

The last thing we expected to find inside the Rioddas BT638 External CD/DVD Drive was a used drive from over a decade ago. Inside we discovered a Hewlett-Packard Company Model TS-L633 optical drive from May 2009! The drive was clearly used and was likely pulled from another system. Once the two screws are removed the cover simply slides off. We were curious what was inside, so we removed two screws that are hidden under the rubber foot pads. Inside of the box you get the optical drive, some basic instructions and a scratch off card for a prize.Įverything looks to be brand new as the plastic enclosure and the front of the drive is brand new. brings you to this landing page for a company that specializes in optical drives and accessories. A quick Google search for Shenzhen Linjie Technology Co., Ltd.

The back of the box covers more general features and has Shenzhen Linjie Technology Co from China listed as the manufacturer and a company called BellaCocool GmbH Company is also on the box. “The data cable adopt the design of embedding into product, the impedance of pure copper mesh technology is low, Shield is strong, data transmission is more stable.” Meet the Rioddas External DVD/CD Drive also known as the pop-up mobile external? The simple brown retail packaging was shrink wrapped and the text was fun. We figured why not and picked one up on Amazon Prime.

The drive is shown as first available on June 4th, 2018 and has over 10,600 reviews where it has a 4.3 out of 5 star rating. There just happened to be a 20% off promotional code available that brought the price down to $18.39 with free shipping. That is when we ran across the Rioddas External CD/DVD Drive that is sold under part number BT638 for $22.99 shipped. Our old external optical drive recently failed after six years of use, so we headed to Amazon to purchase a new one. Most laptops and desktops no longer come with an optical drive, but some still might need a way to access CD or DVD content.
