Plextor 24X DVDrw USB Retail

by Lite-On

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002MUYP48
• Item model number: PX-880U-11
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,413 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 25, 2009

Product Description

Plextor 24X External USB Interface DVDRW with Lightscribe & double layer write capabilities. Retail packaged.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent external DVD drive., January 10, 2010

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Forest7 - See all my reviews

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This Plextor 24X DVDrw USB Retail by Lite-On is an excellent DVD drive. I took a chance on it with only three previous reviews, but it works well. It is fast, and quiet, and burns good copies.

I bought two of them, for different computers. The first one I installed with all the optional software, and there was a problem burning the disc. I uninstalled ALL the software that came with the burner [using a restore point], and then let XP find and install the hardware when I reconnected the drive. Then I used another software to burn with, and have had no problems at all. I am very happy with it.

The software I am using is Express Burn v 4.30 by NCH software. It is very simple, intuitive and easy to use, without bloatware. I am not recommending all NCH software ... some programs seem buggy, but this program works well with DVD burners.

[For other buyers, I have not had these burners long, so I don't know how well they last, but I presume they will last as long as I need them to.]

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works with Apple!, April 17, 2010

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R. Collado "Kiefer292" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
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I read a review on another site that said this drive would work with a Mac and so I took a shot on it. Definitely works! I primarily rip DVDs to my hard drive or will burn copies onto blank DVDs for backup. I use RipIt and Toast Titanium 10 and both worked flawlessly with this drive. Definitely fast, quiet and might I say it looks really nice and attractive sitting on my desk. All you have to do is plug this baby into your USB port and you are good to go. When you use the Apple DVD player, it reads the movie perfectly. Since this was a new drive the player asked me to set the region code but that is standard whenever you use a player for the first time. Don't worry about the included software since that is PC only and frankly, you won't need it if using it with a Mac. This is the best burner out there right now and Amazon has a great price for it. When shopping around for burners, I noticed they're several slower ones which are more expensive and can't even handle all the multiple formats that the Plextor can do. Definitely pick this up if you own an Apple. For you serious techies, I'm running Mac OS X Snow Leopard on a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Apple iMac with 4GB of RAM.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent burner, November 7, 2009

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Charles Kidd (Layton, UT) - See all my reviews
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Amazing speed. Easy setup. Easy operation. Can't get any better. Highly recommended.