Question 1

How long is the built-in USB cable?  I'm planning to use this with a desktop and a short cable would be useless.

Accepted Answer

The USB cable is very short- 4-5" MAX.  If this drive is something that you find to be a "good deal" consider the additional cost of adding a (male) USB-to-(female) USB cable adapter which will give you longer reach.  Occasionally, they can be found at a second hand store for a couple bucks although they can be a hard find because those who know what they are tend to swoop them up fast.

Question 2

will this play blueray videos?

Accepted Answer

Sorry I do not have any Blueray to check this. i use it mostly for opening embroidery designs that I saved on CD

Question 3

Is compatible with Mac device?

Accepted Answer

Yes it is. I use it on a pc but in the office there is a Mac so I connected it (single usb) and once I inserted a disk it showed up at the Mac's desktop and I was able to browse it's contents. One thing to mention is that the units local eject only works when the drive is empty. Once the disk is in I had to use the Mac eject to get it out.

Question 4

it does not work when I connect to computer the green light does not go on and allow me to put cd in???what do I do now???

Accepted Answer

Are you certain that your computer's USB circuits can supply enough power to the burner? Try it on another computer and see if it works, if s, then your computer is the culprit. If it previously worked with your computer and suddenly stopped, then it is likely the LiteOn. Perhaps the LiteOn cable became damaged in some way?

Question 5

Does this DVD Writer work with Windows 7 & Windows 8? Also, is it compatible with DVD Dual Layer? Thanks for your help.

Accepted Answer

I purchased this drive from NewEgg to use with my new Haswell powered MacBook Pro. As far as I know it works with Windows 7 as I run Windows 7 Ultimate on my Mac as well as UBUNTU and MINT 12 Linux Os's. It does support READING dual layer disks for playback, but I haven't yet tried to burn a double layer disk. One feature I especially like is that it has a drawer as opposed to a slot, so it can handle the mini CD/DVDs. One area that I suspect will be weak is the pigtail USB wire, but so far no problems.

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