I got myself the burner as a replacement for my defective burner in my laptop. He is very reliable, fast and quiet. I am very satisfied with the device and therefore give it 5 stars. It should be note that the USB cable is very short (about 20 cm). Using any other than the cable supplied, this may - according to the manufacturer - be no longer than 40 cm. This could be problematic for tower or mid-tower PC's.