BenQ Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner with LightScribe

Pros: good quality construction. Labeling looks very professional

Cons: no silver faceplate, if that's a con.

Overall Review: If you notice your dvd's are not as sharp, lightscribe has a utility you can download. After the update, the dvd looks *almost* as good as the cd-r. http://www.lightscribe.com/support/index.aspx?id=306 EXTENDED LABEL CONTRAST UTILITY Your LightScribe product should provide you with the best performance of Label Quality and print time. However, some customers have indicated that they are willing to invest additional labeling time for increased contrast and subsequently increased Label quality for DVDs. The following utility can be downloaded to modify your print modes when labeling LightScribe DVDs.

Pros: Has never burned a coaster. Extremely fast for burning data, but quite slower for burning lightscirb labels.

Cons: Lightscribe takes a while, this is a con for the technology as a whole however, not this particular model. Bundled software doesn't produce great labels, I would reccomend buying Surehting CD labeler Deluxe.

Pros: first off let me express my thanks to newegg - fast shipping as usual - easy console for payment etc... newegg is first class. The burner is excellent, I got the retail version , and from the reviews I read, do yourself a favor and spend the extra $10 for the retail version, besides it includes a copy of Nero suite and Q suite. This burner is extremely reliable, fast, quit, stable, everything I was looking for. The architecture is open ended, so it will work with most software packages, although I find Nero software works the best with this burner. Lightscribe is pretty cool too. This is my second BenQ drive, a upgrade in speed from my last older drive, and one improvement i notice is that my disks after writing do not come out as hot. Heat is a drive killer, and this one runs pretty cool compared to my last BenQ drive.

Cons: Writing LED on the drive is one color - green. I liked when the drives had green and red, giving a visual indication of when the drive was writing or reading - personal preference, not really a con.

Overall Review: Instruction manual was so basic I wondered why they included it. No tech info in the manual

Pros: Quick, Quiet, and handles a wide range of media

Cons: Comes with Lightscribe but the lightscribe disks still are expensive.

Overall Review: This is a great DVD-R Drive. And the fact it comes with light is an added bonus for when the price on those disks come down. but overall this is the best bruning drive I have ever had.

Pros: Fast writer/re-writer for the money. Ben-Q always puts out great products!

Cons: The read light stays on after a read/burn but that's no biggie to me. Spin-up is kinda loud compared to my stock HP drives - again, not really a big deal as it's not ear-piercing loud, just louder than i'm used to is all.

Overall Review: Grabbed this drive to replace 2 other drives and leave a bay open for my Audigy Platinum. I'm happy with my purchase. Great Deal... and, of course, Newegg rocks - got the drive in a day!!

Pros: Great burning speed; very reliable

Cons: Lightscribe features are somewhat limited

Pros: Over the years, I've owned a number of burners. This one has impressed me to the point that I'm here buying another! The software that comes with it is also top notch.

Cons: I've really given this drive quite a workout without a single problem....NO coasters! About all I haven't tried is the Light Scribe but that wasn't why I got it. It was just frosting on the cake.

Overall Review: It was a snap to install, a novice shouldn't have any problems. If a novice would read the documentation before trying anything, I think with just a small amount of effort, he or she should be able to master it quite easily.

Pros: My 3rd DVD drive, and this one is by far the best (beating out a Compaq factory drive and a LiteOn).

Cons: None yet.