ASUS ZenDrive Silver 13mm External 8X DVD/ Burner Drive +/-RW with M-Disc Support, Compatible with both Mac & Windows and Nero BackItUp for Android devices (USB 2.0 & Type-C cables included)

It does not require the supplied USB Y cable; the supplied USB-C cable works fine when plugged into the RHS MBP port (that's the only port that I tested). The following tests were made:- Music CD Read: OK (automatically opened Apple Music)- CD-RW Read: OK (copied file from CD to SSD; opened file from both devices)- CD-RW Write: Inconclusive (macOS asked for a clean (uncompleted) disk, which was not readily available)

Works right out of the box with my 2021 MacBook Pro with M1 chip running Sonoma. No software needed, just plug and play. Drive looks nice and build quality is good. Only minor issue is that the physical eject button on the drive doesn’t work when a disc is in it. The disc has to be ejected using the controls on the laptop. Otherwise, perfect drive.

As noted by other reviewers the Asus is a bit flimsy/delicate.But it does a good job of loading my cd's to Windows Media Player Legacy, then desktop to SanDisk.The price was right.Handle the unit carefully & support it on a solid base & it should be fine.

Plugged it in and it worked right out of the box. It comes with a software CD that is for burning and other software. It also comes with USB cable and a USB-C cable. It works with windows11 perfectly. Plus ASUS's website had the latest drivers and software so you can update it without using 3rd party websites!

This is a very awesome Bernardino DVD drive a place DVD is quite well and Blu-rays the design of it is amazing just the right size what a place DVDs embroidery just fine weight is the perfect way I think using of uses easy I like that crazy to use the computer recognition is fast I had no issues with it as old functionality very well done

After finding out my Apple Superdrive doesn't work anymore with the new Macs, I researched and decided on this one. So easy. I have a 2021 desktop Mac running on Sonoma 14.6.1. The Asus comes with 2 cords, one with the Y, containing a usb A and usb C; the other cord just has the usb C. I used the later cord and plugged it into a usb c port on my external usb hub, put in a music cd to test it, and it popped right up. Didn't take long to download it, and I didn't find the noise any different than any other external drive. Very happy I found this!

It does its job very well and I have no problem reading most discs. I can do many things with it, such as listen to that CD quality audio everyone was talking about 30 years ago, run RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 the best it can run on a Surface Pro X, and watch Napoleon Dynamite. However, it won't run my Madagascar disc. Must be a problem with a disc. The disc is quite scratched. It does load the printables, however. Fun for the kids. But for real, people kept talking about the cables being Y-cables (having two connectors for power), but only the USB-A cable is a Y-cable. The USB-C cable is just a normal USB-C to Mini USB (I know, it has a dingus plug, but it works fine), no Y's, no stems, no seeds, no sticks, and is easily powered by my Surface Pro X I mentioned earlier. Well worth the purchase so far. It might feel a little flimsy, but still feels decently durable. Good drive. Buy it.

Sorry, no video or pictures included with this review of the Asus ZenDrive SDRW External DVD Writer. You know what it looks like, I purchased the silver one as it matches my laptop color almost exactly. It arrived packaged very well, I opened the box and the DVD player is sandwiched with styrofoam and the cables, instructions and CD were in the bottom under the device. The instructions that were included consist of two pages of Mac OS in the book and the loose paper with only one mention of Windows, press the eject button; that is it nothing else. Also the little rubber feet on the bottom of the device are very flimsy, one came loose and stuck to the top of my laptop. I was able to get it reattached but it's the little things you know?Since there aren't any instruction for Windows 11 I looked at the loose paper instruction that did explain the power cords, one is Mini USB to USBC and the other is Mini USB to two USBA and I decided to go with the two USBA plugged into my powered USB dock. I plugged in the device and pressed the eject button and put in the software cd. I followed the instructions and installed the Cyber link Power 2 Go portion and that only took a couple of minutes and then I popped in a music cd and it worked great.The software installed a shortcut to my desktop and that was it, it plays cd's and I assume any disk that I want in order to install software of one kind or another. It comes with backup software and some other things that I don't need so I didn't install those.It is lightweight, the door opens very snappy and without any delay, so in closing I would recommend this optical drive if you need to rip some cd's to mp3 or have to install software for printers and such from a cd.