Sony DRU710A DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner

Pros: Fast, supports all major formats, EASY to install
Cons: Initial start-up can be slow, stops reading recordable media after a few months

Update 1/13/06: When I wrote this review originally, I was very happy with this drive. However, a few months later, I'm much less enthusiastic. After only using a few times to burn DVDs, I recently went to do a long overdue backup - and ...

Pros: Good value. Product works for me.
Cons: None

I got this on Christmas Eve in 2004. While my Dad overpaid at the time, I was elated because I had gotten very sick of backing up my data to 700 MB CD's. I immediately went home and burned 10 discs that very night. I had no problems. That has been the ...

Pros: fast
Cons: unreliable - will not last long

I have now had 2 of these drives. The first one was bad out of the box, and the second one lasted 1 year. Could not detect any CD in the drive (after 1 year of working fine). The first one did exactly the same thing. There is something very cheap about this drive.

Pros: easy to use for anything,nero has it all on thier software,
Cons: have no cons with this prouduct,sony and nero has the best

very nice,easy to use,nero software is great,it can do anything with ease.been doing home movies,back ups,and putting our family pictures on dvd.love it