It's not only a cd/dvd reader, but also a CD/DVD writer / rewriter / burner for your computers. Allow you to watch movies, listen to music, create backup disc, install software or burn music/video/DATA disc. Comes with one separate Micro USB 2.0 data cable and one power cable. For most laptops, the cd writing can work normally with one data cable. It may be required to connect the power cable to ensure it work stably on some old laptops(e.g. released before 2010). External cd/dvd drive for laptop with the Strong error-correcting, low impedance, and anti-interference ability, you can use this USB CD/DVD drive to read and write CDs and DVDs quietly without stuttering and noise, and won't damage your discs. Optical drive compatible with multiple discs including CD-ROM, CD-R, CD +/-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+/-RW, DVD-R DL, VCD-ROM.After the external cd drive is installed, you can use a media player, burning software, and ripping software to complete various tasks such as watching movie DVDs, burning/ripping CDs& DVDs, installing software/ system/ games, backing up data to discs, and more. Supports Plug and play, easy to use. No drive and external power needed. Supports Windows XP/ Vista/ 7/ 8 /10 and Mac OS system. Just plug it into your USB 2.0 port and the cd drive will be detected. Comes with standard with an eject button so that you never have to worry about your disc getting stuck inside this external CD/DVD optical drive.(Not support TV, car player, Chromebook, Surface Pro, Projectors and Blu-ray disk,Ubuntu.Windows 11 requires media player and network). Read: DVD ROM,DVD ROM,DVD+R/DVD-R,DVD+R DL/DVD-R DL,DVD+RW/DVD-RW,DVD RAM,CD ROM,VCD discs. Write: CD-R,CD-RW ,DVD-R,DVD-RW. Buffer Memory: 2 MB. Interface: USB 2.0 (480 Mb/s.