Targus PADVD010U USB 2.0 DVD/CD-ROM Slim External Drive - Black
by Targus
|
List Price: Our Price: $59.99 You Save: $90.00 (60%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $22.00 (click here) Category: CE See more product details |
|---|
Customers in the UK,
Buy this product at amazon.co.uk
for British Pounds
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Targus PADVD010U USB 2.0 DVD/CD-ROM Slim External Drive - Black
Customer Review: works only about 20-30% of the time, and not on Windows 7
Summary: 1 Stars
Does not work at all for Window 7, just like an earlier review stated (currently using an Alienware M11x laptop)
I had an older laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad) running Windows XP, and for this computer, it would read CD's about 20-30% of the time. The rest of the CD's, the Targus would make some initial noise, then stop. Tried unplugging and replugging the Targus with the same results. Often times, I'd have to go to a computer at work to extract files off a CD, then load them onto a flash drive and use the flash drive to download files onto my computer, thanks to the Targus' failure to read CD's. If I was trying to download a program, then I'd be out of luck. I can't think of any other piece of hardware that has been so agonizingly frustrating as this one.
Customer Review: Not good
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this external drive thinking I could copy my new compouters backup disks to disks. Just learn from Targus that this drive will only PLAY CDs and DVDs. You cannot record to it. So, if you wanted to copy anything to disks,this is not the drive for you.
I also tried to play a DVD and got message, Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because a compatible decoder is not installed on your computer.
I am just not at all satisfied with this drive. Whoever is selling (Amazon, etc.) should make a prominent notice in the information that you CANNOT record to disks on this external drive.
Customer Review: Useless
Summary: 1 Stars
This drive has very few pros and cons. For a positive aspect, it is small and light. For a negative aspect... it doesn't work. At least not for me. It was able to read four or five CDs, but nothing since. I've tried at least another dozen, and there's always an error message saying Windows can't read from the disc, or that there IS no CD in the drive. Same with DVDs many times. It's unreliable and usually doesn't work at all. I could probably return it, but I've already ordered another model that will (hopefully) actually do what it's supposed to.Customer Review: Disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
I was very disappointed with this product. When I plugged it in to my PC it overloaded the USB power and when I tried to buy a power supply from Targus, I was told that they no longer supplied them and I had to buy one from a third party source at twice the price plus an exorbitant shipping fee. Now it sometimes works and sometime does not. It is the first item that I have bought through Amazon that i have been really disappointed withCustomer Review: Targus DVD/CD-ROM EXT Drive
Summary: 1 Stars
Does not come with its own power supply. Can not rely on power from CPU.
If you order ext power supply be sure to specify PADVD010U only. Can not rate product properly without correct power cable.