Sony Optiarc DVD/CD Rewritable Drive 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM

Pros: Worked perfectly fine for the first 2 years, but then it started developing problems

Cons: Aforementioned problems:

-Tray does not eject anymore. That's with the eject button on the actual unit, and trying to eject via UI

-Completely stopped reading any type of discs. The computer detects the drive just fine; it's visible to Windows and the BIOS, but no CD can be read at all

Pros: Does what it needs to do. Burns/writes/reads cds.

Cons: Not blu-ray
Not free

Pros: Plays and burns DVDs just fine.

Cons: none

Pros: This thing is works as I thought it would. I've had it for 3 years now. No bloatware garbage or anything. Never had any problems burning discs.

Cons: None.

Pros: Has lasted me almost 3 years, thats pretty incredible for how much it cost me.

Cons: None

Pros: still buzzing like a charm

Cons: none

Pros: worked well, pretty quick, did what it needed to do

Cons: after almost 2 years of ownership, the drive will no longer open. I press the eject button and it sounds like its trying to eject but it remains closed. I try the emergency open but that barely works.

Pros: It did work for a while.

Cons: Stopped working after a year and a half. Will not read any DVDs, and will only read some CDs, and even then only after a bit of coercing. Far as I can tell, something fell out of alignment. Not really fixable.

Other Thoughts: I tried to fix it myself, but couldn't figure it out. A little googling only told me this issue is VERY common with Sony Optiarc drives.

Pros: Runs discs. No critical issues.

Cons: Had issues fitting in my case. Drive is somewhat loud and gives me rare trouble with CDs.

Pros: GREAT

Cons: NONE

Other Thoughts: Have had for over a year and still going strong