Working great so far with Windows 10 - even with lightly scratched discs. Flimsy build, though.
340652
I bought this to supplement a Pioneer DVD writer that was having trouble playing lightly scratched CDs. That drive also wasn't passing on its media status to Windows 10 for some reason - eject a disc and Windows thinks the media is still there. So how's the new drive? So far, very good! I tested a lightly scratched CD that plays fine in standalone CD players. Worked just fine in the Lite-On drive, too. The drive is also communicating with Windows 10 x64 without any need to update firmware or otherwise configure the drive. Drive shows up in the Device Manager as ATAPI iHAS124 F.

For the price, it's fine. Some minor issues to be aware of: (a) The drive is not quiet when ripping media, but plays media quietly. (b) The green LED on the front of the drive, which blinks during media playback, is VERY BRIGHT. (c) The build quality is extremely light and flimsy. I don't expect the drive to last long. (d) It's an OEM drive wrapped in an unsealed and flimsy plastic bag. However, it's exactly as pictured here on Amazon.
723522
The item that comes in the box does not have a Windows 10 driver as stated in the title. I haven't tried the new driver, but it should not be advertised as plug and play for Windows 10.
358451
Great for older operating systems, but driver support and compatibility for Windows 8/10 is horrible.  Go with a newer model or different manufacturer.
1655471
I installed it  on a Lenovo ThinkPad running Windows 10. It installed quite easily  less than 2 or 3 minutes I was up and running.
My computer came with  PowerDVD 10 So the media program seem to be compatible.  I was watching  a DVD just a few moments.
Seems to be high-quality so far, but I've only used it for about a month. So far so good.
230747
For under $100 you get an official copy of Windows 10 Home with a genuine license key from Microsoft. Once it has installed on to your computer, you can then active it online so you can experience everything that Windows 10 Home has to offer. I was somewhat skeptical at first, because I didn't know what I was going to be receiving upon spending $93 on something I wasn't entirely sure that was going to work. Anyhow for those who are curious to know, you do get an official copy of Windows 10 Home on a CD/DVD ROM disc. The paperboard encased envelope that it comes in, please be careful to not throw either of the two away...here's why!? On the front of the paperboard, where the physical copy of the Windows 10 Home disc comes in. Well on the front of that one, there's a scratch off section where you recover your Windows 10 Home license key after scratching off and removing the silver coating much like a lottery scratch ticket.

Also please make sure to be careful, and scratch very...very lightly while scratching off the scratch ticket like silver coating to reveal your Windows 10 Home license key. So you're all aware, if you scratch too hard like some others have mentioned in previous reviews on here. Then you might end up, scratching too deep where you'll end up removing the actual paperboard underneath which will damage the license key that's printed on removing it completely. I personally  myself didn't have any issues whatsoever while scratching away to reveal my Windows 10 Home license key...but just be careful ok!? Once everything was installed, I entered my license key while having access to the internet and my Windows 10 Home was fully activated on my computer. I kinda have to say, that Windows 10 Home in my opinion is a big improvement and a step-up compared to Windows 8.1 Pro. Personally I never liked or really cared for Windows 8.1 Pro at all. Now with Windows 10 Home bringing back the start menu like Windows 7 had, it definitely makes things feel a lot easier to navigate and find things within your own computer. Windows 7 Ultimate is by far one of my favorite version from Microsoft of all time...hands down!

Also because of my computer running the latest technology. Such as Intel's 7th Gen Kaby Lake processor with a B250M motherboard chipset. My system in general only supports Windows 8 and Windows 10 versions of Microsoft's OS. So another thing to keep in consideration is. Make sure your motherboard's BIOS can support Windows 10 because like my computer, it can't support anything lower than Windows 8.

Kind regards,
-Ryan
3703148
I'm using this optical drive with a 2011 Mac Mini server. Thus far, I've only used it for reading discs, not writing to them, so this review only covers reading.

Description:
The drive is a thin rectangle, not much larger than a DVD on its own. The DVD drawer emerges from one side of the drive, and can be opened by pressing a small button on the side. The drawer can also bet opened through the OS on the computer. The drive connects to the computer through a mini-USB to 2 USB cable (according to other reviews, it is not actually necessary to connect both of the USB connectors to your computer - only one is enough. I have not tested this myself, however).

Good:
1. It works great. I've had no problems with it reading any DVDs.
2. It's very compact, so it doesn't take up much space on your desk. This also makes it easy to hide away in a drawer if you only need to use it periodically.
3. It's costs much less than many other similar drives.
4. Fairly quiet.

