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This thing WORKS. I was skeptical being so far from the router where my phone and PS4 were barely pulling any signal but this thing had full bars and maxed my network speed on speedtest.net both up and down. I ran a diagnostic over a 12 hour period and it didn't drop off once. I just bought another one for my girlfriend's computer. We actually have a repeater set up between the main router and the room we have the computers set up in but I just connected my computer to the 5.0 and my girlfriend's to the 2.4 hz and they work perfectly. Follow the other guy's directions on getting drivers, though.

I have a 125 Mbps internet connection, as measured on a computer with a wired connection to the router. Remarkably, with this adapter, I was able to achieve 100% the same speed over a wireless connection, when located in a bedroom upstairs and across the house from the router. Lesser adapters have never done better than 1/3 the speed, e.g. 40 Mbps was the best that the TP-Link AC1900 Wireless Dual Band PCI-Express Adapter with Beamforming Technology (Archer T9E) could do, though that was itself a big improvement over other adapters I've tried. I suspect that the ability to select the best location for the Asus' antenna array has a lot to do with its impressive speed and stability. Problem solved for a tough location, saved me $600 over what it would have cost me to get an electrician to run wired Ethernet.

I have this on two home computers which receive constant daily use. I used to buy USB Wireless cards which plugged into the back panel of my systems, but I started having problems with the USB controller malfunctioning and failing to recognize the cards. They also had frequent interruptions of service, and suffered from low signal strength. No more. I ordered one of these, and used it on an existing system. I installed the card in a free slot and then attached the included wires to the connectors on the back panel. Whole job took about 15 minutes. Since that day, I have had smooth, uninterrupted and fast wireless service with no issues from the wireless card. I bought a second one for a new PC build I did (my third build total). Again, there are no issues with the other system. One runs Windows 7, and the other runs Windows 10. No problems with either one. Great wireless card. Note: Both systems use ASUS motherboards.

Finally found a decent wi-fi adapter that actually delivers on range and performance. I have gone through a half-dozen different 802.11ac adapters before buying this one and each had the same problem. None of the other ones would keep a consistent connection and speed to my wi-fi router. They all ended up dropping down to lower speeds. What is the point of having 802.11ac if you cant use it?!? The ASUS XC1900 adapter finally provided the performance I expected. It connects to my wi-fi router without any issues and maintains full speed. This card is blazing fast. If you want a reliable 802.11ac card that does what it says then get this one.

Windows 10 Pro on an Asus Crosshair V formula-z motherboard, AMD 1100t processor. My router is Verizon Quantum Gateway G1100 with Verizon FIOS 150/150 internet. I downloaded the ASUS PCE-AC68 windows 10 64 bit drivers first. Uninstalled my old wifi adapter, drivers and utilities (NG A6200). powered down system. Installed AC68 adapter in available PCI 2.0 express slot. Placed the antennae on my desktop. powered up machine, windows did not load drivers for the card, so I ran the setup for the asus driver I downloaded earlier. Everything installed just fine. initial connection to my router was at 216.5 connection speed..that is wireless N. remoted into my router...and ensured 5Ghz was activated and it was. My new Asus card didn't even see the 5ghz SSID..I run it separately. I changed the channel on my 5ghz from the default to channel 161 since nobody in my area was using that channel (I used nirsoft's wifiveiwer). when I saved the change, the asus card saw my 5ghz SSID! I connected to and now have a 1.0gps connection speed :) ran speedtest and I maxed out at 155/155. so using every bit of my Verizon FIOS 150 connection. so far, no issues. no connection drops. It's been rock solid for a few days now.

Very stable and consistent WLAN NIC. Easy install and great range. Using to a specialized WiFi channel for a home office. Main wireless router provides connection for home and guests, while this WLAN NIC, installed in a system running Windows Server 2012 R2 (recently upgraded from Win Server 2008 R2 with same NIC setup) , provides the home office WLAN for my business specific devices. Also very useful for setting up a private W-VLAN.Magnetic base for the antenna extensions provides a nice feature, holds well on most metal surfaces. When I wanted it to stay in a fixed place on the shelf, I just attached it to the metal base of a metallic desk statue, which helped to hide the antenna and kept the antenna kit from sliding around.

I know people don't use these things much anymore since flash drives have all but replaced them but with a new custom build computer I figure whats another $20 for a nice DVD ROM that I still find useful on occasion i.e. hardware drivers still come on those little CD's, all of my MB drivers came on CD and I've still got movies on CD etc.... Glad to have it and it works well.

