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Global External Optical Drive Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032

13 August 2026101 pages

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Market perspective

The global External Optical Drive market was valued at US$ million in 2026 and is projected to reach US$ million by 2032, implying a CAGR of xx% over 2026-2032.

The North America market for External Optical Drive is projected to increase from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, corresponding to a CAGR of % over 2026-2032.

The Europe market for External Optical Drive is projected to increase from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, registering a CAGR of % over 2026-2032.

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The Asia Pacific market for External Optical Drive is projected to increase from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, at a CAGR of % over 2026-2032.

Leading global manufacturers of External Optical Drive include Samsung, UGREEN, Hitachi-LG, Asus, Pioneer, LITE-ON, Transcend, CMC Magnetics and Sandberg, among others. In 2025, the top three vendors together accounted for approximately % of global revenue.

Report Scope

This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global External Optical Drive market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.

The External Optical Drive market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (k units) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global External Optical Drive market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant to External Optical Drive.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global External Optical Drive market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.

External Optical Drive Market by Company

Samsung

UGREEN

Hitachi-LG

Asus

Pioneer

LITE-ON

Transcend

CMC Magnetics

Sandberg

HP

Apple

OWC

Dell

External Optical Drive Segment by Type

Blu-ray Optical Drive

DVD Optical Drive

CD Optical Drive

External Optical Drive Segment by Application

Desktop

Laptop

External Optical Drive Segment by Region

North America

United States

Canada

Mexico

Europe

Germany

France

U.K.

Italy

Russia

Spain

Netherlands

Switzerland

Sweden

Poland

Asia-Pacific

China

Japan

South Korea

India

Australia

Taiwan

Southeast Asia

South America

Brazil

Argentina

Chile

Colombia

Middle East & Africa

Egypt

South Africa

Israel

Türkiye

GCC Countries

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global External Optical Drive market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.

2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of External Optical Drive and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.

3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.

4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.

5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.

6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of External Optical Drive.

7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.

Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.

Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of External Optical Drive manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.

Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of External Optical Drive in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.

Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.

Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.

Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.

Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.

Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.

