description. Now on to a couple of things to explain my rating: 1: the CD does not seem to contain an actual CD driver of any description. So despite running the latest version of windows 10, my computer thinks the Windows default driver from 2006 is the best available. 2: there is a piece of software which gets installed which is some type of "device driver watcher" and the idea is, as much as I can tell, if there is a more current driver version available you would have the choice of downloading and installing. My comment on this is: if the computer is happy with a 15 year old driver and the thing works, I'm not sure 2021 is going to provide anything more current or useful... 3: As mentioned there is very little in the way of the instructions. during the install you get asked what you want to place on your computer, with no real idea of what the software actually is. Although not necessarily "Bloatware" - for me the DVD software is useful and very much a welcome addition, a lot of the other stuff I can't see a use for, although the backup software will be handy - I just need some blank DVDs to put stuff on to. 4: the box suggests you can plug the drive into a TV Directly. I did this onto my LG TV via the USB port. the drive powers up etc, however the TV does not see the device. I tried this with a DVD and audio CD. it's a shame because this would have been a bonus for me and happy for holidays when travelling away etc. 5: Noise. although the device is relatively quiet for the most part, it does get up some speed and can be quite noisy on occasion. In Summary: if you need a CD/DVD Rewriter then this is a great one to use, and certainly worth the extra few pounds over a "non-brand" device. If you need some media and backup software in a hurry (especially DVD player software), again this could be the device for you. I already have a lot of Cyberlink (and other media) stuff so some of this software is not likely to be used. it worked straight away. it comes in three colours (I went for white, black and grey were the other two available) there are no real instructions on what you are installing or why you need to. you could get away with not adding anything additional after plugging the drive in, if you have media players, good backup software etc. EDIT: removed comment about type of DVD-R and CD-R types you can use; it's quite clear in the description you can use all types (eg DVD +R and DVD -R). Also added reference to noise levels.

Although my AIO PC has a DVD Writer, I needed a second one. This Hitachi/LG comes with burning software which is a very nice bonus. The Drive its self is a very nice unit, and fast in operation, better than my built in one on my PC.

Works fine, just plug and play,no issues.

Plug and play with Windows 11. No stutter on playback, and really quiet. Haven’t written a disc with it yet, but I’ve been watching dvds and playing cds. Nice and light and it accepted an aftermarket USB A to Mini USB B cable. Good quality at a good price.

Just the ticket, small neat item that does the job, not the fastest drive but a quality product.

I purchased this item based on its reviews but obviously did not read enough of them!! Item rips fine and quickly - fires cds out like a clay pigeon trap!! No issues with funtionality either however - when ripping the machine is very noisy and vibrates strongly - I have put blu tack on feet and wedges underneath + a stoneware jar on top just to quieten it down when ripping - thats how bad it is. Seems to me the tray is not a very precise fit and possibly the top is not flat. A little disappointing to be honest as I spent ages reading reviews and spent a little extra on this one. Back to Liteon for me.

Excellent lecteur DVD , lit à peu près tout le DVD est silencieux. Je le conseille , Car auparavant j'avais acheté un autre lecteur DVD sur Amazon et celui là Refusait de lire la plupart des DVD , C'était une catastrophe. Mieux vaut acheter celui là qui coûte 4 à 5€ de plus mais est parfait.

Working with windows 11

Facile à installé : raccorder la cable usb à l’appareil et à votre ordinateur et c’est parti.

Szybko i sprawnie. Działa perfekcyjnie.

I like the LG Portable Slim DVD-RW Burner, it is sleek looking, smooth operation, the only downside if you can call that is it took weeks to receive it if you want to have free delivery, otherwise, it's good value.