I have recently started a notebook without drive (with my old notebook had gone the drive after only one and a half years and I wanted to break in my new so little mechanical susceptibility as possible), which is why I have always ordered me this external drive. But since I do not often use it, I have decided on the most favorable variant. The drive is easy to install: just plug in, the rest goes automatically (Win7). It works relatively quiet and plays CD, DVD as easily from. As always, I recommend here the favorable product only to those who do not want to use it on a daily basis. Who as I only used 5 times in a CD, which I would highly recommend this device, all others should look for a high a little higher quality solution.