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List of Tables Table 1. Major Company of Blu-ray Optical Drive Table 2. Major Company of DVD Optical Drive Table 3. Major Company of CD Optical Drive Table 4. Global External Optical Drive Sales by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million) Table 5. Global External Optical Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 6. Global External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Type (2021-2026) Table 7. Global External Optical Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 8. Global External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Type (2021-2026) Table 9. Global External Optical Drive Price by Type (2021-2026) & (USD/unit) Table 10. Global External Optical Drive Sales by Type (2027-2032) & (k units) Table 11. Global External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Type (2027-2032) Table 12. Global External Optical Drive Sales by Type (2027-2032) & (US$ Million) Table 13. Global External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Type (2027-2032) Table 14. Global External Optical Drive Price by Type (2027-2032) & (USD/unit) Table 15. North America External Optical Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 16. North America External Optical Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 17. Europe External Optical Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 18. Europe External Optical Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 19. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 20. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 21. Latin America External Optical Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 22. Latin America External Optical Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 23. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 24. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales by Type (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 25. External Optical Drive Industry Trends Table 26. External Optical Drive Industry Drivers Table 27. External Optical Drive Industry Opportunities and Challenges Table 28. External Optical Drive Industry Restraints Table 29. Global External Optical Drive Sales Revenue by Company (US$ Million) & (2021-2026) Table 30. Global External Optical Drive Revenue Market Share by Company (2021-2026) Table 31. Global External Optical Drive Sales by Company (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 32. Global External Optical Drive Sales Share by Company (2021-2026) Table 33. Global External Optical Drive Market Price by Company (2021-2026) & (USD/unit) Table 34. Global External Optical Drive Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026 Table 35. Global External Optical Drive Major Company Production Sites and Headquarters Table 36. Global External Optical Drive Company, Product Type & Application Table 37. Global External Optical Drive Company Establishment Date Table 38. Global Company Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI) Table 39. Global External Optical Drive by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (Based on the Revenue of 2025) Table 40. Global External Optical Drive Market Size Comparison by Region (US$ Million): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 41. Global External Optical Drive Sales by Region (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 42. Global External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Region (2021-2026) Table 43. Global External Optical Drive Sales by Region (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 44. Global External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Region (2021-2026) Table 45. Global External Optical Drive Sales (k units), Value (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 46. Global External Optical Drive Sales by Region (2027-2032) & (k units) Table 47. Global External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Region (2027-2032) Table 48. Global External Optical Drive Sales by Region (2027-2032) & (US$ Million) Table 49. Global External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Region (2027-2032) Table 50. Global External Optical Drive Sales (k units), Value (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2027-2032) Table 51. Global External Optical Drive Sales by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million) Table 52. Global External Optical Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 53. Global External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Application (2021-2026) Table 54. Global External Optical Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 55. Global External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Application (2021-2026) Table 56. Global External Optical Drive Price by Application (2021-2026) & (USD/unit) Table 57. Global External Optical Drive Sales by Application (2027-2032) & (k units) Table 58. Global External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Application (2027-2032) Table 59. Global External Optical Drive Sales by Application (2027-2032) & (US$ Million) Table 60. Global External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Application (2027-2032) Table 61. Global External Optical Drive Price by Application (2027-2032) & (USD/unit) Table 62. North America External Optical Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 63. North America External Optical Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 64. Europe External Optical Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 65. Europe External Optical Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 66. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 67. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 68. Latin America External Optical Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 69. Latin America External Optical Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 70. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 71. