EASY TO USE - Plug and Play, no external drive needed. This CD-RW burner allows you to watch DVD/CD movies without delay and burn music and movies to CD (NOTE: Only burns CDs, including DVDs). HIGH SPEED - Compatible with USB2.0 and backward compatible with USB1.0. This CD-RW combo drive supports DVD+R, DVD-R, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW. Max DVD read speed 8X; Max CD read speed 24X and max CD burn speed 8X. UNIVERSAL COMPATIBILITY - Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows7. (NOTE: Does not include Windows 98/SE). GREAT DESIGN - Portable for travel with your laptop thanks to its small size. Especially convenient for business presentations - just burn a CD and you're ready to go, no need to carry laptops everywhere. 2 CABLES - Comes with 2 cables, one is a data cable and the other is a power cable to avoid power shortage problems. When connecting to a desktop, connect both cables or connect it to the computer's motherboard.