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GlowGeek Electronics USB 3 0 Portable CD DVD Rewriter External Drive with M DISC Support for PC and Mac Black

Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
8.0
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
260
Old Reviews
66
Unverified
43
Spam Test
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0.37 meters
SIZE
3
NUMBER OF USB PORTS
Yes
USB
Yes
VIDEO

Review Analysis - 151 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
CD/DVD
 37
cd, cds, dvds, disc, drive
+73%
-27%
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" ...  I am using this DVD drive to save data files onto DVD's.  ...  "
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" ...  Three laptops in the house and not one has a CD/DVD, for the price this unit was ideal.  ...  "
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" ...  I had a 3" disc of Bruce Springsteen from 1988 and I bought this so I could play and import it. ... My Apple superdrive was not made to work with a 3" disc, but this GlowGeek player worked great.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought seven of these to build my own dvd/cd duplicator.  ...  "
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" ...  Great disc drive, used quite extensively in the short time I've had it and it's keeping up well.  ...  "
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" ...  can also burn CDs which is awesome  ...  "
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" ...  Many laptops do not come with a standard DVD drive  ...  "
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" ...  Ideal for netbook users to load software from CD or to do a complete restore from CD ROM.  ...  "
Device Compatibility
 24
pc, netbook, imac, drive, windows
+75%
-25%
comment
" ...  Bought this for putting programmes on netbook.  ...  "
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" ...  Just connect to the slot.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought this for putting programmes on netbook.  ...  "
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" ...  This unit works with both of my PC's and an iMac.  ...  "
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" ...  Been burning many a CD into my Mac Retina!  ...  "
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" ...  I am not very computer savvy and I needed an external DVD because the new laptop did not come with one - my fault - I thought all laptops came with a DVD player.  ...  "
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" ...  Love the plug and play.  ...  "
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" ...  To easy I expected to have to pair or program, it is plug and play with my computer!  ...  "
USB
 23
plug and play, usb cable, usb 3 0, dvd, usb
+83%
-17%
comment
" ...  Good external drive.  ...  "
comment
" ...  In use the drive has worked well both reading and writidiscs  ...  "
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" ...  I use it to support a notebook without an optical drive.  ...  "
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" ...  What is there to say other than you just plug it into your usb port on the computer and away you go.  ...  "
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" ...  This is a nice little drive, compact, self-contained, just the one USB connection.  ...  "
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" ...  Very fast for an external drive.  ...  "
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" ...  I plugged it into a USB drive and it worked instantly!  ...  "
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" ...  Runs just on USB - great for burning CDs onto laptop with no CD Drive.  ...  "
Price
 19
price, money, pay, product, low
+89%
-11%
comment
" ...  Great items and great prices.  ...  "
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" ...  Perfect for what I need and very good value  ...  "
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" ...  Amazed at the excellent quality of this product considering the low price.  ...  "
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" ...  For the low price it is very reasonable.  ...  "
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" ...  Seems to be worth the money  ...  "
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" ...  good enough for the value you pay for  ...  "
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" ...  What a deal.  ...  "
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" ...  Instead I'll say it's outstanding value.  ...  "
Setup
 15
easy, set, install, easy to install, disc
+87%
-13%
comment
" ...  It was easy to install and came with a SATA lead  ...  "
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" ...  Just plug and play on my iMac, didn't need to install any additional software.  ...  "
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" ...  Truly plug and play!  ...  "
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" ...  To easy I expected to have to pair or program, it is plug and play with my computer!  ...  "
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" ...  Just plug and play.  ...  "
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" ...  It is plug and play so not complicated installation needed  ...  "
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" ...  Works well, easy plug and play set up, but putting a disc in requires a pretty hard press to get it to click in.  ...  "
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" ...  Does it all, just plug and play.  ...  "
Ports
 15
plug, drive, usb ports, usb cable, usb connection
+87%
-13%
comment
" ...  It was easy to install and came with a SATA lead  ...  "
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" ...  I use it to support a notebook without an optical drive.  ...  "
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" ...  What is there to say other than you just plug it into your usb port on the computer and away you go.  ...  "
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" ...  I am not very computer savvy and I needed an external DVD because the new laptop did not come with one - my fault - I thought all laptops came with a DVD player.  ...  "
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" ...  I plugged it into a USB drive and it worked instantly!  ...  "
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" ...  I'm running XP, I used the power and data connections into the USB ports and it worked straight out of the box.  ...  "
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" ...  This external USB 3.0 DVD drive works great for the rare times I need it.  ...  "
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" ...  Plug and play.  ...  "
Product Reliability
 14
months, lasted, reading, failed, drive
+71%
-29%
comment
" ...  So far, I've recorded about 24 discs, and the unit is working well.  ...  "
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" ...  Many months after installing it performs impeccably.  ...  "
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" ...  I've had this product for about a month now and so far so good.  ...  "
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" ...  In use the drive has worked well both reading and writidiscs  ...  "
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" ...  I have only been using this item for a few months now, but am finding it to be very good quality.  ...  "
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" ...  Cheap, cheerful and reliable.  ...  "
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" ...  does what it says on the tin with no problems.  ...  "
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" ...  Purchased this about a year ago and have had no problems with it.  ...  "

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Specifications

Body
Size:  0.37 meters
Connectivity
Number of USB ports:  3 
USB:  Yes 
Camera
Video:  Yes 
0.37 meters
SIZE
3
NUMBER OF USB PORTS
Yes
USB
Yes
VIDEO