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales by Application (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 72. Samsung Company Information Table 73. Samsung Business Overview Table 74. Samsung External Optical Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 75. Samsung External Optical Drive Product Portfolio Table 76. Samsung Recent Development Table 77. UGREEN Company Information Table 78. UGREEN Business Overview Table 79. UGREEN External Optical Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 80. UGREEN External Optical Drive Product Portfolio Table 81. UGREEN Recent Development Table 82. Hitachi-LG Company Information Table 83. Hitachi-LG Business Overview Table 84. Hitachi-LG External Optical Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 85. Hitachi-LG External Optical Drive Product Portfolio Table 86. Hitachi-LG Recent Development Table 87. Asus Company Information Table 88. Asus Business Overview Table 89. Asus External Optical Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 90. Asus External Optical Drive Product Portfolio Table 91. Asus Recent Development Table 92. Pioneer Company Information Table 93. Pioneer Business Overview Table 94. Pioneer External Optical Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 95. Pioneer External Optical Drive Product Portfolio Table 96. Pioneer Recent Development Table 97. LITE-ON Company Information Table 98. LITE-ON Business Overview Table 99. LITE-ON External Optical Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 100. LITE-ON External Optical Drive Product Portfolio Table 101. LITE-ON Recent Development Table 102. Transcend Company Information Table 103. Transcend Business Overview Table 104. Transcend External Optical Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 105. Transcend External Optical Drive Product Portfolio Table 106. Transcend Recent Development Table 107. CMC Magnetics Company Information Table 108. CMC Magnetics Business Overview Table 109. CMC Magnetics External Optical Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 110. CMC Magnetics External Optical Drive Product Portfolio Table 111. CMC Magnetics Recent Development Table 112. Sandberg Company Information Table 113. Sandberg Business Overview Table 114. Sandberg External Optical Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 115. Sandberg External Optical Drive Product Portfolio Table 116. Sandberg Recent Development Table 117. HP Company Information Table 118. HP Business Overview Table 119. HP External Optical Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 120. HP External Optical Drive Product Portfolio Table 121. HP Recent Development Table 122. Apple Company Information Table 123. Apple Business Overview Table 124. Apple External Optical Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 125. Apple External Optical Drive Product Portfolio Table 126. Apple Recent Development Table 127. OWC Company Information Table 128. OWC Business Overview Table 129. OWC External Optical Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 130. OWC External Optical Drive Product Portfolio Table 131. OWC Recent Development Table 132. Dell Company Information Table 133. Dell Business Overview Table 134. Dell External Optical Drive Sales (k units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/unit) and Gross Margin (2021-2026) Table 135. Dell External Optical Drive Product Portfolio Table 136. Dell Recent Development Table 137. North America External Optical Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (k units): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 138. North America External Optical Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 139. North America External Optical Drive Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 140. North America External Optical Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (k units) Table 141. North America External Optical Drive Sales Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 142. North America External Optical Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (US$ Million): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 143. North America External Optical Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 144. North America External Optical Drive Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 145. North America External Optical Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (US$ Million) Table 146. North America External Optical Drive Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 147. Europe External Optical Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (k units): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 148. Europe External Optical Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 149. Europe External Optical Drive Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 150. Europe External Optical Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (k units) Table 151. Europe External Optical Drive Sales Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 152. Europe External Optical Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (US$ Million): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 153. Europe External Optical Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 154. Europe External Optical Drive Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 155. Europe External Optical Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (US$ Million) Table 156. Europe External Optical Drive Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 157. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (k units): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 158. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 159. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 160. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (k units) Table 161. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 162. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (US$ Million): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 163. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 164. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 165. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (US$ Million) Table 166. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 167. Latin America External Optical Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (k units): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 168. Latin America External Optical Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 169. Latin America External Optical Drive Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 170. Latin America External Optical Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (k units) Table 171. Latin America External Optical Drive Sales Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 172. Latin America External Optical Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (US$ Million): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 173. Latin America External Optical Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 174. Latin America External Optical Drive Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 175. Latin America External Optical Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (US$ Million) Table 176. Latin America External Optical Drive Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 177. