What does this do? I need a new CD Rom drive for my Dell pc. My son told me to by an external one as fixing mine was too much work. I need it to play and burn cds as well as play DVDs. Burning DVDs would be nice too. What does this do? I need a new CD Rom drive for my Dell pc. My son told me to by an external one as fixing mine was too much work. I need it to play and burn cds as well as play DVDs. Burning... » Read More What does this do? I need a new CD Rom drive for my Dell pc. My son told me to by an external one as fixing mine was too much work. I need it to play and burn cds as well as play DVDs. Burning DVDs would be nice too. « Show Less
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I odered one to use with our Asus netbook but it only worked once. I am not sure if the problem is with the device or the computer. They just don't seem compatible. We used it to download software.
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okay, from my experience, you can play DVDs, CDs and burn CDs - I have not yet tried to burn a DVD. It has worked very well for me so far!
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Do you mean the software to run the cdrom? or are you trying to copy a software to your computer, like cd to pc? The DVD ROM is plug and play with Windows OS. We had it on windows 7, though it needed two usb ports to power. If you are trying to copy a cd on to a pc, then it would depend on the software copyright. A music cd, you can rip using windows media player. A movie, probably not. A program, maybe, depending on if you can grab everything into a folder. Let me know if you need assistance, Thanks, Kevin
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Mine came with a separate CD/DVD drive - but it sounds like it doesn't always. It's an old computer.
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the external cd/dvd player/burner is connected to the pc with 2 usb cables -one for power, the other for data.i have not tried to burn a cd, but i imagine you should be able to - why not? it IS a cd/dvd "burner."but i can not say, for sure.
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Of course it does: CDs and DVDs. USBs? I think there are at least two, if memory serves. Unless you're strapped, I wouldn't buy this computer: it, as all Dells, overheats far too much. I was forced to cuz' I have all the peripheral Dell stuff from my last Latitude - that burned out/overheated. I'd jump to HP in a song when/if I could. . .
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Works but my computer used 3-4 cd's. I recommend getting a 64GB Flash drive. Longer lasting, less of a headache and it will save you more time. It's worth it. Amazon has good deals. PNY, Kingston or San Disk work well for me. Right now Amazon has them for a great deal that you can't get in local stores.
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THANK YOU! I've never heard of an external DVD/CD-ROM drive so I truly appreciate the advice! Thank you!!
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I use this to replace my broken dvd/cd drive on my old desktop computer. Burning videos and transferring photos to cd or dvd is performed by the software on your computer, not the drive. This new slim USB 2.0's function is merely to launch whatever disc you insert in it. After that, your computer does the rest.
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It works the same as if the drive was in the laptop, has to be one of the older Dell laptops. Plus, it requires a docking station that has the double plug connection on its side. Check Dell's website for Specs/compatability.
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This should handle all Your DVDs and CDs burn or read. Super-multi = a drive that reads and writes CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM and DVD-DL. Its a bit slow at 8x but it will do its job. I would invest in an external DVD or bluray drive just to keep the included drive in tact and burn movies in 5 min instead of 15ish minutes. I also use an external mouse and keyboard to keep the keys in pristine condition. Quite frankly this isn't a computer for casual computer users that need to ask this sort of question. I use this for many resource intensive programs such as Auto-Cad, Multisim, and BF4 on ultra :D. This should handle all Your DVDs and CDs burn or read. Super-multi = a drive that reads and writes CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM and DVD-DL. Its a bit slow at 8x but it will do its job. I would invest in an external DVD or bluray drive just to keep the included drive in tact and burn movies in 5 min instead of 15ish minutes. I also use an external mouse and keyboard to keep the keys in pristine condition. Quite frankly this isn't a computer for casual computer users that need to ask this sort of question. I use this for many resource intensive programs such as Auto-Cad, Multisim, and... » Read More This should handle all Your DVDs and CDs burn or read. Super-multi = a drive that reads and writes CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM and DVD-DL. Its a bit slow at 8x but it will do its job. I would invest in an external DVD or bluray drive just to keep the included drive in tact and burn movies in 5 min instead of 15ish minutes. I also use an external mouse and keyboard to keep the keys in pristine condition. Quite frankly this isn't a computer for casual computer users that need to ask this sort of question. I use this for many resource intensive programs such as Auto-Cad, Multisim, and BF4 on ultra :D. « Show Less
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Hi,The item has DVD/RW on it. You can play DVDs or CDs and you can burn it DVD or CD.also, there have 3 USB ports on it.Thanks
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It is a case which works as an interface between a CD, DVD or Bluray internal units and a personal computer´s usb port. This gives you the opportunity to use a drive in a laptop with no dvd drive without openning it. Also, when you upgrade a cd, dvd or bluray internal unit of a laptop or in all in one systems, the unit that you take out, can be re-use with this simple accessory (sanoxy usb 2.0) with other pc as a external slim unit backup or dvd player, you name it. Hope this can be helpful to you.
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According to the compag support and drivers website it will work to play cd's and DVD's. you can also burn cd's however you will need a DVD burner program to burn DVD's and this unit does not come with one.
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This is a combo. It will read DVD but only burn CD. However if you contact us directly we can customize it for you with your desired optical drive without no additional chargeKind regardsCoretek
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My Pro 310 dual cd player plays compilation cd's that I have cut on my dell computer. no problem.
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Chloey C.,I just attached two leads to USB ports on my Windows 7 PC and put in "Matrix" DVD and it instantly played. I did not purchase for that purpose and did not realize the unit would play DVD's. Do realize that you may need two USB ports to operate this unit, I think I ran into that with my old tablet, my guess is not enough power to run unit from one USB port on some tablets or phones, but not sure. I got around this by attaching second lead to a USB power supply. I can operate with one USB attached to my computer. Hope this helps.Gerry
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I have the 5 disk burner (M-disk) and does not connect to a computer, either to copy or to input to the computer. The top drawer on mine is a read only and the other 5 are copy only. it will copy on M-disk and regular CD/DVD although I have not tested it to see if it will copy both regular and M-disk DVDs in the same run.