Pros: At the time I bought it, it was the least expensive writer Newegg sold and included free shipping. It burns any brand of disc I can put in it. It's a Samsung -- another Samsung drive has lasted me 2 years and is still going strong in another PC I have! Not one coaster so far.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: This is the second Samsung drive I bought. I got the other one a couple of years ago and it is still the most reliable CD/DVD writer I have ever used. It is also compatible with more brands of blank media than any other drive I have ever used. In some of my other PCs other brands of writers have failed and I've had to replace them several times, but that old Samsung has outlasted them all and keeps working. I hope this newer drive works as well.

Pros: These are not the best dual layer blanks around, but they're pretty decent, considering the price. They are the same formulation as the Ritek 8X (Ritek S04) and yet they have been more reliable, in my experience. AND they are less expensive, to boot!

Cons: The TDK dual layers are the same formulation as these (Ritek S04), and yet they've given me fewer coasters and higher quality burns overall, although some batches of the Memorex's have been just as good.

Overall Review: As with all blank discs, you can improve the odds of getting a high quality burn by using a slower writing speed. I use 4X with these most of the time. If the burner supports it, I'll use 2.4 X - the burn quality is usually better. It's worth the extra time it takes - assuming you've got the time to spare. If you don't, buy the Verbatim 8X dual layers instead.

Pros: These are really smooth and uncolored sounding in-ear phones. While not bass-heavy like lots of other brands in this price range, they have plenty of it when called for and go down quite deep. These do not sound muffled like most of their competitors. They are quite flat and neutral sounding. For those to whom it's important, the cables are non-microphonic despite their sturdiness. The only reason they don't get 5 eggs is because these lack the transparency that the finest sounding audio gear would give you. But for that, I'd expect to pay quite a bit more. You really can't beat these for the price.

Cons: My only real complaint is that the left and right channels are not marked on the ear pieces. I had to dig out a test CD to identify which was which and I then marked them for future reference.

Overall Review: These are an excellent value for the money. I'm generally hard to please when it comes to audio gear, and I highly recommend these to anyone wanting a decent pair of in-ear phones for not a lot of money.

Pros: After trying more expensive brands and having lots of problems with consistency between (and even within) batches, I decided to try these -- they were so cheap, I figured I wouldn't lose out too badly if they didn't work. Well they did work! Very well, in fact. They have been the most consistent and reliable (and least expensive) BD-Rs I have tried.

Cons: none.

Overall Review: This is the only brand of BD-R that I buy any more.

Pros: They work very reliably with the right burners. They're also about the least expensive discs around.

Cons: They are finicky about which burners they work with. Some burners don't like them at all and reject them outright. With others they seem to work at random, yielding 50% (or more) coasters. With the right ones, though, they are very reliable (virtually 0 coasters) and produce discs that are readable in just about anything.

Overall Review: Overall I have been very satisfied with these. I've had to buy a couple of new DVD writers to replace ones that didn't like these discs, but compatible writers can be had pretty cheaply nowadays. FYI, I've had very good experiences with the Sxxxxxg and Axxs drives. Less so with the others.

Pros: Works well. Front panel connector works, too. Sound quality is pretty good. Seems to be able to drive headphones well.

Cons: Pricey for what you get. At this price, I'd expect the card to support 24-bit 96kHz audio (or even 192kHz) but 16-bit 44.1/48kHz is all you get with this card.

Overall Review: It's not really worth the high price, in my opinion.