Suggest to download free software'Cyberlink BD&3D Advisor”,install it on your computer, start to perform testing, it will tell you a result if your computer support playing blu ray or 3D. The external Blu-ray Reader supports 8.5G 4.7G 700M Normal CD DVD burning capabilities. USB3.0 also backwards compatibles with USB 2.0 and USB1.0. which far faster than traditional USB2.0(480 Mbps).
Pls plug in the power cable when using it, in case the optical drive was broken as insufficient power supply.
you won't be annoyed by losing this little cable. you can easily connect to a computer that requires Type-C or USB 3.0 interfaces.