hp external cd/dvd drive for laptop
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$34.24avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Incredible$17.32–$54.76cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Great8.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Okay4.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Bad$98K$98K/yr · 36K searches
Review moat
Bad4,415.78avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-11.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad82%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, hp external cd/dvd drive for laptop is a $98K/yr Amazon United States market (36K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
hp external cd/dvd drive for laptop market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–3K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $86K–$103K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.0%
- Avg BSR
- #14
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 78%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 77 months
- Avg seller age
- 173 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 82% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 falling
Sellers
82
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Verbatim66%
- HP23%
- Amicool7%
- Optical Quantum4%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 26 weeks — -11.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Top hp external cd/dvd drive for laptop search terms
- dual layer dvd11K/yr
- hp external cd/dvd drive for laptop6K/yr
- dvd+r dl4K/yr
- dvd-r dl3K/yr
- dvd dl4K/yr
- dvd dl blank discs 8.5 gb3K/yr
- dual layer dvd burner3K/yr
- music cd to digital converter2K/yr
Top hp external cd/dvd drive for laptop products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Verbatim DVD+R DL Double Layer 8.5GB 8X LifeSeries - 25 Pack Spindle
Verbatim$17.324.5★1,666 rev
Verbatim DVD+R DL Double Layer 8.5GB 8X Life Series White Inkjet Hub Printable - 50 Pack Spindle
Verbatim$34.064.2★1,682 rev
HP DVD-RW Drive - External (F2B56AA)
HP$38.684.5★2,138 rev
Amicool External DVD Drive USB 3.0 USB C CD Burner CD/DVD +/-RW Optical Drive Slim Portable DVD CD ROM Rewriter Writer Duplicator for Laptop Desktop PC Windows 11/10/8/7 MacBook Mac Linux OS Apple
Amicool$21.794.2★25,329 rev
HP Inc. USB External DVDRW Drive
HP$49.874.6★2,927 rev
Newest
by launch date
HP DVD+R DL Double Layer 8X 8.5GB Logo 50 Pack in Cakebox
HP$29.105 rev
HP DVD+R DL Dual Layer 8X 8.5GB White Inkjet HUB Printable 50PACK
HP$28.8513 rev
Verbatim DVD+R DL Double Layer 8.5GB 8X LifeSeries - 25 Pack Spindle
Verbatim$17.321,666 rev
Amicool External DVD Drive USB 3.0 USB C CD Burner CD/DVD +/-RW Optical Drive Slim Portable DVD CD ROM Rewriter Writer Duplicator for Laptop Desktop PC Windows 11/10/8/7 MacBook Mac Linux OS Apple
Amicool$21.7925,329 rev
HP Inc. USB External DVDRW Drive
HP$49.872,927 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumHP DVD+R DL Double Layer 8X 8.5GB Logo 50 Pack in Cakebox
HP$29.104.0★
HP DVD+R DL Dual Layer 8X 8.5GB White Inkjet HUB Printable 50PACK
HP$28.853.4★
HP Inc. USB External DVDRW Drive
HP$49.874.6★
Verbatim DVD+R DL Double Layer 8.5GB 8X Life Series White Inkjet Hub Printable - 50 Pack Spindle
Verbatim$34.064.2★
Optical Quantum 8X 8.5GB Double Layer DVD+R DL Recordable Blank Media Logo Top 50-Disc Cakebox Dual Layer DVD Discs DVD DL Blank Discs 8.5GB
Optical Quantum$33.754.5★
What buyers say about hp external cd/dvd drive for laptop
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“GOOD VALUE”
“No complaints”
“Works as advertised”
“Ease of use”
“Works fine v. Works fine”
“Works well”
“Easy set up”
“Sturdy, stays connected”
“A USB-C adapter is included which worked fine”
“compact design”
What buyers complain about
“DID NOT WORK”
“Quality Control issue”
“Broke after 10 uses”
“Incompatible”
“The connection is highly unstable”
“I'm sure there are better options that are worth the price”
“This one seems to be somewhat noisy”
“No Dedicated Software”
“It wont open”
“cord is also way too short”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is hp external cd/dvd drive for laptop profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $98K/yr across 9 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- How competitive is the hp external cd/dvd drive for laptop niche?
- 4 brands and 82 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 82% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in hp external cd/dvd drive for laptop?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 4.3%.
- What does it cost to enter the hp external cd/dvd drive for laptop niche?
- Listings span $17.32–$54.76; the average listing price is $34.24 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,416 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.