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24x USB External Slim CD-ROM Drive (Black)
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Don't work for me
(1 out of 5) by Bruno Brito Souza on May 18, 2008When I plug the external USB CD-Rom in USB port 2.0, Windows XP cannot recognize it. I've been tested in 3 diferent PCs and Notebooks. I'm realy desapointed with this product.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
External 24X Slim CD-ROM drive is a perfect accessory for a Netbook!
(5 out of 5) by James Prine on Jul 11, 2009 (Ponchatoula, La. (Katrina))I wanted an optical drive for my Acer Aspire One (10.5-inch) and didn't want a DVD writer, so I opted for this little wonder. I ordered one via Amazon (seller was PowerOptical) and in 2 days it was in my hands...frankly, I was astonished at the sheer speed of the delivery.
I opened the box and pulled out the CD-ROM drive...no manual or software was provided, but that was no problem...the drive came with two cables, one a USB data cable, and the other is a USB power cable (it is the one with the round plug, whereas the data cable's plug is squared-off).
Windows XP instantly installed the drivers and voila, I was off and running, installing some old backup software onto my Acer's HD.
I've used this little CD drive for installing software and for playing music CDs and, so far, it has performed flawlessly, even with the one (data) cable alone, powered via the USB port on the Acer.
I got mine via PowerOptical and, with shipping, it came to just $20.98...at that price, no Netbook owner/user should be without one!
James
I opened the box and pulled out the CD-ROM drive...no manual or software was provided, but that was no problem...the drive came with two cables, one a USB data cable, and the other is a USB power cable (it is the one with the round plug, whereas the data cable's plug is squared-off).
Windows XP instantly installed the drivers and voila, I was off and running, installing some old backup software onto my Acer's HD.
I've used this little CD drive for installing software and for playing music CDs and, so far, it has performed flawlessly, even with the one (data) cable alone, powered via the USB port on the Acer.
I got mine via PowerOptical and, with shipping, it came to just $20.98...at that price, no Netbook owner/user should be without one!
James
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Great price, great product
(5 out of 5) by Victor T. Olivo on Feb 13, 2009 (Caracas Venezuela)I had my doubts when I bought this unit because it is cheap. But I plugged to my Aspire One and it works perfectly.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
I'm in the "Didn't Work" category
(1 out of 5) by Karen W. Taylor on Aug 1, 2009 (Pepperell, MA)Plugged it in- light went on and I heard it spin...and that's about it. Tried both cables supplied with unit- same deal. Tried plugging it into my desktop...nada! No real documentation of any use is included with the unit (nothing with any real helpful info) and interestingly enough, no contact information for customer support. As far as I can tell, I just bought a box that lights a green LED for a couple seconds after you plug it in. Not much of a deal for twenty bucks....
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
24x USB External Slim CD-ROM Drive (Black) GENERIC
(4 out of 5) by LeBeau777 on Jun 29, 2009 (Georgia)works as described, no issues, great communication by seller! love this item, inexpensive, works and does just what i need. many thanks! usb plug and play works right out of box and works with my dell laptop and windows xp. so far so good, no issues.