Still using it to this day! I've used it to play music, install games, and even burned countless CD's on it and it still works well! Only complaint is that it has an audible whirring noise when it first starts up. Kind of annoying but other than that it's cool!

I love the Power to go 8, software that comes with this DVD optical drive. Power to go 8 software has a feature that lets you mount a ISO or disc image onto your computer in windows 10 and the mount is recognized as if I had the actual DVD or CD in this Asus optical drive thus allowing to run the app or program or game that would normally require a physical disc to be inserted into the Asus optical drive. This Asus optical drive is very dependable and well built.

Even though DVDs are becoming more and more obsolite, I thought it would be nice to include one in my PC build.Pros:-not much to say, works perfectly no complaintsCons:-can get REALLY loud sometimes, but isn't a big dealThis product is pretty straight foreward. Uses one SATA data connector and one SATA power connector. It worked with no problems for me. Just lock it into place, put in the cables, and you're good to go.

Purchased this Asus DRW-24B1ST drive to replace the old standard DELL PATA DVD-RW in a XPS 400 system currently running Windows 10 (Home-32bit/4GigRAM). Installation notes: I had to buy a Molex to SATA power adapter and looked around for a spare SATA data cable that I had laying around. After the new product was installed and system powered on I went into BIOS and activated the SATA port and deactivated the PATA drive. I tested this drive by copying files to a DVD+R disk. Windows 10 recognized and provided drivers for this new drive and was able to use it right away. I did not install any of the 'Green' technology software from a CD that comes with it however. The drive I received already had the latest firmware installed.

Great drive. The only reason I bought it for was just to install an OS on my new PC build. It's a bit noisy but I wasn't sitting watching paint dry while the OS did its thing so I didn't take notice after leaving. I'll probably use it to install some other programs and what not and its great for the price. Just make sure you buy from a reliable vendors. Check their reviews!!! Can't stress that.

Purchased this for my wife's PC running Windows 10. Works fine. Easier to install than the AC 3100 model. Recommend you download the driver from their website rather than the included version and do it before you install it!My wife has a X99 system with an Asus motherboard and a 5820k CPU. Good data rate for gaming, no problems during WoW.

So I hope this helps someone, as I've had a heck of a time troubleshooting some problems. First off this card is powerful, which in the end is the funny bit...it's almost too powerful.I built a new machine with an Asus Maximus VIII Hero board, and paired the adapter with a nighthawk ac1900 modem and router. Fast.Drivers are a bit of a pain but are stable on Windows 10, I ended up using broadcom's wifi drivers as a bunch of sources had them the most up to date for support of this card.Now the reason I knocked a star. Anytime I tried to install the card, the computer would lock up, freeze, or the GPU would artifact and crash. Weird. Turns out, the antennas that I had put directly on the card(instead of the proprietary dock) were creating interference...Long story short, after I moved the antennas a bit away from the computer I got a ping of 8, and speeds posted above what I'm paying for; about 180mbits down(don't tell Comcast)

Installation very easy, connected to PCI-E x16. Driver comes in a disk, but i opted to download to make sure to get the right OS for windows 10. At first I thought I had a faulty unit as the connection was unstable and terrible, but after much unneeded research, I found that the antenna extender stand was the problem. So after connecting the antennas directly to the adapter it has worked like a charm on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz.4 stars because the extender is practically useless, but still good adapter.

Had a computer behind a metal wall that was having issue picking up a router that was well within normal reach but the Trendnet adapter wasn't doing the job. Popped this guy in and the problems were solved. The only reason I am not going a full five stars is that the cabling for extending the antenna is about 2 feet shorter than I think it should be. I feel like it should be long enough to go from computer on floor to the top of the desk area with a little bit of travel for placement. It barely makes it to the top of the desk. Not major but this seems like a very thoughtful design so I expect things like that throughout the design.

Been using the product for the second day. My main concern was to get it working under Linux, especially that old as Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. To my delight it worked straight out of the box with the stock 3.x kernel. Problems started when I installed the kernel 4.2, the module refused to load and also to compile. First I had to install GCC 4.9 and make it system default, second had to find bcmwl-kernel-source on Github. The available packages included the fix for 4.x kernel but it just didn't work. I ended up compiling the latest source code myself (which was easier than it sounds). Kicked off one star for not perfect support under Linux.On the bright side, once the right drivers were installed, the wifi connection is at its best. Just make sure you have a good 802.11ac wifi router/hotspot and that the signal is good.

