Sony Optiarc Black 2X BD-ROM 8X DVD-ROM 24X CD-ROM SATA Internal 2X BD-ROM Model BR-5100S - OEM

Pros: Quiet, strong in readability. Easy installation and Blue Ray works OK

Cons: None. PowerDVD 7.3 player is only a 2 CH version but you cannot ask too much, it's free

Overall Review: Install it with a Windows7 HTPC, AMD 2.1Ghz single-core, 780G/B700 chipset, 2GB memory, 1080p LCD. CPU runs 65% (with CnQ) on playing BD DVD. No frame lost

After install PowerDVD 7.3, Rename the "OLRSubmission" folder to "Submission" in your installation to get rid of the registration popup

Pros: Reads CDs, DVDs without a hitch. Installation was simple plug-and-play to Motherboard (SATA) & PSU Cable, no driver issues. Speed isn't amazing, but it is what it is.

Cons: Other than slow speed, ALL the Reviews during my purchase said that this item came with Cyberlink PowerDVD 9, which I could have used to read Bluray discs. I contacted Customer Service, and they said that the reviewers were all wrong. So don't buy this unless it goes on sale with software, even if the site suggests that it does come with software.

Overall Review: Why not make another item listing on the site instead of changing a previously existing one? It's very misleading to have dozens of reviews praising the drive + software combo, only to have customers frustrated that it doesn't actually come with the software that all the reviewers were suggesting.