Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I purchased this device for my music and video production laptop and I'm happy with my purchase. It maxes out at 8x write speed, which is fine for me because I prefer slower write speeds to avoid errors. It's highly portable and lightweight, and one feature I really like is that the USB cord is integrated into the device, so no more searching for the right USB cord when I want to use it. I will say that upon first use my burning software wouldn't recognize the device, and the directions make a mention of formatting but are still pretty vague. To fix this, I installed software for reading/playing DVDs (I like VLC) and attempted to play a DVD in the external drive. Once that was successful, my burning software read the device and burned DVDs without any issues. That is the reason for the 4 stars for easy to use, as I feel the directions could be more detailed in this matter. Other than that, it delivers what it promises and I'm happy with it.