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:ModelDRW-24B3STColorBLACKRead Speed (max)DVD-ROM : 16XDVD+R : 16XDVD-R : 16XDVD+R(SL, M-DISC) : 12XDVD+RW : 12XDVD-RW : 12XDVD+R(DL) : 12XDVD-R(DL) : 12XCD-ROM : 48XCD-R : 48XWrite Speed (max)DVD+R : 24XDVD-R : 24XDVD+R(SL, M-DISC) : 4XDVD+RW : 8XDVD-RW : 6XDVD+R(DL) : 8XDVD-R(DL) : 8XCD-R : 48XCD-RW : 24XIt 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.

I have an HP Pavillion about 8 years old. DVD writer stopped working after upgrade from Windows 8 to 10. HP said so sad too bad. No updated driver but we'll sell you a whole new system! This baby works great out of the box. Windows had the correct driver. A steal at $25 with Prime delivery!!!

If you have a non AHCI motherboard, SATA components should work out of the box, even on a fresh XP install 32 and 64 bit. XP will throw an error when launching the software included with the drive on the installation CD, but it still works regardless. Even without the software, the drive works plug and play.I'm also surprised at how little noise this generates. I have an LG BD Drive on another computer that is quite a bit louder.

Replaced a DVD burner drive with a broken disc tray. Quick swap out - about 15 minutes. Burns and plays media well - Movies, Music, and Games. Nice quiet motor as well.

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.

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This Drive works and it got the job done. I had no problems with it once I figured it out.

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