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HP - DVD-Writer - External - DVDR/RW Support - USB - Black
Average customer rating
4.2 out of 5
4.2
(63 Reviews)
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Rating breakdown 63 reviews
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Star
9
81%of customers recommend this product. 
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21 out of 26
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Customer Reviews for HP - DVD-Writer - External - DVDR/RW Support - USB - Black
Customer Rating
4 out of 5
4
Good replacement for built-in CD player
on October 25, 2025
Posted by: Dugals
from LI, NY
Verified Purchase:Yes
Works well and easy to attach. As good as if it was part of the computer.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
4 out of 5
4
Works great could not find better one
on October 26, 2025
Posted by: Browntrout
Verified Purchase:Yes
Wonderful but pricey
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Great product
on December 3, 2025
Posted by: Anonymous
Verified Purchase:Yes
Love it very easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
3 out of 5
3
Have not used it yet
on March 25, 2026
Posted by: Anonymous
Verified Purchase:Yes
...but it did come in a timely manner and packaged well for this type of product. It certainly looks great and expectations are that it will be a fine product. I'm trusting the reputation of HP to stand by their products!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
1 out of 5
1
DVD RW
on January 4, 2026
Posted by: Anonymous
Verified Purchase:Yes
the drive work on old laptop but not on my new HP desktop keep getting software drive install error so it don't work ...
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
3 out of 5
3
Do not know how to use it
on January 21, 2026
Posted by: Zensen
from Texas
Verified Purchase:Yes
Product comes with zero instructions on installing the CD drive. Guess I will have to start a chat AS i am NOT a super techy!
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
1 out of 5
1
totally useless
on June 6, 2025
Posted by: Ann Margaret
Verified Purchase:Yes
product simply does not work at all
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
1 out of 5
1
Disappointed
on November 5, 2025
Posted by: August1919
Verified Purchase:Yes
Cannot figure out how to set up computer completely so I have not been able to set up or use the external DVD drive
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
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