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Question: Windows 7 Is it compatable with Windows 7?  I bought a different external drive which was not and don't want to make the same mistake
Document: I downloaded several different codec's but none would operate the drive. Fianally I called Acer for help and found out that they hadden't released any drivers for the Aspire One with Windows 7 Starter. The reason, "Windows 7 is too new, and to keep checking back with them. "The seller of the drive wasn't aware that it was not compatable with Windows 7. I gave it 3 stars overall rating because it did work fine with XP computer.
I bought 3 Acer Aspire One computers as Christmas presents this year and needed at least 1 external drive to share between them. 2 of the computers had Windows 7 Starter as the operating system ansd the other had Windows XP. The drive was basicly plug & play on the XP computer, but would not work on the Windows 7 computers at all. The disc that came with the drive had old drivers on it that didn't include Windows 7. The instruction sheet was of no use at all.
This drive came with two usb cables,and a box.THATS IT ?? ?I have an Aser Aspire with windows 7,that this dvd/rw driveIS NOT compatible with.TRUTH IN ADVERTISING.Does that meananything,to anyone ? THIS IS NOT A GOOD WAY TO KEEP COUSTOMERS.Espesially Me !Yours For More Business (Maybe)KENHL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA 4084NIf you want to try and finda driver.I didn't find one.
I ordered this item for use with my AcerOne netbook running Windows 7. That was before reading the reviews. I read them while awaiting delivery and began to fear that I had made a mistake. However, as soon as I plugged the drive into the netbook, the computer recognized it and the drive worked like a charm. I take a point off because the unit won't burn without an additional USB connection and it feels a tad flimsy. It is extremely light and compact.
I really enjoyed this product. I bought this mainly so I could install a copy of Office 2007 that was given to me. the DVD drive worked flawlessly and so does the office 2007. This saved me a bundle, since I really didn't want to upgrade to office 2010. Also, the DVD drive is very small, about the size of a double CD case. I have an Aspire one, that runs windows xp. I had no problems.
Bought unit to go with Acer Netbook. Arrived very quickly, always nice! Windows 7 Starter found and loaded drivers instantly. Be aware it comes with no documentation, but it's just an optical drive, what do you need to know! It would be nice if it, or Windows 7, came with a playback application of some type, but I'm sure that would add to costs. I found VLZ works, though it took two installations.
This device (USB External CD DVD RW Burner Drive For Acer Aspire one), but not necessarily from this vendor, was not recognized by the Windows 7 OS. Saw the reviews that it might not work, but wanted to try anyways, because it was being fulfilled by Amazon, but sold by 3rd party (so I knew I could get fully refunded and get my money back from Amazon).
I bought this to have a DVD burner for my wife's netbook. It can also be used for viewing movies on the netbook.Plug and Play on Windows 7 Starter/Home/Professional.
I bought this for my mother to use with her new laptop. She's... not very technologically gifted, and not very familiar with Windows 7 yet, so I was a little uncertain about it when reading one of the reviews.Turns out I had nothing to worry about; my mother met up with me this morning, raved it was so quick and easy for her to use.
I have owned this great little CD/DVD RW for over a year. I bought it for my Samsung Netbook which runs windows 7 starter. It has held up to my dog knocking it off the table. It is really small and very light weight, it needs 2 usb ports to run. The basic Windows 7 starter has all the drivers you need to run it. I have also used it to save my data off of a desk top Vista that had a fried DVD burner.
Answer: I've had no problems with WIN7 and this small DVD/CD drive.   My concern is that those who could not get it to work might have failed to read the info provided in the Amazon listing.   This device does require the use of 2 USB 2 ports.  Plugging it into one USB port does not provide enough power.  If you don't have such a USB cord, look around for multiple listings for an A-B Y cable with two regular USB plugs.