This LG DVD drive works fine. Just what you would want in a slim
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This LG DVD drive works fine.  Just what you would want in a slim, external DVD drive.

****I was NOT provided this item for free or at a discounted price.  I just like to buy things and try to help the next consumer by writing up my experience****
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My DVD drive with LightScribe stopped working so wanted to install another internal one into my HP Pavillion.  The price was good and I had no problem installing it.  The DVD/CD drive works well but LightScribe cannot find the drive.  I called LG support and they gave me some suggestions.  Once, I got the new DVD drive to show up on the computer but I could not get rid of the old one in Device Manager so the old drive kept replacing the new one.  I fijnally gave up and use it for my DVD drive on that computer and use my external LightScribe drive for the burning.  The LG drive works fine.  The drawer is a little flimsy and slower than the original one,  but it works.  So close.
3881047
It's an external drive that works. Light weight, portable, and moderately fast. Not much else to say. It does what is supposed to do.
3451048
Arrived on time and it works as expected. Note that the drive uses a slim SATA connector - like every other optical drive and it is not included. You may have to purchase something like this - ASIN# B002O1W6ZK
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I have owned this drive for a few weeks now and have burned a number of CD/DVD's and watched quite a few movies. Here are my thoughts.

Build Quality -  It feels a little on the cheap side but for the price I really can't complain.

BD-ROM - It works great so far. No lagging or stuttering during playback.

CD/DVD Burning - It isn't fast but it isn't slow either. I does what it is supposed to.

Software - This is the one drawback in the box. PowerDVD is terrible but after you get it installed and updated it does the job.

Overall I am very happy with the drive. For the price I have no real complaints.
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It is a fine disc drive and works well in my self built gaming PC no problems as of yet. I am looking into a Blu-Ray drive though and I would recommend the Pioneer Blu-Ray drive if you are in the market for one. But as a DVD/CD drive this is more than sufficient.
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I bought this drive to install in my PS3 to increase loading time of games, etc. The physical size was a perfect fit and the install was simple and straightforward. At first I was concerned that the PS3 Slim would not recognize the drive, but I had no trouble formatting it and getting it started.
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I installed this writer and tested it by writing some files that I recorded over-the-air onto a Blu-Ray disc.  On my first attempt, these TS files played fine on my LG Blu-Ray player and looked very good.  I used BurnAware Free rather than the included software.  The process required a little over a minute/GB.

This drive is easy to install and works great. I did dock my review one star due to the lack of software needed to actually play a Blu-Ray disc on a computer.

I do not have two adjacent USB 2.0 ports.  An externally powered USB hub plugged into a USB 2.0 port worked fine.

Here are some (write speed) specifications from the box:
BD-R(SL/LTH): 6x
BD-R(DL): 4x
BD-RE(SL/DL): 2x

I needed an external burner to use with my Acer nettop computer, and this is a very decent low cost entry-level one.
828145
I replaced a seagate 750 gig and this drive fit right into my HP Slimline. Had it one week and no complaints yet.
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If you are looking for an inexpensive thin case to put that extra 2.5 SATA drive in, this is it. Not much to the case, just a think of an Altiod can with a USB cable. Plain, simple and it works.
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Although one of the cheapest, great DVD drive. No problems with it, loads everything fine. Highly recommended
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Picked this up to add CD functionality to a new Dell all-in-one computer. The GP60NB50 wasn't recognized initially, although two older computers found it easily. Hooked it up to a laptop, inserted the installation disk and checked the contents. Found a firmware folder, connected to the LG site, and flashed to the latest version. The Dell then found the drive immediately. LG could probably make this easier for old timers like me who don't necessarily want to install a load of DVD writing software just to update the firmware. There's nothing on their website indicating that an update even exists. Just saying ... The drive itself is lightweight and feels a little flimsy when opened, but the over-all build quality seems just fine. For the money it's a good buy.
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I just needed a disc drive with sata power, this fit the bill and the budget. only issue i had was finding drivers for the darn thing... i know that alone took me a few hours...

now, it works just as it should, no issues...
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After purchasing an Acer Netbook from Amazon I realized that I needed an external DVD drive as a backup for the operating system. The Samsung does the job well and inexpensively. A good buy.
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this is slim but it gets heated pretty quickly, had similar 2 TB seagate drive slightly bigger without this issue.
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used in machine that had no DVD drive but did have space for a slimline unit.  Works well (be sure you have the right adapter to connect to data and power)
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I was not sure this was going to work for me. It installed very quickly even though I had to hunt for the power connection in my Area51 machine. Plugged in, played right away. Used the companion disk and installed the software. That was the only downside, it took a long time to download the updates. This drive does what it says it will, DVD's, BD etc. Good job LG!!!