Seems like a great card HOWEVER!!!!! Even using the newest Win 10 64 drivers this card will NOT connect properly to the 5Ghz band. It says LIMITED CONNECTION. So it connects but no internet. I switch to 2.4Ghz and it works fine, just far far slower then my internet connection. Contacted Asus so we will see.*****EDIT*****I have now tried the older 2.0.8.8 utility from the Asus website and it now works great with Windows 10 64bit on the 5Ghz band. For some reason the newer 2.1.0.8 utility that says its for Windows 10 does NOT work. Working great now!

It works well for the price. The noise level at a full speed spindown is a bit louder than expected. A good thing is that it came with basic CD / DVD burning software. Happy with the purchase.

This is an oem product which means it does not come in a box and there is no support for it such as firmware updates from a Asus's website. Still you can't beat the price with all the features the drive has. Spins up a disk and reads it in a jiffy A+

Does what it is supposed to do at a very reasonable price. Time will tell how durable the product is. I burn a few disks every week. Trial run was good - - no problems. Unit is noisy, but most are.

Purchased this for the sole purpose of playing some old games (Halo, Age of Empires, War, etc), so I can't speak to its burn speeds or anything like that although the other reviewers of this product have put together fairly comprehensive statistics. Works fine, was easy to install, reads discs, does what it's supposed to do.If you are a first time builder be aware that this product doesn't come with instructions, manuals, or really even packaging. It doesn't come with cables either. I sort of overlooked the cable thing on accident, although no where in the description does it say it comes with cables so that was my fault. Thankfully we have plenty of SATA cables lying around from builds so it was a non-issue. It's a great price and if you think you can get away without someone holding your hand every step of the way through installation, it's worth the savings.

Replaced a dying Lite-On with this.Works great. Used it a myriad of times and no problems whatsoever.I was a bit disappointed when I noticed it was made in China as I was expecting a different Asian manufacturing country, but it seems like everything is made there now... especially if you're hunting for cheap prices. I hope the made in China moniker proves me wrong this time as it seems to me that the vast majority of Chinese products are destined for the garbage can/door stop because they break so quickly.I've used many ASUS products in the past and have always enjoyed exemplary service from them. Mostly motherboards, but the odd "other" product here and there. ASUS brand motherboards are hard to beat, so I decided that this drive must be in the same boat. So far... so good.

Some people who have MacPro desktop machines actually need and use the two optical drive bays they come with. The older machines from G5 PPC through the earlier Intel machines all used the same superdrive, but with the later Intel machines went with a Serial ATA optical drive, but do not sell them for the second bay. They will charge a lot of money and fit one for you, but that leaves you without your Mac for some time, or there is an alternative: As an experiment I purchased this inexpensive optical drive and played with it for half an hour - the front panel of the drawer needs removing - from below, it comes off easily, then fit it to the carrier, in the lower bay with the screws provided by Mac on the carrier, plug in the double SATA cable, long one to the top bay, short one to the lower bay, then slot them in, replace the side panel, and boot up. Both Mountain Lion, and the preferable Snow Leopard recognise the drive, and without the front drawer panel, it will correctly open the case door to allow the drawer out.I recorded a complex movie from the upper drive onto the lower and it worked flawlessly, good copy with nothing unexpected. I deleted it, and wrote over with some source code, which ran perfectly, then deleted it again, and cleared the disc. All that I did worked as I expected it to, meaning that I do not need to buy a more expensive optical drive to fit, now I know it does. I had expected to do that it the inexpensive one fit and worked, but it is good enough for the purpose I have for the lower bay.I will be telling all of my Mac friends that they too can have a lower bay drive for $22. (Apple quoted me a price of $150 - $200 to fit one for me. It takes less than half an hour even with removing the drawer front panel. )Fitting this drive, or any other will NOT void the Apple warranty or the Apple Care Service Plan.

Major driver issues with windows 10, be prepared to downgrade multiple versions to get it to not drop connection.

Hardware works fine. Has compatibility issues with Windows 10 - The newest drivers cause BSODS. Other than the frustration from that, it works perfectly fine with an older driver and gives me 0.5 Gbps speed even though my computer is located in the worst possible location.

