PHILIPS 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 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2-Tone SATA Model SPD2513BD

Pros: Looks great, is very fast, SATA interface.

Cons: A little loud, but I never expect CD/DVD drives to be "quiet" so it doesn't bother me, and it's only loud when it's going at full speed.

Overall Review: Overall a great drive, I got it because of the 20X speed and it looks great with my case. A good buy. As another reviewer said, it did not come with the SATA cable. I had plenty of extra so it wasn't a problem for me.

Pros: works fine so far

Cons: no sata cables nero seven is oem version you need to buy it for full version it is a 30 day trial

Pros: Cosmetically, it matches my case... SATA cables make for a much less cluttered case...

Cons: I've had problems with this burner since the day I got it... but not consistant problems. Sometimes it would freeze in the middle of burns and just spin fast, then slow, then fast then slow and never finish. Sometimes it would work just fine. Yesterday I burnt 2 dvds in a row without incident, but when i made it to the 3rd, it made it to about 15% in the burning process and then sat there reporting 36 hours left in the burn process. I thought it might be a problem with the program i was using (convertxtodvd) so I tried Nero and Alcohol 120% and CloneDVD2 and the same thing happened with all of them and I made 4 shiney coasters... Tried burning different files and was met with the same results. I suppose there is 1 problems that IS consistent throughout all usage of the drive, and that is how loud it is.

Overall Review: Not sure if it would have even finished if I would have waited the full 36 hours, but even if it had, that's pathetic. I'm wishing I would have never sold my *other brand* IDE interface burner with my old tower now, as it was much faster, quieter and reliable.

Pros: Burned Verbatim 16X DVD-R's @16X speed w/ no issues when playing on standalone DVD players. SATA installation a snap. Like two toned look and quiet.

Cons: Eject button flush with bezel and can be a challenge to find if mounted in a tower on the floor.

Overall Review: Wish it still had free shipping, would buy another now. Still a good buy for the price.

Pros: received my latest Philips burner today, this one being my first Sata. looks just like the ids models, but why would i expect it not to? anyway, just as solid and a little noisier then the other two. it can make some noise. when i gave it its first task my entire computer table shook from its working. same as with the others. but that may just be a sign of their strength lol

Cons: none quite honestly. i'm not the most avid burner in the world, but i do my fair share. one of my older Philips models has over 200 burns on it and the other has just somewhere over 100. this new one has exactly 10. when i do burn, these things just work and work and work. almost no errors, PERIOD. can't even mention one that wasn't disc related. honestly. i burn in streaks, and when i'm doing several discs a day for a month straight and it goes flawlessly day after day after day, i notice. so absolutely no cons. these things WORK.

Overall Review: they are a bit loud. one reviewer said it sounded like a jet taking off. pretty good take. it does sound like that sometimes, albeit at a much lower volume. but for the most part this is simply a solid, stable, and well behaved drive. nice quality. and yeah, any computer that has a bay door might run into just a little squeeze on account of this drives button size / design. so consider that. but its fine in my new Ispiron 531. just got it. popped it right in and it worked. but as another poster said its a bit of a squeeze upfront. still recommended, however. no problems at all.

Pros: You literally cannot go wrong with this DVD drive, assuming you have a working SATA connection! The drive burns all kinds of media perfectly, and the only coasters I've gotten have been due to poor media or externalities. The drive is quiet, fast, and it will even burn your slower media at faster speeds. Without having to tweak anything, it burned 16x DVD-R media at 20x, 2.4x DVD-R media at 6x, and so on.

Cons: SATA cable is not included. The drive does not include a Molex power connector, so anyone using a legacy PSU may have to get Molex-to-SATA adapters.

Overall Review: The buttons on the front of the drive are a little bit awkward at first--at least, they were for me. They're not shaped like what I'm used to, and I kept worrying I was hitting the power button when I was ejecting the tray. Minor issue at most.

Pros: I have used both CDs and DVDs for music and games, and have had no problems with reading either. The drive is also very quiet when reading.

Cons: In addition to reading and writing cds and dvds, it also EATS THEM. When you eject the disc, far more often than not the disc is caught above the tray, scratched, and must be pulled out by hand. It happens probably 80% of the time, and I'm actually surprised when they don't get caught. It's easily possible I simply got a bad drive, but the extreme frequency of this is really irritating. As mentioned, it also did not come with a SATA cable. Thankfully my power supply included extras.

Overall Review: I have not used this drive for burning either CDs or DVDs, so I can't comment on how well it holds up in those situations.

Pros: This device is fast, quiet, and over all a great product.

Cons: The drive slot feels just a little bit flimsey.

Overall Review: Over all, it is a good drive