Pros: - Works perfectly - Plug and play - Not too loud - Slim size - No power brick/connection required - Bootable I used this to install Win7 and Win10 to several machines, in addition to booting to memtest86 and a diagnostic utility. Tested it with a DVD movie and burned several disk images.

Cons: Only potential con I can think of is the cable it comes with is short. However, longer cables are cheap and plentiful.

Pros: It's a normal optical drive, it lets me watch DVDs and install old software.

Cons: It's a little loud, but I rarely use it anyway.

Overall Review: I'd recommend this as a cheap temporary solution for using disks if your PC doesn't have an optical drive.

Pros: Installed required software , pluged in the included Usb cord , it worked outta the box , no hickups or problems , used it ti burn my Win 7 ISO image , and a Win XP Pro ISO image , takes about 15 minutes to burn Win 7, and about 6 minutes to burn Win XP Pro . Used also for installing my F1 2010 , F1 2012 , Dirt3 , and many other games , worked great ,I now use it to play these games as its required to have the game disk installed to play them ..

Cons: A bit slow on burning but look at the stated burning speeds ,, it won`t burn at a faster internal Dvd writer speed , but you should know this if you read all the Specifications when researching ..

Overall Review: Overall this is a great Dvd reader , writer for a HTPC build , does as required for a portable drive A +++

Pros: Single cable connection for power and data is fantastic for something with moving parts. The drive works as advertised, with decent speed and less noise than I had been anticipating.

Cons: This is not the fastest DVD drive I've ever worked with (though it seems to be nearly 50% faster than the only other drive currently functional in my household, which is in a 17" Dell laptop that is serving primary duty as desktop replacement and rarely leaves its dock). The finish seems easy to scratch, and the unit as a whole feels a little under built, but what can you expect at this price point? You can still spend more money on an equivalent unit meant for internal installation in a desktop machine, and that requires the support of a full on case and external power supply (not to mention a separate data cable).

Pros: I am very pleased how well this drive has worked so far. Powered completely from USB connecter. Burnt DVD's without any coasters. This is a great price effective CD/DVD rewriter. You can watch movies from it, burn CD/DVD without any hassle. It is very slim and light weight.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: I was worried that it would need an external power source, even though I could not find any documentation saying it was needed. Other CD/DVD writers I have had needed the external power or second USB port. No need to worry about it.

Pros: small, read and write, fair price

Cons: none

Overall Review: These work great and I have purchased a few of these and other than on one system having install issue ( resolved) they just work when needed and then stow in their box.

Pros: Cheap, but betware ! You get what you pay for

Cons: Bought this for a laptop that didn't have an internal drive for the rare occasions where I would need a CD writer. After only one year, it stopped working. Just hourglasses and makes a lot of racket and won't read the disc

Pros: Arrived in record time, packed well and my laptop recognized it right away. Works well.

Cons: It is a bit cheap, not real solid, so it must be handled with some care. It can slide around easily. Not a problem if you remember it isn't a tank.

Overall Review: I am in the midst of transferring some a few hundred old VCR tapes to DVD via a play/record device. Some won't copy, so I have to play thru the computer, record by software, and write the result to DVD. My laptop has no DVD so I bought this unit and it has worked like a champ - all without flaw. For the money, this is a great unit. I handle it as if it were fragile and I don't stack things on it, use it as a coaster nor abuse the wiring. It simply works as needed and I would certainly recommend it to others!