Pros: If I could give this product 10 eggs I would. I use the software MakeMKV, the libre drive mode allows this UHD friendly optical drive to completely bypass the DRM via Libre Drive mode. They lock the firmware of this drive so that it wont accidentally get updated and make the drive not useable. I am able to Rip lossless 4K HDR content to an MKV container and play it on my Synology DS918+ NAS. I applaud any company that takes the sides of the people rather then the MPAA, because according to them we dont actually "own" the media we purchase with our hard earned money. So thank you to whoever came up with this Drive work around, and thank MakeMKV. I would recommend spending the money on unlocking MakeMKV also to support the cause. Well worth it in my book.

Cons: Only Con is that I tried to use this drive externally with a Sata to Usb 3.0 cable, and I tried so many different things to make it work but Windows just wouldn't recognize it as an Optical drive. Not really an issue, I just swapped it with one of my other drives. Their little instruction paper that came with the drive said that it works with Sata to USB cables, but I gave up after about 2 hours of troubleshooting. This does not subtract an egg, as this drive is an internal drive to begin with.

Pros: Works as advertised, successfully backed up 4k UHD disk. Burned A few blu-ray disks no coasters! Drive seems speedy enough to get backups done quickly. So far very happy with purchase. It has read everything I have thrown at it so far! Firmware is locked so you will not inadvertently update and loose functionality. Full disk backup (ripping) 30 to 60 minutes depending on size of source material.

Cons: No cons per say. Software that came bundled is limited functionality. Cyber-link requires purchase to operate all features. Remember this drive will read 2k, 4k, blu-ray disks but it will not circumvent encryption! You will need other software, think Red Fox (anydvdHD) , or MakeMKV, DVDFab. I used AnyDvdHD worked flawlessly. Be prepared to spend some more money buying software to gain complete functionality of your backups. I knew this going in so its not a minus for me. I have not used any of the above mentioned software except AnyDvDHD. Do the research Google is your friend!

Overall Review: I would definitely purchase again! Get um while you still can!

Pros: Has the correct firmware needed to read 4K UHD Discs.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Don't touch the firmware. It's already shipping with the correct firmware. If you are having issues with watching or ripping your 4K movies after you install the drive be sure you know all the other requirements needed. In my case, I just wanted to rip movies and I needed to update my graphics card to support native H.265 hardware encode/decode.

Pros: - Reads SD, HD & UHD DVD / Blu-Ray - UHD Friendly version of firmware loaded and locked down. - Plays 4K discs on my compatible PC. - Permits transcoding / archiving 4K discs. - Convenience: Vendor did all the configuration work to ensure compatability.

Cons: - Price when compared to doing the work myself, but see "Convenience" under "Pros" above.

Overall Review: Performed flawlessly straight out of the box. Comes with original driver/utility disc. Includes a FAQ information sheet explaining how it differs from an original "vanilla" configuration. Since I could afford it, the time and effort I saved was worth the expense of having the ClonerAlliance (vendor) preconfigure the drive to be UHD friendly. Others could conceivably save many dollars if willing to do all the research and put in the effort to do it themselves, but this drive is perfectly set up! I have successfuly cloned a 4K disc to another disc. I have also transcoded to MKV and played back via Kodi 17.6 and with Plex. I have also transcoded several HD Blu-Ray and HD/SD DVD. Bottom line: It does everything I hoped, flawlessly, with no effort on my part other than hooking it up to the motherboard. I don't hesitate to recommend it to anyone in the market.

Pros: Plays 4k Blurays with VLC as long as you have AnyDVD HD installed and meet the hardware requirements to run a UHD video.

Cons: PowerDVD 18 doesn't seem to like 4k blurays even with this drive. Sometimes the menus will not work in VLC even when Java is installed. Its also a bit noisy but doesn't make hardly any noise when being played in VLC.

Overall Review: I recommend this over the LG and Pioneer drives.

Pros: This is something amazing! I'm thinking about buying a second device on the shelf at home. Because manufacturers will release more and more new devices with increasingly stupid security. Later it will be impossible to get! ASUS BW-16D1HT Burner (UHD Friendly) plays 4K UHD movies on any computer regardless of system requirements !. But you need to install DVDFab.Player.5.0.2.3 and in the settings select 4K UHD video playback of the same movie without the menu. The movie miraculously reproduces DVDFab 5 on a regular monitor, incorporating color, brightness and sharpness control. CyberLink PowerDVD 17.18 shows error in computers that do not meet the requirements and does not have a 4K UHD monitor. In the end, I can make copies of my own movies. My computer: Gigabyte GA-B250M-Gaming 5. Intel Core i7 6700 CPU 3.40GHz, NVidia GeForce GTX 1070. 32GB Corsair DDR4-2132 (1066 MHz), Monitor 1920x1080 Dell 24 ".

Cons: Let Newegg have such devices in the future.

Overall Review: If you have a stock of burnable media when you install this drive, be prepared to trash them and search for a compatible media. Verbatim CD-R and DVD-R have failed to be successfully burned using this model. I'm currently searching for usable media.

Overall Review: Does exactly what it says. If you change the speed setting in the registry for MakeMkv it will rip a 4K disc in 30-40 minutes. Would buy again if it dies.