Suggest a little caution here!!
I now possess a USB2 external CD burner, having swopped it for my own USB1 version. Reason?? - said USB2 version totally refused to operate on a USB1 port on a laptop.
To be fair, that info WAS printed on the outside of the box, but had been cheerfully ignored by the PC World "expert" advisor who had persuaded the customer that this was what he should buy.
Sooooo ... some work, some don't - if all else fails, read the instructions!!