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (k units): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 178. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026) & (k units) Table 179. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 180. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (k units) Table 181. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 182. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country (US$ Million): 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Table 183. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026) & (US$ Million) Table 184. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Market Share by Country (2021-2026) Table 185. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032) & (US$ Million) Table 186. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Market Share Forecast by Country (2027-2032) Table 187. Key Raw Materials Table 188. Raw Materials Key Suppliers Table 189. External Optical Drive Distributors List Table 190. External Optical Drive Customers List Table 191. Research Programs/Design for This Report Table 192. Authors List of This Report Table 193. Secondary Sources Table 194. Primary Sources List of Figures Figure 1. External Optical Drive Image Figure 2. Global External Optical Drive Market Size (US$ Million), 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 3. Global External Optical Drive Market Size (2021-2032) & (US$ Million) Figure 4. Global External Optical Drive Sales (2021-2032) & (k units) Figure 5. Blu-ray Optical Drive Image Figure 6. Global Blu-ray Optical Drive Sales YoY Growth (2021-2032) & (k units) Figure 7. DVD Optical Drive Image Figure 8. Global DVD Optical Drive Sales YoY Growth (2021-2032) & (k units) Figure 9. CD Optical Drive Image Figure 10. Global CD Optical Drive Sales YoY Growth (2021-2032) & (k units) Figure 11. Global External Optical Drive Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million) Figure 12. Global External Optical Drive Market Share by Type 2025 VS 2032 Figure 13. North America External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Type in 2025 Figure 14. North America External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Type in 2025 Figure 15. Europe External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Type in 2025 Figure 16. Europe External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Type in 2025 Figure 17. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Type in 2025 Figure 18. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Type in 2025 Figure 19. Latin America External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Type in 2025 Figure 20. Latin America External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Type in 2025 Figure 21. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Type in 2025 Figure 22. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Type in 2025 Figure 23. Global Top 5 and 10 External Optical Drive Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025 Figure 24. Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3): 2021 VS 2025 Figure 25. Desktop Image Figure 26. Global Desktop Sales YoY Growth (2021-2032) & (k units) Figure 27. Laptop Image Figure 28. Global Laptop Sales YoY Growth (2021-2032) & (k units) Figure 29. Global External Optical Drive Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million) Figure 30. Global External Optical Drive Market Share by Application 2025 VS 2032 Figure 31. North America External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Application in 2025 Figure 32. North America External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Application in 2025 Figure 33. Europe External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Application in 2025 Figure 34. Europe External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Application in 2025 Figure 35. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Application in 2025 Figure 36. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Application in 2025 Figure 37. Latin America External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Application in 2025 Figure 38. Latin America External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Application in 2025 Figure 39. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Volume by Application in 2025 Figure 40. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales Market Share in Value by Application in 2025 Figure 41. North America External Optical Drive Sales by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (k units) Figure 42. North America External Optical Drive Sales Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 43. North America External Optical Drive Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (US$ Million) Figure 44. North America External Optical Drive Market Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 45. Europe External Optical Drive Sales by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (k units) Figure 46. Europe External Optical Drive Sales Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 47. Europe External Optical Drive Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (US$ Million) Figure 48. Europe External Optical Drive Market Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 49. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (k units) Figure 50. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 51. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (US$ Million) Figure 52. Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Market Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 53. Latin America External Optical Drive Sales by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (k units) Figure 54. Latin America External Optical Drive Sales Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 55. Latin America External Optical Drive Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (US$ Million) Figure 56. Latin America External Optical Drive Market Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 57. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (k units) Figure 58. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 59. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 (US$ Million) Figure 60. Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Market Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 Figure 61. External Optical Drive Value Chain Figure 62. Key Raw Materials Price Figure 63. Manufacturing Cost Structure Figure 64. External Optical Drive Production Mode & Process Figure 65. Direct Comparison with Distribution Share Figure 66. Distributors Profiles Figure 67. Years Considered Figure 68. Research Process Figure 69. Key Executives Interviewed

