I was asked to supply a CD of music for the school’s Talent Show. A CD? In 2022?! While I still buy my games on DVD and movies on Blue Ray, it’s been well over 10 years since I last owned a computer that had a DVD burner in it. So how the heck was I supposed to supply a CD?
So I went on Amazon and looked up their Editor’s Choice for an inexpensive USB CD/ROM drive. This USB 3.0 is a step up from an older USB 2.0 drive that has since broken on us years ago. This drive is powered directly from a single USB 3.0 cable integrated into the bottom of the drive making it super portable.
No drivers were required to install on my 2015 Macbook Pro (Big Sur v11.6). The drive showed up on my desktop and the 20 year old contents of the CD I tested showed up (albeit with a lag). The drive is made by Gotega, a brand I’d never heard of. It retailed for less than $25 and is available from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3KDyDaa
