I have due bought many reviews (vieln thanks to all have taken for the period). The drive is also quieter than one would expect really fast and at the Geswindigkeit. One Rezensionist said it would be too loud. One must bear in mind with which the drives operate, given the speed, it will be heard (pure physics). But it is in no way "out loud", it just hums. However, I use this drive mainly to rip my DVD / BD collection and not to play DVDs, since speed is primarily for me the meaning. Most DVD drives have built a speed limit, but not this. It rips average with 11-12x times Geschwindichkeit, regardless of disc type. The drive must be well weighted internally, otherwise the it would be really noisy. I have other drives, even from the same manufacturer, try and is by far the quietest ... in this Geschwindichkeit mind. Furthermore, it is built solid and comes with the OS driver ideally for right (does not require their own drivers). From me a top buy rating.