SONY Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 8X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner BD-5300S-0B - OEM

Pros: Fast Blu-Ray burner. Time from box on the porch to running was 45 minutes. That included the time to physically install it, have my XP Pro recognize it, install the software and then update the drivers on line. Quiet and works exactly as expected. I've burned CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Rays on it with no errors or coasters. Something I can't say about the older Liteon drive it replaced!!

Cons: None other than no standard 4 pin power connector. OEM packaging so no cables, instructions, or driver discs. That is what OEM means gang. Read the descriptions before you buy. The unit is FULL SATA so you need SATA data and power cables to plug it in. Have them on hand and you are golden.

Overall Review: Excellent upgrade that allows me to watch Blu-Rays on my computer and pipe them by HDMI to my 32 inch computer room HDTV for less than the cost of a stand alone Blu-Ray player! Plus it burns discs too!! Very fast very quiet except during the finalization when it gets a tiny bit noisy. Noise level is still below that of my two HP DVD-Rs.

Pros: Consistent good blu ray burns.(now) NO problem playing in PS3. It does what i needed it to do. I'd give 3.5 out of five. Not rounding up though.

Cons: Worst build quality of any optical drive I've owned. Didnt recognize blank bd-r till firmware update. First bd-r burn hung infinity during the finalize disc operation. First dvd burn was a coaster as well. Doing alright now. Do burners need to be broken in? Weird.

Overall Review: Using with Memorex in combo deal. They have a good look and work. Not a lot of options out there for burning software. Tried a few. Im really liking Dvdfab. Great options,fast and just works.