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LUOM External CD Drive Type C USB 3.0 Portable CD DVD +/-RW Drive Slim DVD/CD ROM Rewriter Burner Writer for Laptop Desktop PC Windows Linux OS Apple Mac,Polaris Black
- Type: Combo Drive
- Brand: LUOM
- Interface: USB 3.0
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: J-BJXC198-5
- $38.99 –
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ESTONE Polaris External CD DVD Drive, Portable USB 3.0 CD DVD +/-RW Optical Drive Burner Player, Compatible for Windows 10 Laptop Computer Surface Pro Mac MacBook Pro Air iMac
- Type: Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Cache: 2MB
- DVD+R: 8X
- Model #: E-BJXC198-3
- $37.99 –
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ESTONE Aluminum External CD Drive USB 3.0 Portable CD DVD +/-RW Drive DVD/CD ROM Rewriter Burner Writer Compatible with Laptop Desktop PC Windows Mac Pro MacBook Silver
- Type: Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Silver
- Cache: 2MB
- DVD+R: 8X
- Model #: E-XD058-SV-3
- $40.99 –
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ESTONE Diamond External DVD Drive for Laptop, USB-C/USB3.0 Portable Optical Slim CD/DVD Burner Player RW Drive Compatible with Desktop PC Windows XP/ 2003/ Vista/ 7/8, Linux, Mac os System
- Type: Slim DVD Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Cache: 2MB
- DVD+R: 8X
- Model #: E-YX-Diamond-12
- $37.99 –
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ESTONE High-speed Type-C/USB3.0 External CD DVD Rom RW Player Burner Drive For MacBook Air Pro For iMac For Mac Win8 Laptop Notebook PC Computer
- Type: Slim DVD Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Cache: 2MB
- DVD+R: 8X
- Model #: E-YX-Square-13
- $37.99 –
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LUOM BT689 External CD DVD Drive, USB 3.0 with Type-C adapter Slim Protable External CD-RW Drive DVD-RW Burner Writer Player for Laptop Notebook PC Desktop Computer, Black
- Type: Combo Drive
- Brand: LUOM
- Interface: USB 3.0 & Type-C
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: J-BT689-4
- $36.99 –
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LUOM Slim Type C External CD Drive, USB 3.0 Portable CD/DVD +/-RW Drive Ultra-Thin DVD/CD ROM Rewriter Burner with Touch Sensitive Button Compatible with Laptop Desktop PC Windows Linux OS Apple Mac
- Type: Combo Drive
- Brand: LUOM
- Interface: USB 3.0
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: J-SLS02-13
- $40.99 –
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Type C USB 3.0 Slim External DVD RW CD Writer Drive Burner Reader Player Optical Drives CD-RW Burner Reader Recorder For Laptop-Diamond Black
- Type: Slim Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: E-YX Diamond-UB-1
- $37.99 –
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XD001 External CD/DVD Drive USB 3.0/2.0 Portable High Speed Data Transfer CD/DVD-RW Drive/Writer/Rewriter/Player for MacBook Pro Laptop/Desktops Win 7/8.1/10 and Linux OS,Black
- Type: DVD-ROM Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: E-XD001-BK-7
- $32.99 –
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ESTONE Aluminum Portable USB 3.0 Blu-Ray Player Drive, Slim 8X DVD/ Burner +/- Rewriter External Drive with Type-c, Compatible with Mac & Windows, (ODP1202) Silver
- Type: Slim Blu-ray Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Silver
- Cache: 2MB
- BD-R: 6X
- Model #: E-ODP1202-SV-10
- $80.99 –
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ESTONE External DVD Drive USB 3.0 USB-C CD Burner CD/DVD +/-RW Optical Drive,Slim Portable DVD CD ROM Rewriter Writer Duplicator for Laptop Desktop PC,YX-008
- Type: Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Cache: 2MB
- DVD+R: 8X
- Model #: E-YX-008-6
- $35.99 –
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USBC Type C USB 3.0 External Aluminum DVD Burner DVD Writer DVD Player CD Drive DVD Rewriter with Lightscribe Compatible for Laptop and Desktop PC Windows and Linux OS Apple Mac MacBook Pro, Silver
- Type: Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Silver
- Model #: E-XD058-F
- $40.99 –
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ESTONE External CD DVD Drive, USB 3.0 Portable CD DVD +/-RW Drive Slim CD/DVD ROM Rewriter Burner Superdrive High Speed Data Transfer for Laptop Desktop MacBook PC Windows Linux Os-White
- Type: DVD-ROM Drive
- Panel Color: White
- Model #: E-YX Square-WT
- $35.99 –
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ESTONE Aluminum External Blu-Ray Burner Player Drive ,USB 3.0&Type-C Portable CD DVD +/-RW Drive DVD/CD ROM Rewriter Burner Writer Compatible with Laptop Desktop PC Windows Mac Pro MacBook Black
