It works great and looks not even bad. At the beginning of the drive smelled quite chemically. Especially when it was in operation just. This then disappeared but after quite a short time. I use the drive only "rip" the CD. Therefore, I can not say what it looks like with burning DVDs / CDs. I like especially that the drive requires no external power source and thus purely two USB ports is operated. The transfer is actually fix although the drive beherrschet only 8x. Thus, it is totally adequate and very inexpensive. Clear recommendation to all music lovers.