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Optical drives on an usb?

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Hello!

So I'm building a new pc, and my brother really wants an optical drive, but I have no idea how to connect one, so while I was searching on ebay for Optical drives I saw an optical drive with an usb cable next to it.

That cought my eye and I clicked on it, and it looks like you can just plug it in an usb and it will work like an normal optical drive.

I don't know if this is even real, I'm seeing a lot of them, but I don't know if they work on desktops.
(Link, sorry that it's on German)
https://www.ebay.de/itm/F3AA-PC-CD-Laufwerk-Tragbar-Laptop-Externer-DVD-Treiber-DVD-Optisches-Laufwerk/223318212489?hash=item33fecd7f89:g:0koAAOSwYd5cNgfm:rk:13:pf:0
It claims to be an portable laptop external dvd driver.

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Yes, USB powered Optical drives exist. Note that they are generally slower (8x speed) compared to the possible maximum (32-64x). Not saying it won't work fine for watching DVDs but don't expect extremely fast file copies. For something faster, look for an external drive powered by a outlet. 

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yes, it will work. A regular 3.5in optical drive connects the same way as a hdd.

 

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Here's a variety of external DVD/CD/Bluray drives from Newegg.

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007595 8000&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&order=BESTMATCH&page=1

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Internal ODDs (Optical Disc Drives) are easy to hook up. They hook up exactly like any SATA HDD or SSD. You just need a 5.25" bay to put them in and 3x5mm screws to secure them (the screws usually come with the ODD).

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I use one of this external DVD for my desktop PC, in case I get some discs that needs to use.

 

This is what I use, works perfectly with my PC

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136283&ignorebbr=1

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