LG GP65NG60 USB 3.0 Slim Portable DVD Drive

The LG GP65NG60 is designed for users who still need occasional DVD and CD access but don't want to be tied to a bulky external drive. At just 0.55 inches thick and roughly 5.7 by 5.4 inches across, it slips easily into a laptop bag or desk drawer. It draws power directly from the USB connection, so there's no power brick to carry around — just plug it in and start reading or burning discs. The drive handles DVD+/-RW and CD-RW media with maximum write speeds of 8x and 24x respectively, which is more than sufficient for installing software, backing up files, or watching DVD movies.

One of the GP65NG60's standout features is M-DISC support, which allows you to burn data onto specially engineered media that resists degradation from light, temperature, and humidity far longer than conventional DVDs. This makes it a genuinely useful tool for archiving important documents, photos, or video. The drive connects via USB 2.0 but is forward-compatible with USB 3.0 ports, and it works across a range of Windows versions as well as Mac OS X. The gold finish is a small but welcome departure from the standard black plastic of most external drives.