Acer DVD Writer External USB 3.0 ODD030

The Acer External Portable CD/DVD Writer is a plug-and-play optical drive designed for laptops and desktops without built-in disc drives.

• Dual USB Support: Includes integrated cabling or adapter support for both standard USB Type-A and modern USB-C ports, making it directly compatible with newer thin laptops (like MacBooks and Swift/Spin series) without extra dongles.

• No Drivers Needed: Fully class-compliant plug-and-play. Recognized instantly by the OS for burning photos, backups, or reading media software.

• M-DISC Archival Support: Capable of writing to M-DISC media for durable long-term data archiving.

Specifications

Connectivity & Power

• Interface: USB 3.0 (compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1)

• Connector Types: USB Type-A and USB Type-C (Integrated dual cable/adapter)

• Power Source: USB Bus-Powered (No external AC power cable required)

• Setup: Plug and Play (No additional drivers required)

Read Speeds

• DVD-ROM: Up to 8x

• DVD-R / DVD+R: Up to 8x

• DVD-RW / DVD+RW: Up to 8x / 6x

• DVD-RAM: Up to 5x

• CD-ROM / CD-R: Up to 24x

Write / Burn Speeds

• DVD-R / DVD+R: Up to 8x

• DVD-RW / DVD+RW: Up to 6x / 8x

• DVD-R DL / DVD+R DL (Dual Layer): Up to 6x

• DVD-RAM: Up to 5x

• CD-R: Up to 24x

• CD-RW: Up to 16x or 24x

Supported Media & Formats

• Media Types: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL

• Special Support: M-DISC support for long-term archival storage

Compatibility

• Operating Systems: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, macOS, Linux