This was a great product. The aesthetics remain amazing but the function has fallen by the wayside. It is ridiculously annoying after startup with the inability to hold a 5GHZ connection. Sometimes it is good at startup, other times it losses radio functionality and the radio needs to be turned on and off, or the NIC has to be disabled re-enabled, or the device needs to be unplugged and plugged back in which can repeat multiple times until it stabilizes. What changed? Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Before the update it worked perfectly and Microsoft and Asus are pointing fingers at one another which oddly enough I have been through this before and neither side addressed the issue. If you don't have Windows 10 Anniversary Update, rarely reboot, or you don't sue the 5GHZ band (2.4 works perfectly) then your gold, this product will work well. Otherwise your SOL until Asus addresses the issue.

It's a good card, the only issue is the coil whine I'm getting when it's actually in use. I've re-seated/tried different ports, uninstalled/reinstalled drivers. Nothing seems to keep it from making the noise.Would recommend if you use headphones most of the time though!

great signal reception and real easy to install and setup, BUT ever since installing it my computer will randomly freeze, no matter how many or how few programs are running at the same time it will just freeze the entire system whenever it feels like, no forewarning or symptoms of an issue or anything. I love Asus and their products, I got this to go with my Asus MoBo thinking they were designed for compatibility but seems I was unlucky enough to be forced into a bug I just can't fix no matter the updated or rolled back drivers or anything else. But while it works, it does great... so hopefully an update will fix it eventually.

I have been enjoying a stable and high speed connection for a little over a week now. However... now there is an annoying scratching sound similar to PSU coil whine coming from the card. I've confirmed that it's from the card by disabling the adapter which stops the noise.I'm sending it back and getting a replacement in the hopes that perhaps some of them don't do this. However what research I did online seems to indicate a design issue.

Good basic DVD drive. I was worried after receiving it only placed in a plastic wrapper - no box, not even bubble wrap. It works though, and the price is right. I would prefer to receive electronics properly packaged though.

Product died in 3 months. Only writes half of DVDs and then stops saying drive failure. Other drives work fine. Somehow cant get Asus support to initiate a return? Filled out the return on their site... still no reply a month later.

seems nice enough. But the accompanying disc included an application for using the drive for burning discs. Nice. So I installed it. Then it asked for a serial number...? There's no serial number to be found on the disc sleeve...the box it came in went in the trash right away. Nor is there ajnything on the disc itself.So the software is useless.

I have to say, it looks great, but be forwarned everyone looking to buy this CD tray, it does not come with a SATA cable with the package, it arrived in just plain bubble wrap, which I am indifferent about.I have to say I would be giving it 4 stars if it weren't for the actual packaging and the no SATA cable coming with it.So as long as you understand that, it fits perfectly fine inside my case and was easy to install!

Of the dozens of DVD drives I've owned over the years, this is the first picky one I've ever had. Works well with some older DVD media I have left. At first I thought it was a dud, as the stack of +R Verbatim DVD media I picked up at the same time is hit or miss success rate. They were the top selling +R media on Amazon, thought new drive + new disks would equal success.

Does anyone els have Windows 10 and still have this item work for then because I got Windows 10 awhile ago and ever since I got it. I can not play movies or CDs bought this item a long time ago when I was getting parts for my computer. But ever since I got Windows 10 it hasn't worked. With that being said can anyone tell me if there is a DVD drive that works with Windows 10.

Well first of all let me start by saying I'm an ASUS fanboy, especially when it comes to motherboards. That being said I'm pretty disappointing with this.I purchased an ASUS AC Nighthawk router and this to avoid running Cat6 through my attic. I have 100Mbps down and 15 Mbps up. That being said I can max out my speed and even exceed speed on an Ethernet line (ty ISP!) On a wireless A/C connection 10 feet from my router? Not even 50Mbps. YES it is plugged into USB 3.0 so I should be good up to 480Mbps there. I almost run faster on my old N connection. The only thing that should limit me is my connection speed and i know my ISP is solid!)Not to mention the EMI shielding is HORRIBLE (i.e. non-existent) on this thing. The thing is so electrically noisy its unreal. I have speakers about a foot away on my desk that pick up the noise every time I start a decent size download or upload.Lesson learned: Run Ethernet, and USB wifi adapters are crap. DON'T PROMISE PERFORMANCE YOU CAN"T MEET ASUS! (Yes I realize the theoretical max isn't possible because of tcp/udp overhead, but <50% of my connection bandwidth......)Lastly....No microwaves were on during this test, and I was on an unoccupied wifi channel: no 5ghtz neighbors :D

Does not work well with the windows. Constantly does not auto connect to my saved home network that has full signal strength. No advanced options to calibrate, or even a simple connect automatically check box.