- Type: Blu-ray Burner
- Panel Color: Black
- Cache: 2MB
- BD-R: 6X
- Model #: E-ODP95-BK-3
- $90.99 –
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USB3.0 USB-C Super Multi Ultra Slim Portable DVD Rewriter External Drive Support for PC and Mac, Black (XD001)
- Type: DVD-ROM Drive
- Brand: LUOM
- Interface: USB 3.0
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: J-ED001-BK-8
- $33.99 –
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External DVD Drive, USB 3.0 Type C CD Drive with Touch Sensitive Button, Dual Port DVD Player, Portable Optical Burner Writer Rewriter for Laptop Notebook Desktop PC MAC OS Windows 7/8/10
- Type: Combo Drive
- Brand: LUOM
- Interface: USB 3.0
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: J-SLS02-3
- $40.99 –
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External DVD CD Drive,ESTONE Aluminum USB 3.0 DVD Burner Type-C Portable DVD CD /-RW Rewriter Reader Slim Optical Drive Compatible with Macbook Windows 10 8 7 Laptop Desktop Computer(Silver)
- Type: Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Silver
- Model #: E-XD058-1
- $40.99 –
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ESTONE External CD DVD Drive, USB 3.0 Optical DVD Burner RW Player CD Row Rewriter Portable for MacBook OS Windows PC -Black
- Type: DVD-ROM Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: E-YX Square-BK-F
- $35.99 –
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ESTONE USB 3.0/USB-C External DVD High-speed Burner Writer Recorder DVD RW Optical Drive CD/DVD ROM Player MACs OS Windows XP/7/8/10
- Type: Slim DVD Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Cache: 2MB
- DVD+R: 8X
- Model #: E-YX-Square-6
- $37.99 –
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ESTONE USB 3.0 External CD DVD Drive , Portable DVD/CD ROM +/-RW Drive Burner Rewriter for Windows 10/8/7, Mac, Linux Laptop Desktop, MacBook Pro/ Air,YX-008
- Type: Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Cache: 2MB
- DVD+R: 8X
- Model #: E-YX-008-8
- $35.99 –
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ESTONE USB 3.0 External CD DVD Drive with Touch Sensitive Button, Portable DVD/CD ROM +/-RW Drive Burner Rewriter for Windows 10/8/7, Mac, Linux Laptop Desktop, MacBook Pro/ Air
- Type: Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Cache: 2MB
- DVD+R: 8X
- Model #: E-SLS02-8
- $39.99 –
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LUOM External CD DVD Drive, USB-C Slim Portable External CD DVD Rewriter Burner Writer,High Speed Data Transfer USB Optical Drives Player for PC Desktop Laptop Windows Desktop Mac MacBook Pro/Air Mac
- Type: Combo Drive
- Brand: LUOM
- Interface: USB 3.0
- Panel Color: Silver
- Model #: J-XD055-1
- $38.99 –
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LUOM Type-C/USB3.0 Portable DVD-ROM Optical Drive External Slim CD ROM Disk Reader Desktop PC Laptop Tablet Promotion DVD Player
- Type: Slim DVD Drive
- Brand: LUOM
- Interface: USB-C&USB3.0 adpater Dual interface Port
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: J-YX-Square-2
- $36.99 –
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External DVD Drive USB 3.0 USB C CD Burner, CD/DVD +/-RW Optical Drive,Slim Portable DVD CD ROM Rewriter Writer Duplicator for Laptop Desktop PC Windows 10/8/7 MacBook Mac Linux OS Apple
- Type: Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Silver
- Cache: 2MB
- DVD+R: 8X
- Model #: E-TP-001-8
- $36.99 –
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External CD DVD Drive USB 3.0 Type-C Portable Superdrive Burner Player Writer CD DVD +/- RW, Compatible with Windows 10 8 7 XP Vista Mac OS System for Mac Pro Air iMac Laptop- Diamond Black
- Type: Slim Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: E-YX Diamond-UB
- $37.99 –
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ESTONE External CD/DVD Drive for Laptop, 9 in 1 Portable DVD Player for Laptop with SD/TF Port, External DVD Drive with USB 3.0/Type C, CD Drive USB for PC Windows Linux
- Type: DVD Burner
- Brand: ESTONE
- Interface: Type-A and Type-C 2-in-1 data Interface connectors
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: E-YX002-5
- $32.99 –
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ESTONE External CD Drive, USB 3.0 Portable CD DVD +/-RW Drive with OTG type adapter DVD/CD ROM Rewriter Burner Writer Compatible with Laptop Desktop PC Windows Mac Pro MacBook-White
- Type: DVD-ROM Drive
- Panel Color: White
- Model #: E-XD001-WT-5
- $32.99 –
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LUOM Aluminum External Blu-Ray Burner Drive USB 3.0/Type-C Portable CD/DVD+/-RW Burner Player Writer Compatible with Windows XP/7/8/10, MacOS, Linux for MacBook, Laptop, Desktop , Silver
