Have the burner now since nem half a year, had at this time some CD's burned (also CD-RW's) & DVD's, so far no problem !!! The only disadvantage to the burner: Slow writing CD-R (24X only) and DVD's (8x) even though it is sufficient for me with 8 times the normal speed. Very good is: very quiet when burning DVD-RAM Write In summary, I can only recommend LG, since I had no trouble with the burner / have. I'd get me again at any time a LG drive, DVD burner or whether DVD drive !!! Very good quality and good support site for firmware updates etc.