Scope & coverage.

Types
  • Blu-ray Optical Drive
  • DVD Optical Drive
  • CD Optical Drive
Applications
  • Desktop
  • Laptop
Companies covered
  • Samsung
  • UGREEN
  • Hitachi-LG
  • Asus
  • Pioneer
  • LITE-ON
  • Transcend
  • CMC Magnetics
  • Sandberg
  • HP
  • Apple
  • OWC
  • Dell

Inside the report.

1 Market Overview
  1. 1.1 Product Definition
  2. 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
  3. 1.2.1 Global External Optical Drive Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
  4. 1.2.2 Global External Optical Drive Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
  5. 1.3 External Optical Drive Market by Type
  6. 1.3.1 Blu-ray Optical Drive
  7. 1.3.2 DVD Optical Drive
  8. 1.3.3 CD Optical Drive
  9. 1.4 Global External Optical Drive Market Size by Type
  10. 1.4.1 Global External Optical Drive Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
  11. 1.4.2 Global External Optical Drive Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
  12. 1.4.3 Global External Optical Drive Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
  13. 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
  14. 1.5.1 North America External Optical Drive Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
  15. 1.5.2 Europe External Optical Drive Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
  16. 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
  17. 1.5.4 South America External Optical Drive Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
  18. 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
  1. 2.1 External Optical Drive Industry Trends
  2. 2.2 External Optical Drive Industry Drivers
  3. 2.3 External Optical Drive Industry Opportunities and Challenges
  4. 2.4 External Optical Drive Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
  1. 3.1 Global Top Players by External Optical Drive Revenue (2021-2026)
  2. 3.2 Global Top Players by External Optical Drive Sales (2021-2026)
  3. 3.3 Global Top Players by External Optical Drive Price (2021-2026)
  4. 3.4 Global External Optical Drive Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
  5. 3.5 Global External Optical Drive Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
  6. 3.6 Global External Optical Drive Company, Product Type & Application
  7. 3.7 Global External Optical Drive Company Establishment Date
  8. 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
  9. 3.8.1 Global External Optical Drive Market CR5 and HHI
  10. 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 External Optical Drive Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
  11. 3.8.3 2025 External Optical Drive Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 External Optical Drive Regional Status and Outlook
  1. 4.1 Global External Optical Drive Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  2. 4.2 Global External Optical Drive Historic Market Size by Region
  3. 4.2.1 Global External Optical Drive Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
  4. 4.2.2 Global External Optical Drive Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
  5. 4.2.3 Global External Optical Drive Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  6. 4.3 Global External Optical Drive Forecasted Market Size by Region
  7. 4.3.1 Global External Optical Drive Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
  8. 4.3.2 Global External Optical Drive Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
  9. 4.3.3 Global External Optical Drive Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 External Optical Drive by Application
  1. 5.1 External Optical Drive Market by Application
  2. 5.1.1 Desktop
  3. 5.1.2 Laptop
  4. 5.2 Global External Optical Drive Market Size by Application
  5. 5.2.1 Global External Optical Drive Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
  6. 5.2.2 Global External Optical Drive Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
  7. 5.2.3 Global External Optical Drive Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
  8. 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
  9. 5.3.1 North America External Optical Drive Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
  10. 5.3.2 Europe External Optical Drive Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
  11. 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
  12. 5.3.4 South America External Optical Drive Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
  13. 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
  1. 6.1 Samsung
  2. 6.1.1 Samsung Company Information
  3. 6.1.2 Samsung Business Overview
  4. 6.1.3 Samsung External Optical Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  5. 6.1.4 Samsung External Optical Drive Product Portfolio
  6. 6.1.5 Samsung Recent Developments
  7. 6.2 UGREEN
  8. 6.2.1 UGREEN Company Information
  9. 6.2.2 UGREEN Business Overview
  10. 6.2.3 UGREEN External Optical Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  11. 6.2.4 UGREEN External Optical Drive Product Portfolio
  12. 6.2.5 UGREEN Recent Developments
  13. 6.3 Hitachi-LG
  14. 6.3.1 Hitachi-LG Company Information
  15. 6.3.2 Hitachi-LG Business Overview
  16. 6.3.3 Hitachi-LG External Optical Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  17. 6.3.4 Hitachi-LG External Optical Drive Product Portfolio
  18. 6.3.5 Hitachi-LG Recent Developments
  19. 6.4 Asus
  20. 6.4.1 Asus Company Information
  21. 6.4.2 Asus Business Overview
  22. 6.4.3 Asus External Optical Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  23. 6.4.4 Asus External Optical Drive Product Portfolio
  24. 6.4.5 Asus Recent Developments
  25. 6.5 Pioneer
  26. 6.5.1 Pioneer Company Information
  27. 6.5.2 Pioneer Business Overview
  28. 6.5.3 Pioneer External Optical Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  29. 6.5.4 Pioneer External Optical Drive Product Portfolio
  30. 6.5.5 Pioneer Recent Developments
  31. 6.6 LITE-ON
  32. 6.6.1 LITE-ON Company Information
  33. 6.6.2 LITE-ON Business Overview
  34. 6.6.3 LITE-ON External Optical Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  35. 6.6.4 LITE-ON External Optical Drive Product Portfolio
  36. 6.6.5 LITE-ON Recent Developments
  37. 6.7 Transcend
