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Silver rectangular external optical drive with slot-loading disc slot and USB cable

FANTEC

FANTEC Silver USB 3.0 External CD/DVD Blu-ray Player

SKU CH-7XZY-7RT9K

A plug-and-play USB 3.0 Blu-ray drive reads and writes CDs and DVDs on Windows 10, 11 and Mac laptops

  • Player typeBlu-ray & HD DVD Player
  • Read and write CDs/DVDs on laptops lacking internal drives
  • USB 3.0 plug-and-play works without extra drivers
  • Burns and rips CD±R/RW, DVD±R/RW, DVD-RAM, VCD, SVCD
  • Compatible with Windows 10/11 and Mac macOS systems
  • Silver portable design adds external optical drive capability

External Blu-ray & CD/DVD Writer

This USB 3.0 external optical drive reads and writes Blu-ray, DVD and CD media on Windows 10, Windows 11 and macOS laptops or desktops. It connects without extra drivers and draws power from the host port. The silver chassis suits home or office use where internal bays are absent.

USB 3.0 interface limits

The drive uses a USB 3.0 connection for data and power, so throughput is bounded by that bus. Very high-speed Blu-ray write operations may not reach the media's rated maximum if the host controller or cable cannot sustain the required bandwidth. No separate power adapter is included.

Disc capacity and media support

It handles single and dual-layer BD-R, BD-RE, DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R and CD-RW discs for backup, playback and authoring. Triple or quad-layer Blu-ray media and UHD Blu-ray movie discs are not supported by this mechanism.

How it compares

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Price $31.99
Cheaper than about 57% of the 48 comparable items (median $34.49).

Specifications

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Player typeBlu-ray & HD DVD Player

Questions about this item

Which drive version should I pick if my laptop only has USB-C ports?

The drive ships with both USB 3.0 and USB-C connectors, so a single model works on either port type without an adapter.

What does the USB 3.0 label mean for real-world disc burns?

The interface supports up to 5 Gb/s bandwidth, which is well above the sustained write speed of any CD or DVD media the drive handles.

Does the USB 3.0 connection limit Blu-ray playback?

The drive is a CD and DVD reader and writer only; Blu-ray discs are not supported, so the interface speed is never a bottleneck for its actual formats.

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