Question 1

This may be the dumbest question ever but does this also play dvds as well as burn them and can I simply plug this into a laptop and go? I am not ultra tech savvy but a friend needs and external player so I am trying to help. Thanks

Accepted Answer

Yes, it plays DVDs , well as writing them. Since this is an internal drive, I don't think you can really use this with a laptop unless you found some weird adapters to connect it somehow (it uses a SATA data cable and a separate power cable designed for use in a desktop computer tower). Your best bet is to just buy an external DVD drive that connects via a USB cable. An external drive may cost a little more, but it will save you a ton of headaches that you will face trying to connect this drive to a laptop. In short, just but an external DVD-RW drive.

Question 2

Has anyone used this drive successfully with Windows 10?

Accepted Answer

I have. I have a custom built pc in which i have ran windows 7, 8 and recently 10 with no issues at all. It reads adn burns my media without problem.

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