From TV shows and movies to music, photos and home videos, DVDs and CDs are where you store some of your favorite media. External CD and DVD drives, which store data directly on a drive for on-the-go viewing or can be used to burn media onto blank discs, allow you to access your favorite films and shows when traveling. Look for portable drives that can be easily slipped into a bag or backpack.

External Design for Easy Portability

External CD/DVD drives are a great choice to take while traveling, on vacation or just back and forth to work. With sleek, compact and portable designs, external drives can be placed snugly inside a bag, backpack or purse and simply plug into a laptop or other device's USB port to provide a fast data connection. For other media drives, including internal DVD/CD drives that can be integrated into a computer CPU, consider CD, DVD and floppy drives.

Read, Write and Re-Write Speeds

When you're traveling, you don't have much time to wait for your external CD drive to play an existing disc or burn data onto a blank disc. That's why it's important to consider the read, write and re-write speeds of your external DVD drive. Ranging from 4x to 24x, read and write speeds help estimate how long it'll take to play and burn discs.

Storage Capacity

Sometimes it isn't convenient to take physical DVDs and CDs with you during long car or plane trips. With internal storage up to 125GB or more, many DVD/CD drives let you store media directly on the drive - just plug the drive into a compatible device, like a laptop, and enjoy! For a variety of other data storage and media devices, consider data storage and media.

Interface

Plug-and-play media storage is all about having a fast interface. That's why many DVD/CD drives are equipped with USB connectivity, including extra-fast USB 2.0 or 3.0 connectivity, to make connecting your DVD/CD drive to a laptop, tablet or other device as easy as possible.

Blu-ray Disc Compatibility

Featuring ultra-high video resolution, Blu-ray Discs™ optimize the entertainment value of your favorite movies and shows. If you have an extensive Blu-ray Disc collection, look for an external DVD drive that features Blu-ray compatibility, ensuring you can enjoy your favorite DVDs to their fullest extent.