- Type: Blu-ray Burner
- Brand: LUOM
- Interface: usb3.0 with Type-c adapter
- Panel Color: Silver
- Model #: J-ODP95-SV-3
- $91.99 –
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External DVD Drive with 4 USB Ports and 2 SD Card Slots,7 -in-1 USB 3.0 Portable CD/DVD+/-RW Drive/ DVD Player for Laptop CD ROM Burner Compatible with Laptop Desktop PC Windows Linux OS Apple Mac
- Type: Combo Drive with Card Reader
- Panel Color: Black
- Load Type: Slot
- DVD-ROM Access Time: 100ms
- Model #: J-7IN1DVD-7
- $42.99 –
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External CD Drive,LUOM External Optical Drive USB 3.0 & USB-C DVD/CD Player for Mac Windows 2000 / XP/Vista/Win 7/ Win 8 / Win 10,Ultra Notebook PC Desktop Computer,Silver
- Type: Slim Combo Drive
- Brand: LUOM
- Interface: USB 3.0
- Panel Color: Silver
- Model #: J-TP-001B-F
- $37.99 –
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ESTONE High-speed External Type-C/USB3.0 CD DVD Drive Player Recorder for Mac, Windowslaptop, PC Portable BD/CD/DVD Burner Drive
- Type: Slim DVD Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Cache: 2MB
- DVD+R: 8X
- Model #: E-YX-Square-12
- $37.99 –
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LUOM External CD Drive, USB 2.0 Optical Drive CD Burner CD/DVD Player Compatible with Windows 7/8/10, for Laptop, Desktop (KBDVD001), White
- Type: CD Burner
- Brand: LUOM
- Interface: USB 2.0
- Panel Color: White
- Model #: J-KBDVD001-WT-2
- $22.99 –
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LUOM USB 3.0 External CD DVD Drive, CD/DVD-RW Drive, CD-RW Rewriter Burner Super Drive for High Speed Data Transfer Laptop Notebook PC Desktop Support Windows/Vista/7/8, Mac - White
- Type: DVD-ROM Drive
- Brand: LUOM
- Interface: USB 3.0
- Panel Color: White
- Model #: J-YX Square-WT
- $36.99 –
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ESTONE External CD DVD Drive USB 3.0 Type-C Slim Portable DVD/CD ROM +/-RW Optical Drive Burner Writer with Touch Sensitive Button for MacBook Pro/ Air, iMac, Windows/ Linux/ Mac Laptop Desktop, Black
- Type: Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Cache: 2MB
- DVD+R: 8X
- Model #: E-SLS02-7
- $39.99 –
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External Blu-Ray Burner Drive USB 3.0/Type-C Portable CD/DVD+/-RW Burner Player Writer with One Touch Pop up Compatible with Windows XP/7/8/10, MacOS, Linux for MacBook, Laptop, Desktop
- Type: Blu-ray Burner
- Panel Color: Silver
- Cache: 2MB
- BD-R: 6X
- Model #: J-XD055BD-3
- $78.99 –
Considerations for Purchasing External DVD Drives & Burners
Introduction
An external DVD drive is a device that gives computers the ability to read optical media without requiring the installation of an internal optical drive. External DVD drives can be useful for computers such as Ultrabooks™, which are not often equipped with internal optical drives. To help you shop for an external DVD drive, NeweggBusiness offers some buying considerations below.
Interface
Similar to internal DVD drives, external DVD drives also require data and power connections. The most commonly used type of data connector for external DVD drives is USB, with a few also supporting eSATA™. Power connectors though, are typically proprietary and not universally interchangeable. However, some external DVD drives integrate power delivery into their data connection, which allows them to be slightly more travel-friendly and cause less cable clutter.
Drive Speed
The speed at which an optical drive can read and write data is rated as a multiple of X, which can vary depending on the optical format. For CD, DVD, and Blu-ray discs, X is 153.6 KBps, 1.35 MBps, and 4.39 MBps respectively. So an external DVD drive with a read speed of 16X can read data on a disc at a rate of 16 × 1.35 MBps or 21.6 MBps.
Dual Layer Support
A dual layer disc is a special type of optical disc that has two physical data layers, which significantly increases storage capacity. For instance, a dual layer DVD can support 8.5 GB of storage instead of the standard 4.7 GB of single layer DVDs. Many current internal and external DVD drives are capable of reading dual layer discs, but not all have the ability to burn them.
Disc Labeling
Some external DVD burners support a technology known as LightScribe, which allows a drive to produce laser-etched graphics on specially coated discs. It can be used to create more visually appealing discs featuring custom images and text. In order to take advantage of an external DVD drive’s disc labeling feature, you will need to purchase compatible discs.