HP 20X DVD±R DVD Burner 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black IDE Model 1035i - OEM

Pros: Easy to install.

Cons: Cds are skipping if i burn anywhere above 24x

Pros: Great price, simple to install, works immediately, good replacement for the Phillips (aka BenQ) DVD8631 that failed.

Cons: Quite noisy.

Pros: cheap -usable as basic drive only as long as you don't need double layer -(minus) disks (check specs) not a problem if you don't use double layer disks

Cons: Will not write DVD-DL's !! Only DVD+DL's !!! Many new home DVD players are DVD-(minus)DL only - this unit only writes +(plus) double layer disks. Won't work if you need to make double layer disks for your new home player.

Pros: Very cheap and does the job...

Cons: SOOOO LOUD!

Overall Review: Great buy for a cheap install...

Pros: Not sure yet

Cons: Popped in a cd and felt my floor shake. Really loud just READING a cd. Haven't tried writing anything just yet.

Pros: Perfect fit and finish for a black case. Runs as it should...installation was super easy.

Cons: .

Overall Review: Worth your hard earned money.

Pros: Inexpensive, multi-format, dual layer.

Cons: Very noisy spindle, failed to burn after about 3 hours of continuous use. Looks like laser output power dropped significantly. Prior to that it was used infrequently. Thus the warranty period had already expired.

Overall Review: We use a lot of HP computers at work and have had several equipped with this super multi DVD writer or similar HP branded drives fail after modest use. HP may be cutting too many corners on some of their peripherals. Even expensive equipment such as backup tape changers seem to have a lot of in warranty failures. If you buy new HP gear, do run them hard while still in warranty so you can have early failures covered by their warranty.

Pros: Looks good, has nice HP logo on it, thats about it.

Cons: Opening and closing this drive sounds like its from the 1980's when they first came out with optical drives. Never worked out of the box; would just sit there and try to spin up the disk and couldn't get going. What a heap of useless plastic and metal.

Overall Review: Give $5 more and get real brands like ASUS or Pioneer