Pros: Posted a "wait and see" review 3 months ago.I've used it a lot since then with no issues at all.It smokes the SLOOOOOW oem drive my Toshiba A75-S226 P4 3.06HT laptop came with.Love da drive...

Cons: NONE..!!

Overall Review: Please take note:Some Toshiba laptops require a firmware reflash to recognize this drive.THANKFULLY,mine did not.Google the drive and you'll find plenty of info.Don't blame the drive,blame Toshiba!!

Pros: Cheap and easy to install.

Cons: I wish I'd looked here at Newegg.com sooner!

Overall Review: I purchaced this to replace the Piece of S!!t that came in my 3 year old Averatec 6235 notebook.It was a lite-on SOSW-852S.It never worked right from the begining. It would not recognize some discs and it just got worse until it would not recognize any discs.I was just about to scrap the whole computer when I saw this one and read a comment by someone who had replaced theirs with this one in the same computer as mine. This unit was eazy to install and windows XP recognized it as new hardware immediatly and installed the proper drivers. I was able to easily snap off the face plate and snap back on my original matching one and it works and looks perfect ! Some web sites wanted $280 to replace this with an exact replacement. No Thank you!

Pros: 1. Read and write very fast 2. Soundless

Cons: 1. Does not exactly fit with the existing slot in my inspiron 6400(but may fit for urs). The port will fit fine.So works well. But overall size is little bit smaller than the slot.

Overall Review: Just bought one week ago. Dont update the firmware from Sony site. It will kill the burner. Its also mentioned by Sony that updated firmware may not be compatable with certain laptops. The existing Sonic came with my I6400 does not work with this burner. I had to install Nero7. But then it works very fine.

Pros: I have an older HP Pavilion dv9260nr Laptop in which the useless built in HD-DVD (Toshiba TS-L802A) became nothing more than a R/RW Media Destroyer and CD/DVD non-reader, I knew I would need to replace the faulty TS-L802A (PATA) drive. After a few hysterical fits of laughter while searching for HP's recommended spare (Yes Ladies and Gentlemen, price gouging is still en vogue) I came to Newegg. This drive was inexpensive so I took a gamble that the front Bezel could be swapped, and it worked. When the Sony Optiarc arrived, I had the retaining bracket and front bezel swapped over from the faulty TS-L802A and was up a running in less than a minute. Now my 3 year old Laptop is back up and burning DVD's like new.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Many places selling replacement spares are just ridiculously priced (Including HP's own Spare Parts website). If you are one of the unlucky individuals who still requires HD-DVD playback on your Laptop your only recourse may be to seek out a true spare. On the other hand, if you were like me and did not make the mistake of buying actual movies in HD-DVD format then by all means get the Sony Optiarc. With a small Phillips, and flat Flat Head screwdriver you can have the old drive out, and the new drive with HP Bezel fit, and ready to burn disks with just a few minutes of your time.

Pros: Easy install

Cons: Can't burn CDs?

Overall Review: Finally! A solution to years of trouble with a Matsush*ta UJ-840 piece of junk that came with my Toshiba Satellite M50. I don't usually write reviews, but on the off chance someone has experienced the UJ series and needs a replacement, hopefully they can find this note. Even with my limited hardware knowledge I was able to remove my old drive, switch the plate and bracket and reinstall. Windows XP recognized it right away, no problems with the master/slave issues identified in other reviews. After about 10 minutes of installation I was able to start burning again! And Newegg service and shipping was extremely fast. Even the cheapest shipping had the drive here in 2 days. Thanks!

Pros: Works well. Purchased as a replacement for a Pioneer DVR-K17 that died unexpectedly in my Toshiba laptop. Fast and relatively quiet playback and burning.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: I anticipated problems installing the drive in my Toshiba A215-S4697 having read elsewhere about master/slave/inverse-select differences on Toshiba laptops but the computer recognized the drive right away and it plays and burns CD's and DVD's well. I had to swap the bezels because of Toshiba's case design but the securing clips seem to be standardized and it fit without problems.

Pros: Fits in HP L2005CL, Works well with K3B 1.0.4 burning software on KDE SuSE 10.3. Burned Complete DVD's no coasters with K3B. Original drive furnished would burn about 1/3 a DVD and quit.

Cons: Difficult to remove faceplate on the new and old drive due to the metal stake system now used. Fortunately this notebook has a flat side.

Pros: Perfect fit for my Acer Aspire 3005WLCi. XP recognized and loaded driver without problems. Quiet and solid performance. Very easy install for an average computer user. Plug & Play at its best.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Upgraded from a CD R-W/DVD combo drive so i could burn DVD's. multiple burns and no coasters yet.