HP External USB DVDRW Drive

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For £41.94 ex-VAT, an HP external USB DVD±RW drive is a fairly sensible buy **only if you still genuinely need optical media**. In a lot of UK offices, the “need” is things like reinstalling older software, reading archived discs, or handling accounts/finance workflows that never moved off DVDs. If that’s you, this kind of drive is usually painless: plug in, burn/read reliably, and you’re done—no drivers drama in typical Windows setups.

That said, I wouldn’t buy this for a general-purpose office “just in case.” Many laptops don’t even have an internal DVD anymore, and most teams have moved to downloads, USB installs, or secure cloud restores. If you mainly need file backup, media distribution, or software deployment, a bigger-capacity USB solution or a network/cloud approach will give you far better value. Also worth noting: £41.94 is “okay” money, but it’s not a bargain if you’re buying purely out of habit—make sure you’ve actually got discs you need to read/burn before committing.