This Adapter solved a mega problem I had with a Netgear adapter after I upgraded to Windows 10(please don't do it yet, learn from me). Netgear would intermittently cut out and not work until I rebooted. I'm a computer guy....and updates, changing settings etc wouldn't work. Got the Asus and it worked from day one with my Netgear router. All is good again.Update Jan 2017: Adapter hardware died. One year of use. $100 for one year? Not a good deal

I was never able to connect above 405 Mbps. Could be an issue with Windows 10, the ASUS utility never appeared to be installed. I contacted ASUS support and received a response within 24 hours. I followed their suggestion to uninstall restart and reinstall the ASUS utility/driver. This made not difference and ASUS support has not provided further suggestions. Instead I got the typical, how was your support experience as the last follow up email. I did try some of the advanced configuration adjustment suggested by another reviewer. Those changes were need to get up to 405 Mbps.For comparison I have a Intel 7260 2x2 card in my HTPC, it connects at ~800 Mbps (according to Windows). File transfers from my HTPC to my NAS average 60 MB/s which is about the max speed I'd expect. With the ASUS PCE-AC68 on my desktop I was getting ~10 MB/s. The two machines are in different locations, but there PCE-AC68 is 30% closer to the router and has one less wall to penetrate (not that I'd expect that to make much difference. Changing the antenna position did not help, moving the router as close as 3' also did not help.

There still isn't a windows 10 driver for this product. I may have to return this product soon, because it is completely unusable at the moment. Asus markets their products towards gamers, but don't have up to date drivers so we can actually use there products. I was not impressed with customer service and am not impressed with there support page for this product which states it is compatible with windows 10 even though it clearly is not.Update: 2/25/2016I still am unable to use this on my windows 10 computer. When I install the new windows 10 drivers for the pce-ac68 the computer freezes whenever I restart the computer and I'm forced to do a system restore. This product has been a huge waist of time and I have not been able to get any help from Asus support.

I bought this product based on the numerous positive reviews, and as very dissapointed.Not in the physical hardware, though. The card itself is awesome. The software thats bundled in with the cards drivers however nearly drove me insane. Somehow the software wrapper ASUS created to display the cards functions and available networks conflicted with the clean Windos 8.1 install i had on a brand new computer. It basically caused the network card to get into an infinite Connecting-Initializing-Not Connected loop with ANY wireless network you tried to join. Any channel, any level of encryption, and frequency.So essentially the bundled software you can't opt out of nuked itself and made the card worthless.It took me 5 frustrating hours to figure out that this program is the cause, and unfortunately i have yet to figure out how to uninstall the program without deleting the drivers as well. My only 'quick fix' for the probem is to go into task manager after startup and kill the program there. It doesn't show up under Services or Startup that i can find, so it cant be disabled there, and its got an annoying administrator lock on it that prevents you from deleting it. It doesn't even give you the option to delete as administrator.If you have an MSI LGA 1150 z97 Gaming 5 board or something close to it (that uses the same audio chipset) avoid this wireless adaptor.

Makes noise when spinning up. Try too load a program for my printer from disk and had to insert disk two separate times to get the disk to read. On the first attempt the disk spun badly out of balance. I am not very happy with this drive. I am not sure but believe the drive may have taken some abuse in shipping. It was in a box that was twice the size it needed to be with NO packing inside to cushion the drive.

Was working great for about 4 months. Then it got swollen and stuff was rolling around inside it. Warranty doesn't cover if it is swollen, or they say physical damage. Was 3 stars I mean it did what a DVD drive should do. Docked a star for the warranty

I dont remember these drives being really loud, I purchased one 2 years ago and put it in my system and it ran very quietly. recently i had bought another to put into a build but as I tested it the drive was very noisy. I could hear the motor vibrating my case, I'm unaware of an idea on how to fix this because these drives have never done this to me before.

LOUD. VERY VERY LOUDMaybe I got a dysfunctional unit. It is it 50+ decibels. It reads/writes just fine. But I would never buy this unit again.

It hooked up easy but that's all, the computer does not recognize it. And when I tried to download the drivers I got more crap that I did not understand. that looked like gimmicks to buy stuff. Very dissapionted !!

I have a older Samsung SH-B123L that is rated at 16x performance. Right now it is ripping away at 19MB/s.On the other hand, my newer Asus 24X can only do 8-9.5MB/sSomehow that doesn't seem to be twice as fast to me.The Asus also has a tougher time on some disks and has read errors. The Samsung reads those disks with no problem.

