– External CD Drive, USB 3.0 Portable CD/DVD +/-RW Drive Slim DVD/CD ROM Rewriter Burner for Laptop Desktop PC Windows and Linux OS Apple Mac Macbook Pro

Having recently had to buy a new laptop I found most do not come with a built in CD drive anymore, so I needed to get an external one for playing CD's DVDs and also buringing/ripping my own CDs, and I saw this one on offer. I haven't used this brand before so I wasn't sure what to expect, but honestly I'm really impressed! The item itself is small, slim and lightweight but pretty surdy, and the connecting cable that is attached tucks neatly away underneath when you are not using it, so it;s easy to take with you and doesn't take up much room. I keep mine in my laptop bag. It doesn't say so on the box but it works perfectly with Windows 11 too. You literally plug it in via USB cable (there is an extra cable so you can use both types of USB port) and it starts to work right away (the correct screen comes on for what you are using it for). I've tested it out playing my discs but also burning and ripping CDs and it's super easy to use, it does the job quickly, records and plays perfectly and the sound quality is excellent. I'm not great with tech usually to be fair but using this was no problem for me. I would definitely buy again and happily recommend if you are looking for a no fuss great quality external CD drive.

I regularly buy CDs and then rip them to FLAC format, but my old CD player was very slow since I migrated to Linux Mint. I bought this CD player to see if there was a difference. I'm glad to say that there is an enormous positive difference. I ripped the same CD using both my old CD player and this Rioddas model, and to ensure it was a fair test, they were both plugged into the same USB port. When I finished the test with one, I swapped the drives and then rebooted the computer to ensure there were no residual incompatible drivers lingering. The old CD player took 15 minutes to rip the whole CD. The Rioddas took 7 minutes, which is a significant difference. There were no errors during the reading process (the software I use reports all errors). The old player managed to get up to 3.5 times nominal read speed, whilst the Rioddas got up to 8.5 times, again, significantly faster. When I get a box-set of CDs, it will no longer be an all-day task to rip them. The drive looks and feels like a quality machine, and the eject works properly through software as well as the button. The simple USB-A connector enables connectivity to almost every computer, and it is light enough to put in a backpack so you can use it down at the local coffee house or library. Not tested: 1. DVD reading 2. CD and DVD writing With the above two caveats, I would recommend this drive.

Bought this with the main purpose of being able to rip my audio CDs to mp3 so I can listen on my phone. Device was very easy to get working; a short (approx 10cm), hard-wired USB 3.0 cable provides enough power for the unit to run and after a few seconds it showed up as expected in Windows 11. There is an option to connect a Micro USB cable to supply additional power should you only have USB 2.0 options. At the time of writing, I haven't run any speed tests on it or tried writing to a DVD/CD, but it took approx 10min to rip a 50min audio CD. For the price, I'm happy with it's performance & it's nice and compact so can easily stashed away when not in use. Only reason I'm not giving this 5 stars is that the tray itself does feel slightly fragile but I don't think this will be an issue unless you're heavy-handed.

Very easy to use, didn’t have to install any additional drivers or software to enable functionality….just plugged it into my laptop and it worked perfectly…. I only bought it to burn audio discs for my cdj’s. I have zero complaints. User friendly, simple and effective, very good value for money…we shall see how it fares in the fullness of time, but so far so good, I highly recommend it. Very satisfied with my purchase.

Recognised in Windows straight away and works as it should. Very good value for money.

easy to use, haven’t had any issues with windows 11

This is my initial review, based solely on using it for playing comercially made movie dvds and music cds - have not yet tried to write to a disc with it, so cannot comment on write speed. Will update, if I have issues with that later on down the line. It was recognised immediately by my win 11 laptop, and worked perfectly for those two types of uses. Playablility excellant. Extra software only needed for dvd movie playback. (Which i had already installed on the laptop.) The attached lead is stupidly short, and my laptop is on a stand, which puts its rear (where the usb ports are) quite high in the air, so initially this drive was dangling in mid air. Not good long term for either it, or my poor usb port. Luckily I could solve that with a usb extender., and it still works just as well attached to that. I did not need to use the included power cable as an extra power source which is just as well, as that is stupidly short too, and I would not have been able to use it. These short leads (especially the attached usb) are my reason for dropping a star. Build quality seems reasonable, at this point. Only time will tell. Its a nice, slim, lightweight, good looking drive. The weak point may be the tray as that seems a little flimsy compared to others I have used. The open/close button worked fine. So far, am happy with it.

Works fine, but the cable is a bit iffy and you need to be careful not to move it when in operation as otherwise it can 'disconnect' from the PC.