ASUS LITE Portable USB 2.0 Slim 8X DVD/Burner +/- Rewriter External Drive, Compatible with Both Mac

This ASUS LITE portable USB DVD burner is a fantastic product. It’s one of the few that are plug-in. Play with Windows 11. No drivers needed. This is my second of these ASUS burners. They just work so well!

Mike C · 2026-01-05 · via amazon

FYI I wanted a basic CD writer to use with a recent mini-computer purchase. This has been working great for that use. It is somewhat "light weight" and I use a light touch when opening and closing it. Functionally it is working fine for the simple tasks I have used it for. Haven't had any issues writing or reading discs. It has a split cable so that you can use a second usb port for extra power. However, it has been working for me with only one usb port connected. The ~24" cable is rather short. I trusted the ASUS name and am happy so far with the drive for the price paid

B. Robinson · 2025-12-23 · via amazon

I bought this external drive unexpectedly amidst part picking of an ITX form factor (mini) PC. As I have learned, many ITX form factor PC's of the smallest build do not offer the internal disk drives we all know and love. This is probably because most games are downloaded via Steam or other services these days. DVDs are also becoming obsolete and more and more people either choose digital entertainment platforms like Netflix that are free of downloads or simply pirate movie files from the internet, downloading them straight to a HDD and eliminating any need for either a Blu Ray Disc. As far as this disc drive goes, firstly, it is black, so therefore I am already inclined to like it. Secondly, it is indeed very slim. This means that even if you have to tack one on to a system intended to be as small as possible, it will be as unobtrusive as possible. Heck, you could even duct tape the thing to your ITX build to give your system a more complete feel. The price tag is pleasantly low as well. And I don't know about you but the Asus logo has always looked cool to me--I love that spacey font! While I will probably only use this disc drive for installing my OS, it will be good to know that it's there in case I decide to buy any games in DVD format. As gamers may or may not know, games in DVD format typically sell twice as cheap in the "old fashioned" format as opposed to the digital one. Thankfully external disc drive technology is inexpensive and unobtrusive. This is sort of a niche product, but it is a good one that will compliment any PC build geared for being compact.

Brian Bosboom · 2015-02-27 · via amazon

This is a fantastic product, works effectively and gets the job done. Set up is as easy as just plugging the thing into the usb cable and connecting it to the computer. No need to install software or anything like that, simply plug and go. Performance wise, fantastic product! So why not five instead of four stars? Well, the thing is slightly loud at times, when installing CDs, which is to be expected but it is a bit louder than I would have expected. The one thing that is extremely important to note is that to get adequate power, the thing may need to be hooked up with two USB ports. The cable it comes with has two standard USB ports on one end that plug into the computer and one micro USB that plugs into the optical drive. This can have a few problems. The cord between the two USB cables that hook into the computer is only about four inches, so in order to hook the optical drive into the computer, you need to make sure you have TWO free USB ports on your computer within four inches or so from one another. If you are like myself and are connecting to a laptop, it may be that you have a port on each side of your computer and this can be a problem since the two USB ends that go into the computer are only separated by four inches. This means one would have to buy a USB extension cable if they need more than four inches to hook the second USB into a new port. This can be a hassle worth mentioning, but nothing that a simple USB extender cable cannot fix. Most computers with 3+ USB ports should not encounter a problem whatsoever. Sum up: Wonderful performance, tad loud at times, Requires access to TWO USB ports on the computer that are very close to each other so plan accordingly.

Cshaf51 · 2014-12-29 · via amazon

so, I've had this for about 6 months and i can tell you it works great. I'm not a fan of the price but, unlike other thing that you have to pay through the nose for and end up throwing it out because it doesn't work as advertised, this works like a dream. I've played DVD almost every day. as for burning, when i first got it, it did that but then it decided to quit doing that. fortunately, my laptop has a drive so i use that for burning. but i said, watching dvd is great. i have windows 7. when i first got it, i'd placed directly on top of my desk. then decided i would like it up higher so i placed the drive on top of a couple of empty dvd case --one that held 7discs. that's when i ran into trouble. windows would take a long time in recognizing it or it wouldn't at all. i figure the cable had become loose. so now it is back ontop of my desk and all is well. i had to get a hub because of the pathetic amount of usb ports( why do laptop makers give us so few usb ports, I'll never understand). anyway, i have my drive plugged to that. i didn't think it would work -- not enough power, but i was wrong.. i'm also using a extender with it, because the cable on this isn't too long. again, i didn't think it would work -- not enough power, but i was wrong. it's a nice looking device. the casing is plastic so i figure if you drop it, it's a goner.

Fiesty · 2014-06-26 · via amazon

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