Pros: Plug an play ever so easy. No problems with installation. Works perfectly well with DVDs, very smooth picture, no jerkiness. Yet to try it with Blu-ray DVD. Have had to upgrade graphics card, but this is not Asus' fault. My machine came equipped with an AMD card which is not HDCP (see cons). At the moment very happy with player.

Cons: Does not work with AMD Radeon R9 200 series as the card is not HDCP and the latest AMD Radeon driver (15.300.1025.0) is not BD ready according to Cyberlink Power DVD 15 advisor. Don't know about other cards, but if you intend to buy this player, make sure you check the specs of your GPU before hand.

Pros: None

Cons: Bought for my son because his laptop had no disc drive this drive would not be recognized on the computer no help from Asus!

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

In behalf of ASUS I want to apologize for the inconvenience this issue may have caused you. I understand the frustration and I know your disappointed since you have issue with the unit. It's unfortunate if you think the "Product" is a huge disappointment. On the contrary, there are lots of very satisfied customers that are having positive experience using the product. I want to help you fix the issue so if you can please provide me further details wih the issue and email it to me at customerloyalty@asus.com and put case # N150262552 in the subject line for your reference.

ASUS Customer Loyalty are dedicated in providing a good customer experience.

Thank you for choosing ASUS.

Regards,
Mark
ASUS Customer Loyalty

Pros: Currently ripping Oblivion Blu Ray at 4X ~17M/s so this drive IS NOT LOCKED at 2X, previous poster must not be doing something right. I love ASUS and will continue to honestly support them so long as they continue to make quality products.

Cons: Power switch on the back is designed to match the spaceship design, would prefer a normal rocker switch, not worth removing an egg though.

Other Thoughts: Power cords have Velcro straps for keeping things neat, a little plus that makes me happy. The rubber feet on the drive and stand are very solid and keep the drive from moving around and dampens vibrations.

Pros: Drive works (though not as advertised).

Cons: If you are ripping Blurays (I use MakeMKV), don't expect to reach the advertised 8x speed. The drive appears to be riplocked at ~2x (~8.5MB/s). Other drives rip the same discs up to 600% faster.

Other Thoughts: I have not tried to burn any discs.

Pros: Great Item from Asus (of course) Fast, software easy to manage and friendly use... I giving 4 because the on/off button is a bit stiff to slide... but you get use to....

Cons: On / Off Button stiff a bit... you'll get use to.

Pros: Portable. Installed without a hitch on my Surface Pro 2, as is the Cyberlink Software. People complaining about PowerDvd 10 not working clearly are not computer savvy.

Cons: kind of slow to start up, the video went smoothly, but loading between menus, etc isn't the fastest.

Other Thoughts: Pop the DVD in the drive, open it and click the firmware update link...which should always be the first thing you do if it's that blatantly available. Enter your model number and download the Windows 8 patch for PowerDvd 10...go figure, it works just fine!

Pros: Pretty

Cons: DOA. Never even powered on.

Other Thoughts: RMA procedure is broken.

Pros: USB 3.0 interface, internally a great drive.

Cons: TERRIBLE DESIGN FOR POWER SWITCH!! Recommend have a strip for it so you can turn it off remotely. Switch is in the back of the drive and makes you scared you are going to break it due to slide design. ASUS didn't test it in the field.
Full size so be prepared for the size and the need for an external power source.

Other Thoughts: Expensive for a external drive but not many choices for USB 3.0. Wish it was smaller and could operate without ext power since I got it for a laptop. IF I had realized it was full size I might have reconsidered my purchase of it.

Pros: USB 3.0 is as fast or faster then SATA--plug and play-- no drivers needed.-.You can use the shortcut to open and close drawer!!! I only put the disk in and take it out---.Use power outlet switch to turn it on an off ,instead of switch on back, or just leave it on all the time---- it looks cool.. On the desktop it is convenient to use --Burned 22 gig in 11 minutes!! Software works if you follow the directions. (install the whole media suite and download the patch)Watched a blue ray movie I just rented with bundled software.-- no problems. If you want to buy better software for this drive ,you can do even more!!!!

Cons: absolutely non...snap it up before its gone!

Other Thoughts: would you buy a hot rod and complain about putting gas in it or upgrading it?

Pros: Excellent Speed. Quick Startup.

Cons: BRIGHT FREAKING LIGHT. My computer equipment is in my bedroom. If I wanted a night light I would have bought one.