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External DVD Drive, Portable High-Speed Type-C USB 3.0 CD Burner USB CD-RW/DVD-RW CD DVD Reader Player Burner Writer for PC Desktop/Laptop/Mac OS/Linux/Notebook Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista,Black
- Type: Slim Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: E-BT689A-F
- $35.99 –
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External CD Drive,ESTONE USB 3.0 Portable CD/DVD +/-RW Drive Aluminum Slim DVD/CD ROM Rewriter Burner Compatible with Laptop Desktop PC Windows OS Apple Mac, Silver
- Type: Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Silver
- Model #: E-XD0581
- $40.99 –
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LUOM USB 3.0+Type C DVD Drive, CD Burner Driver Read-write Recorder, External DVD-RW Player Writer Reader
- Type: Slim DVD Drive
- Brand: LUOM
- Interface: USB-C&USB3.0 adpater Dual interface Port
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: J-YX-Square-7
- $36.99 –
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External DVD Drive, USB 3.0 Type C Portable CD/DVD+/-RW Drive/DVD Player for Laptop CD ROM Burner Compatible with Laptop Desktop PC Windows Linux OS Apple Mac Black
- Type: Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Cache: 2MB
- DVD+R: 8X
- Model #: J-YX-PJG188-4
- $38.99 –
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External CD/DVD Drive for Laptop, USB 3.0 CD DVD +/-RW Drive Burner DVD Player, External CD ROM Reader Writer Optical Drive Compatible with Laptop PC Mac MacBook Windows 11/10/8.1/7 Linux
- Type: CD & DVD Drives
- CD-R: 24X
- CD-RW: 8X
- DVD-ROM: 8X
- Model #: BL-DVD70-B
- $39.99 –
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ESTONE BT689 External CD Drive, USB 3.0/Type-C adapter Portable CD/DVD +/-RW Drive Slim DVD/CD ROM Rewriter Burner Superdrive High Speed Data Transfer for Laptop Desktop PC Windows Linux OS Apple Mac
- Type: Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Operating Systems Supported: Windows XP/2003/VISTA/7/ 8.1 /10, Linux, Mac 10 OS System and More
- Package Contents: 1*USB CD/DVD Drive (Optical Disk is not included) 1*Standard USB 3.0 Cable 1*Type C adapter 1* Power Cable 1*User Manual
- Model #: E-BT689-12
- $35.99 –
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ESTONE External DVD Drive, USB 3.0 Type-C CD DVD +/-RW Optical Drive USB C Burner Slim CD/DVD ROM Rewriter Writer Reader Portable Support SD cards Reader for PC Laptop Desktop MacBook
- Type: Combo Drive with Card Reader
- Panel Color: Black
- Load Type: Slot
- DVD-ROM Access Time: 100ms
- Model #: E-X-TDVDD-4
- $37.99 –
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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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External DVD Drive, High Speed Data Transfer USB 3.0 Type C External CD DVD Reader Writer Player for Laptop Desktop MacBook Mac OS Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista (Black)
- Type: Slim Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: E-BT689A
- $35.99 –
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LUOM Aluminum Slim USB 3.0/Type C External Blu-Ray Player Drive, Portable CD/DVD +/-RW Drive Ultra-Thin DVD/CD ROM Rewriter Burner For Laptop Desktop PC Windows Linux OS Apple Mac, Black
- Type: Slim Blu-ray Combo Drive
- Brand: LUOM
- Interface: usb3.0 with Type-c adapter
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: J-ODP1202-BK-10
- $81.99 –
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BT689 Premium External CD DVD Drive USB 3.0&Type-C Protable USB CD DVD ROM +/-RW Optical Player Drive Reader Writer Burner for Windows 10 Laptop and Desktop, Linux PC, MacBook Pro/Air, iMac
- Type: Combo Drive
- Brand: LUOM
- Interface: USB 3.0 & Type-C
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: J-BT689-5
- $36.99 –
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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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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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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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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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ESTONE External DVD Blu-Ray Burner Drive, USB 3.0/Type-C Portable CD/DVD Player for Laptop CD Drive Reader Writer Burner for Laptop Desktop PC Windows Linux Apple Mac Black
- Type: Blu-ray Burner
- Panel Color: Black
- Cache: 2MB
- BD-R: 6X
- Model #: E-ODP95-BK-2
- $90.99 –
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LUOM Aluminum External DVD CD Drive, USB 3.0 Type-C Portable CD/DVD ROM +/-RW Drive/DVD Player Rewriter Burner Compatible with Laptop Desktop PC Windows Apple Mac (XD058, Silver)
- Type: Combo Drive
- Brand: LUOM
- Interface: USB 3.0
- Panel Color: Silver
- Model #: J-XD058-SV-6
- $41.99 –
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LUOM External CD DVD Optical Drive Type C Dual Port DVD Burner CD DVD Rewriter Burner Writer Support SD cards Reader Compatible with Windows XP/7/8/10, MacOS, Linux for MacBook, Laptop, Desktop
- Type: Combo Drive with Card Reader
- Panel Color: Black
- Load Type: Slot
- DVD-ROM Access Time: 100ms
- Model #: J-X-TDVDD-6
- $39.99 –
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ESTONE Polaris External CD DVD Drive , USB 3.0/Type-C Slim Protable External CD-RW Drive DVD-RW Burner Writer Player for Laptop Notebook PC Desktop Computer
- Type: Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Cache: 2MB
- DVD+R: 8X
- Model #: E-BJXC198-12
- $37.99 –
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ESTONE External CD DVD Drive USB 3.0 Type C Drive Portable CD DVD Drive Slim DVD/CD ROM Compatible for Laptop Desktop PC Windows Linux OS MacBook (Black)
- Type: Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Cache: 2MB
- DVD+R: 8X
- Model #: E-YX-PJG188-5
- $37.99 –
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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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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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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, USB 3.0 Type C Dual Port Slim Portable External CD DVD Rewriter Burner Writer, High Speed Data Transfer External USB Optical Drives for Laptop/MacBook/Desktop
- Type: DVD-ROM Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: E-SLS02-F
- $39.99 –
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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 Silver
- Type: Blu-ray Burner
- Panel Color: Silver
- Cache: 2MB
- BD-R: 6X
- Model #: E-ODP95-SV-3
- $90.99 –
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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 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-Black
- Type: DVD-ROM Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Model #: E-XD001-BK-5
- $32.99 –
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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 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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ESTONE ExternalCD DVD +/-RW Drive USB 3.0 & USB-C Slim Portable DVD/CD ROM Optical Drive Player Reader Writer Burner for Windows 10/8/7 Laptop Desktop Computer, Mac MacBook Pro/ Air, iMac, Surface Pro
- Type: Combo Drive
- Panel Color: Black
- Cache: 2MB
- DVD+R: 8X
- Model #: E-YX-PJG188-4
- $37.99 –
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ESTONE External CD Drive USB 3.0 Portable CD DVD +/-RW Drive DVD/CD ROM Rewriter Burner Writer Support SD cards Reader Compatible with Laptop Desktop PC Windows Mac Pro MacBook
- Type: Combo Drive with Card Reader
- Panel Color: Black
- Load Type: Slot
- DVD-ROM Access Time: 100ms
- Model #: E-X-TDVDD-3
- $37.99 –
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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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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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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 –
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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 –
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.