  38. 6.7.1 Transcend Company Information
  39. 6.7.2 Transcend Business Overview
  40. 6.7.3 Transcend External Optical Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  41. 6.7.4 Transcend External Optical Drive Product Portfolio
  42. 6.7.5 Transcend Recent Developments
  43. 6.8 CMC Magnetics
  44. 6.8.1 CMC Magnetics Company Information
  45. 6.8.2 CMC Magnetics Business Overview
  46. 6.8.3 CMC Magnetics External Optical Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  47. 6.8.4 CMC Magnetics External Optical Drive Product Portfolio
  48. 6.8.5 CMC Magnetics Recent Developments
  49. 6.9 Sandberg
  50. 6.9.1 Sandberg Company Information
  51. 6.9.2 Sandberg Business Overview
  52. 6.9.3 Sandberg External Optical Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  53. 6.9.4 Sandberg External Optical Drive Product Portfolio
  54. 6.9.5 Sandberg Recent Developments
  55. 6.10 HP
  56. 6.10.1 HP Company Information
  57. 6.10.2 HP Business Overview
  58. 6.10.3 HP External Optical Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  59. 6.10.4 HP External Optical Drive Product Portfolio
  60. 6.10.5 HP Recent Developments
  61. 6.11 Apple
  62. 6.11.1 Apple Company Information
  63. 6.11.2 Apple Business Overview
  64. 6.11.3 Apple External Optical Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  65. 6.11.4 Apple External Optical Drive Product Portfolio
  66. 6.11.5 Apple Recent Developments
  67. 6.12 OWC
  68. 6.12.1 OWC Company Information
  69. 6.12.2 OWC Business Overview
  70. 6.12.3 OWC External Optical Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  71. 6.12.4 OWC External Optical Drive Product Portfolio
  72. 6.12.5 OWC Recent Developments
  73. 6.13 Dell
  74. 6.13.1 Dell Company Information
  75. 6.13.2 Dell Business Overview
  76. 6.13.3 Dell External Optical Drive Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
  77. 6.13.4 Dell External Optical Drive Product Portfolio
  78. 6.13.5 Dell Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
  1. 7.1 North America External Optical Drive Sales by Country
  2. 7.1.1 North America External Optical Drive Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  3. 7.1.2 North America External Optical Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026)
  4. 7.1.3 North America External Optical Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
  5. 7.2 North America External Optical Drive Market Size by Country
  6. 7.2.1 North America External Optical Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  7. 7.2.2 North America External Optical Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
  8. 7.2.3 North America External Optical Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
  1. 8.1 Europe External Optical Drive Sales by Country
  2. 8.1.1 Europe External Optical Drive Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  3. 8.1.2 Europe External Optical Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026)
  4. 8.1.3 Europe External Optical Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
  5. 8.2 Europe External Optical Drive Market Size by Country
  6. 8.2.1 Europe External Optical Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  7. 8.2.2 Europe External Optical Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
  8. 8.2.3 Europe External Optical Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
  1. 9.1 Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales by Country
  2. 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  3. 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026)
  4. 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
  5. 9.2 Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Market Size by Country
  6. 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  7. 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
  8. 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific External Optical Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
  1. 10.1 South America External Optical Drive Sales by Country
  2. 10.1.1 South America External Optical Drive Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  3. 10.1.2 South America External Optical Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026)
  4. 10.1.3 South America External Optical Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
  5. 10.2 South America External Optical Drive Market Size by Country
  6. 10.2.1 South America External Optical Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  7. 10.2.2 South America External Optical Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
  8. 10.2.3 South America External Optical Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
  1. 11.1 Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales by Country
  2. 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  3. 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales by Country (2021-2026)
  4. 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
  5. 11.2 Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Market Size by Country
  6. 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
  7. 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
  8. 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa External Optical Drive Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
  1. 12.1 External Optical Drive Value Chain Analysis
  2. 12.1.1 External Optical Drive Key Raw Materials
  3. 12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
  4. 12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
  5. 12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
  6. 12.1.5 External Optical Drive Production Mode & Process
  7. 12.2 External Optical Drive Sales Channels Analysis
  8. 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
  9. 12.2.2 External Optical Drive Distributors
  10. 12.2.3 External Optical Drive Customers
13 Concluding Insights
    14 Appendix
    1. 14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
    2. 14.2 Research Methodology
    3. 14.3 Research Process
    4. 14.4 Authors List of This Report
    5. 14.5 Data Source
    6. 14.5.1 Secondary Sources
    7. 14.5.2 Primary Sources
    8. 14.6 Disclaimer

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