ASUS Internal 24X SATA Optical Drive DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G (Black)

I did not order these for anything other then wanting 2 drives installed that could read/write both DVD's and CD's....Although, I noticed after I received them while installing that they both had "M Disc" on the corner of the disc tray. These are the correct model number on the drive but the pictures on the site do not look like them...And in the Amazon pics there is no "M Disc" on the drive trays. I first looked at the "questions/answers" on Amazon about these drives and the answers were all stating that they did not read or write M Discs at all. Could not understand why Asus would put it on the drive trays if they could do neither...So I then went to the Asus site and looked the model number up. According to Asus these DO read and write M Discs (in addition to dvd's and cd's).....The Asus site states the following: Model DRW-24B3ST Color BLACK Read Speed (max) DVD-ROM : 16X DVD+R : 16X DVD-R : 16X DVD+R(SL, M-DISC) : 12X DVD+RW : 12X DVD-RW : 12X DVD+R(DL) : 12X DVD-R(DL) : 12X CD-ROM : 48X CD-R : 48X Write Speed (max) DVD+R : 24X DVD-R : 24X DVD+R(SL, M-DISC) : 4X DVD+RW : 8X DVD-RW : 6X DVD+R(DL) : 8X DVD-R(DL) : 8X CD-R : 48X CD-RW : 24X It states that these drives can read M Discs at 12x and write M Discs at 4x. I purchased the drives for $22.99 each with free 2 day prime shipping....If it is all true and they read/write M Discs then I think these are one of the best deals on Amazon. Have not tried to read or write an M disc because I do not have one to try out right now...But have used the drives to burn cd's and dvd's and they work great....Will update my review after I get the opportunity to try out an M Disc....But Asus says they do work with M Discs.

Great optical drive at a great price. Works excellent.

Works perfectly, software disk no longer works properly send to a dead link.

Plug and play. That's pretty much it. I installed it and played a disk. I did not install any of the software as I do not want it. I says Nero 12 on the disk (?) I am sure it is a trial. It is quiet and does not slam open or closed, as the player it replaced did. It was always a test to see if you could insert the disk before it slammed shut. Usually closing with half the disk sticking out. :( Attractive enough with the "ASUS" label in the middle. The advertising for this product states: Auto Vibration Reducing System - designed to reduce vibration and noise induced by unbalanced mass of rotating machinery. (?) I was wondering why they would produce an "Unbalanced mass of rotating machinery" to begin with. However it spins smoothly without extra noise. For less than $25 , I am pleased.

I've come to trust the ASUS brand when it comes to internal computer components (such as motherboards, video cards, etc..), so I decided that going with their peripherals would be a good route to do. The DVD-ROM drive came in a well packaged box, the drive wrapped and then placed in a foam housing to keep it safe during shipping and handling. There is also an included CD-ROM which contains several piece of software, none of which are required to install the drive and use it (this is on a Windows 7 machine). The packaging includes 4 mounting screws to secure into your computer case, but nothing else beyond that (no SATA cable, etc.) Installation is extremely straightforward, and Windows 7 automatically recognized the drive upon boot and installed proper drivers. As previously mentioned, drive works without any of the software on the included disc, but the disc includes: E-Hammer, which permanently deletes a CD-R or DVD-R, E-Green which will help with power consumption, and a 'free' copy of Nero 9 - note that the 'free' copy does not allow you to partake in the full suite of Nero burning utilities and is somewhat crippled unless you purchase the upgrade to the full version. The drive is overall not that loud, but will still make audible noise under operation. Writes CDs and DVDs quickly and without error. Tray has a good strength to it and does not feel flimsy. Green operational LED is large enough to see, but not annoying. Overall, a solid drive for the money.

Low price and works good. No more expectation.

Says products are always good in reliable

Finally a CDROM drive that will read protected music CDs without issue. I loaded this in a Vantec NexStar DX external CD/Blu Ray enclosure and it fit perfectly, and needed only a singular cable hookup (which was included). All the discs that I couldn't rip with DB poweramp I was then able to convert to hi resolution FLAC files. I couldn't be more pleased - this is definitely a high quality CD reader. I haven't used it for DVD or writing media, but that's not what I got it for. I got it to convert my music collection to hi resolution media files for a network media player - and I could not be more pleased!

Easy to install and works great. Thank you ASUS.

Esta bien el equipo fácil de instalar esta bien descrito la marca es recomendable

Non ça ne convient pas a mes attentes! Produit non conforme au modèle désirer. Remplacer par un modele basic qui est moins cher

Llego de un dia para otro, se me avisaba constantemente de avances. Muy buena unidad y rapida para la escritura, sin mencionar que a diferencia de otras es mas silenciosa y viene acompañada de buen software para backups y crear tu propio material a disco mas rapido y de calidad.

I haven't had it for long and only tried it once but it did the job when my previous burner had died. I am assuming it is easy to install but I didn't install it. I took it to a shop that did it for cheap so I wouldn't mess it up.