HP External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive optical disc drive

The HP External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive is an external optical disk drive designed to connect via USB port. It supports both CD and DVD operations, featuring speeds up to 24x for writing on CDs and DVDs as well as rewriting on CDs. Additionally, it offers reading speeds of 24x for CDs and 8x for DVDs.

This device requires minimal hardware specifications to operate effectively, including at least a Pentium III processor running at 1.0 GHz or faster, 512 MB of RAM, and hard drives capable of accessing data within less than 20 milliseconds. Furthermore, there should be sufficient storage capacity—specifically, at least 100 megabytes available for read-only files and 9 gigabytes if you plan to create a DVD double-layer image file (with 5 gigabytes required for a single-layer creation).

The dimensions of this drive are compact, measuring 185 millimeters in width, 135 millimeters in depth, and 151 millimeters in height, which translates into approximately 1.85 centimeters wide by 0.73 inches deep. Its weight is relatively light at around 0.454 kilograms or about one pound. It’s compatible with Microsoft Windows operating systems such as Windows XP, Vista, and later versions that support these devices.

Essential specs

• Model: HP External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive optical disc drive
• Dimensions (W×D×H): 185 x 135 x 151 mm
• sku: FS943AA
• Internal: No
• CD write speed: 24x
• DVD-R write speed: 8x
• CD rewrite speed: 24x
• DVD-R9 write speed: 6x