ASUS USB 2.0 White External Slim CD/DVD Writer Model SDRW-08D2S-U ASUS USB 2.0 White External Slim CD/DVD Writer Model SDRW-08D2S-U ASUS USB 2.0 Black External Slim CD/DVD Writer Model SDRW-08D2S-U

Pros: Worked when it worked.

Cons: It broke.

Pros: Small, quiet, no extra power cord required. All my equipment, HP desktop, ASUS netbook, and Microsoft surface were able to power this drive with just one USB cord plugged in. The power cord has dual USB's in case extra power is required, but it hasn't been yet.

Cons: None.

Pros: It looks nice.

Cons: I plugged it in and the computer said there was no disk in it. There was a disk in it.

Pros: Does What It needs to do.

Cons: the top has this shiny checkered pattern to it, but nothing to make a fuse about.

Other Thoughts: Bought this for my new computer as I did not want a 5.25" bay taken up by one and this works just fine for any cds I will need to download from in the future.

Pros: -It's external and I can put it away when I don't need it.
-It's really small, easy to store.

Cons: -Not the fastest thing in the world, but it still reads discs at a reasonable rate.
-Two USB ports are need to power it, not really a con just a nuisance.

Pros: Incredibly small. Like, really small. You'd be able to fit this anywhere.

It's also fast. My wife and I have been using it and we haven't noticed any speed difference at all with a standard drive.

Finally, even though it comes with a secondary USB just for power, it runs just fine off of one port on my wife's ultra-tiny, $200 netbook.

Basically, this is everything you could possibly need or want in an external drive.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Lightweight, Portable, Looks Very Sleek and sexy, Pretty Quiet, good price point.

Cons: Not as fast as a internal SATA DVD drive there is a noticeable diffrence.

Other Thoughts: Regardless of it being a tad slower, it gets the job done nonetheless. Also, it is very convenient to have on your desk, instead of having to reach down to your comp and what not. A great drive, for a good price.

Pros: The drive works properly when booted into a Windows XP, Vista, and 7 machine. I do not have any experience with this device on Windows 8 yet.

Cons: I am unable to use this device to boot CD/DVD's so I can reload operating systems on tablets/laptops without a functioning optical drive. This was my intended purpose all along and has failed miserably. I am very surprised as my older model from asus works flawlessly for this.

The Asus drive package software that comes bundled has a firmware update utility. However, this utility does not "automatically" connect and download the firmware as advertised. Rather brings me to support website and then I must manually input my model number. Now that I am at the download section for this optical drive the only available download is the Egreen utility. I am not seeing any firmware updates to resolve my issue at hand.

Lastly, my serial number is not even recognized on the Asus website.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

Please go to your computer’s BIOS and check if it sees this device. If not, configure it and then save your settings and try again. If necessary, you may either want to update the BIOS on this computer or test the optical drive to a different computer. Should you require further assistance, please email me at cl-celeste@asus.com and include ref#1072-10773 in the subject line.

Sincerely,
Celeste
ASUS Customer Loyalty

Pros: I absolutely love this drive! It's fast, works perfect on both my Windows 7 laptop and Windows 8 desktop. It has exceeded my expectations by far. Can't beat it for the price!

Cons: None!

Pros: it works. looks cool,

Cons: noisy

Other Thoughts: what else is there, it's a cd drive, it's portable, it's somthing till you have it you dont realize how much you really really like it. seriously though i dont need to buy a cd drive any more for any pc, just to use it once, because i have this thing.