PC Accessories
High Value Portable Optical Drives

Today optical drives come with numerous read write technologies and other options. Knowing which technologies you need is your first step. If you can't figure it out then you may want to start out with a super cheap drive that claims compatibility with just about everything (see the first two units below). Then as you learn what you really need get a higher quality unit specializing on that.

Highest-Value Low Cost Portable DVD Player

The YOTUO SY-IDD020-02, Portable 24x/8x DVD/CD RW USB3 Drive
Standards: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD +/-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+/-RW, DVD-R DL, and VCD-ROM discs
Price: $29

The ROOFULL-ECD819-SU3-GB, Portable 24x/8x DVD/CD RW USB3 Drive
Standards: CD+/-RW,CD-ROM,DVD+/-R/RW,DVD-RAM,VCD and SVCD
Price: $34

High-Value Medium-Cost Portable Optical Player

The LG BP60NB10, Ultra Slim Portable Hybrid Drive, UHD 4K/Blu-ray/DVD+/-RW Drive
Standards: BD, UHD BD, BDXL, UHD 4K, Blu-ray, M-DISC
Price: $137