Started dropping signal causing major rubber banding in games such as counter strike. I have know this brand to be good in the past looking for compensation... will let you know how it works out.

Wish I could give this thing 0 stars. It worked for 2 months then one morning I went to turn on my pc and it had a BSOD and wouldn't boot no matter how many times I restarted. I ended up narrowing it down to this wireless adapter and when I pulled it out my computer went back to normal. I've tried all the recommendations that the Asus customer service people have recommended on here to all the same people having the same problem. No matter how many times I try different slots or Windows/Asus drivers this card will lock up my computer. I wouldn't recommend wasting this much money on something that doesn't work... I'm going to try and get a refund or atleast a new card that might actually work...Pc Specs: Asus Z170 Maximus VIII,16gb Corsair Vengence LPX, Intel 5600k, EVGA 980TI Hybrid, Samsung SSD, Corsair RM850

Got this card today and installed immediately after work. I'm a big Asus fan so I was very excited about this card. Installed the card into the 2.0 PCIe slot. Installed drivers from the disk. My system could see the card and gave the device is working properly message. Unfortunately the utility installed from the included disk kept saying to insert the card. Tried uninstalling drivers from the disk, downloaded updated drivers from the support site and tried installing those too. Tried re-inserting the card. Called the support number on the included Need-Help card and waited through some pretty terrible and garbled hold music. Explained my steps to the support guy that finally answered. His answer was these cards are plug-and-play and I should return it as defective. (I did not verbalize my thoughts after he said that) My first time calling them so not sure if its normal not to even try any other troubleshooting steps. Got tired of wasting my time trying to troubleshoot this further, especially when Asus support threw in the towel so fast. Hopefully the replacement doesn't have the same issue, because I would really like this to work.

Seems like I am the only one having this problem. Set up was fine and it got running pretty well in the first place. If I keep using the computer, the adapter would work great. However, if I leave the computer there not using the internet for a while (more than 1 hour), the adapter would stop working. The wireless icon would just disappear became a little computer icon which is the one before I install everything. What I need to do is uninstall the driver and reinstall it to get it running again. By the way, my motherboard is ASUS Z170-A. Have no idea why this is happening and probably going to return it.

Absolutely horrid. The driver support for this card is at it's absolute worst. I RMA'd the card, and got the same card back from Asus. The card seems to work as in recognized by windows 10. I have been back and fourth with about 4 different drivers (broadcom/windows/asus), with a slim margin of success. When it did "work" I was pulling down 6.5Mbps, and really didn't connect at all. All other driver combinations didn't work. I even refreshed my windows 10 for a fresh start but also a bust. The event viewer actually showed some serious errors happening with the driver, but I couldn't find anything on the web when I cross referenced. I love Asus as a company, I have the 68u router and the thing rips, but the thing is I can't utilize its power because this friggin card doesn't work. I would like a full refund.

Installed drivers, and installed device. Ran great for like 10 mins, but then kept cutting out the wireless. I look in the event viewer and there was a error about it trying to reset, and it would disappear from device manager. I then google'd and found many persons with this same issue, and that the "new" driver from asus that is still in beta was supposed to fix that. well, didn't. I looked at the device status in device manager when it actually showed connected and it said there was not enough resources, device not working properly. The device works great for like 5 mins then goes bad, i tested to see if it was overheating but it wasn't. I even put a fan inside jsut for it. It doesn't work with windows 10. Im using a asus v97 motherboard, running windows 10 and a 1000watt power supply, I RMA'd this thing, getting something that has 5 star rating and cleared states, designed for windows 10

When I received this item it was missing all cables and screws. I did not have time to return this, so I used screws cables I had from a previous PC build. I will make it a point never to buy from texastechy again.

Quit almost immediately. To cheap to fight for another.

Not even 200 burns and already darck circles in the disc where data is not being burned making them useless, not recommended

Hangs up trying to load after only a 3 months of use. Product does not open with side button on my PC, don't know if this does not have this capability or is just not working but I have to open through the computer which is just another window and op but it is not convenient. At any rate I am now researching for another one. There seem to be a number of other brands in this price range.

This thing broke within a month of use. The open disc button doesn't open the device and Asus wanted me to pay for shipping to get it fixed. So far the last two things I bought from Asus have had issues so I'm beginning to get wary of this company.

Broke in a month. A rubber band and white plastic gear shot out of it when I ejected a disk. I thought I would be able to work around it by manually closing the tray but no luck.