Pros: No failures yet.

Cons: A little slow burning DVD DLs, but speed was according to specs.

Pros: Is not so fast but good enough for the price.

Cons: The burn is not successfully sometimes.

Pros: Compact and comes with a lot of features. Would work quite well with a newer laptops if placed side by side on a table.

Cons: The provided USB wire could be longer in fact its short so it might not have the length to hook up to a tower PC depending on the location of the USB ports. I have several longer ones so it worked out. Though this might not be compatible with my printer server rig as its an older computer.

Other Thoughts: Also maybe including the power adapter would make more sense like other companies. Not all computers have the power to let the device run efficiently.

Pros: Nice quality construction. Seems to work reasonably well.

Cons: Documentation leaves something to be desired. They offer a download utility for modifying operational speed but program DOES NOT work. It cannot find the "target." And their website sucks. Very difficult finding what you're looking for. For a premium product line, somebody is falling down on the job.

Other Thoughts: The unit appears to be doing speed changes (for quiet operation). So if the download is unnecessary, tell us!! I've always regarded Pioneer as expensive but worth it. However, their technical support is terrible. Just goes around in circles.

Pros: Works as promised, but...

Cons: ... needs software solution to play media. Pioneer is no help in this matter. I went ahead and bought the very expensive PowerDVD 15. Good luck finding anything free that will play movies without a LOT of tinkering (VLC won't work).

Also, it whirs loudly like an old 90's disk drive, though it calms down after a while.

Ridiculously short USB 3.0. As soon as I un-boxed it and saw what I can only describe as a joke, I went out and bought a longer one.

Other Thoughts: It's fast enough and there's enough power to operate it through the USB, though if you need to buy an A/C adapter for it... again, Pioneer is no help in either having one for purchase or suggesting one.

This gadget is cheap for a reason. You'll double the price buying software and another cable to make it fully function.

Pros: Plug and play for USB ports
Looks great
Works as stated

Cons: None so far

Pros: small & portable. no external power cords, just the USB 3.0 cable.

Cons: The USB 3.0 cable is only about 18" long, this should be twice the length. If you have it attached to a desktop iMac you are limited to where you place the drive.
It is also a bit loud when it spins up, but managable.

Other Thoughts: This is a great little drive, my new iMac works with it perfectly without the need for any 3rd party software. You can get Toast if you want to realy put the Blue Ray features to work. This is a much better buy than the apple super drive in my opinion.

Pros: really fast for making copies. even for using USB 2.0. does automatically eject if you have that feature set up. it's a electronic eject instead of a mechanical that usually wear out over time. doesn't use an external power adapter

Cons: none