Bad:
1. It feels really cheap. I'm afraid the disc drawer is going to snap off when I put the disc in. I haven't had any actual problems, so this is a perception issue only.
2. With a Mac, the eject button on the drive itself does not work when the drive is loaded, It must be ejected from within the OS itself (pressing the eject button in Finder).
3. Doesn't work with the eject button on the Mac keyboard.

Conclusion:
This drive works fine and is a great choice if you are in occasional need of an external DVD drive. If you need a drive for heavy usage or to display prominently on your desk, you may wish to spring for some that feels a bit less cheap.
2070082
I recently purchased this for my new system build only to realize that it does not function properly with windows 10.  My internet would drop in and out, the speeds were way below advertised and upon looking for drivers on the website i found that the most recent ones were from 2013.  I guess i should have look at the compatible operating system but there aren't many Pci express wireless card certified to work with windows 10.  Most that work with windows 8 will work with windows 10.  Anyway i will give it four stars because it does everything advertised, im just a bit upset with rosewill not updating the drivers.  Lesson Learned
4354456
There Dvd drive with lightscribe works great, this drive not so much. I"M running windows 7. Every Computers different though So I cannot fault the drive. Might be my motherboard don't like so much. Or drivers ,hey I'll figure it out.
650939
When my DVD drive in my tower decided to stop working, it's gems like these that come to the rescue. The Asus DVD drive only needs to be connected by USB and you have the full access to a DVD R/W drive in a slim lightweight package. For my desktop PC this is a win for me.

However, with my Surface Pro, it wasn't as easy sailing. It required manually adding drivers. While I can get it to work at a basic level, I cannot watch videos on it.  (I do believe it's because the Surface Pro doesn't come with the proper codecs. Darn. There's ways to fix this, I just haven't bothered to yet.)

Great drive overall and very handy to have.
3195656
The Ultra works really well and USB 3.0 is much faster than 2.0. Has the USB connector and it is plug and play for Windows 10. This is small and very quiet. My reason for only 4 stars is the software. It's easy to install, but I was unable to get the WD automatic backup to work. Also, the SmartWare software was slow to load and froze frequently. It started an initial backup and although the disc was spinning, nothing was being written.  Finally had to shut down the computer to get the software stopped. I have a newer computer with 8GB and i5 just converted from Windows 8.1 to 10. All other software runs as well or better under 10 so I'm assuming it is not the computer. But, I didn't get this for the software and copy/paste folders or files works great.
1124011
Works well no issues.  Windows 10 automatically installed the drivers for this when I plugged it in.  Initially it would sometimes stop working and I'd have to unplug and reinsert it.  It has stopped doing that and has been working reliably for over a month now.  I really like the small size and relatively low profile.  I don't really notice it all all and never gets in the way except when I put my laptop into the carrying sleeve I have for it, which is a pretty tight fit.
4378565
Windows 10 is funny about drivers on this one. The one for the Xbox360 didn't have any issues with my PC.
1348489
The device is working so far after some negotiation on my part to get it installed.  The mini-CD containing the drivers was a bit difficult to load since my PC since it sits on the side instead of flat.  The technical specifications on Amazon said the device was compatible with Windows 10, however, the drivers included were only for Windows XP and Windows 7.  I was saavy enough to go to the Kinivo website and download the Windows 8/8.1 driver which fortunately worked for Windows 10.
4598521
The device works pretty well in Windows 7... as long as its an FS that Windows 7 understands.

I did not have any problem reading my FAT32 and NTFS disks but I wasn't able to get it working with EXT3/EXT4 file systems.  A generic USB Mass Storage driver is used, but the disk does not show up in Disk Management.  I normally use EXT2 Volume Manager to access my EXT2/3 disks without any problems but this product will not help you swap around those FS.  I don't have any disks with HFS+ to test for my Mac, but NTFS mounted fine.

Everything else about the device is good.  Reads and writes are fast and responsive and the device can be installed without any effort. I was worried that the material would be flimsy but it is constructed pretty well and the eject mechanism doesn't turn my HDD into flying toast.
2593261
Cool item, easy to install and provides great speeds. I use FIOS, the card works really nice and steaming HD video is smooth. i use a Lenovo P500, with WIN 10. Afer installing the cards and using the driver provided in the cd i experienced the blue screen of dead several times. to fix it, go to an earlier restart point, attach the card to the motherboard and DO NOT USE THE DRIVER FORM THE CD PROVIDED, instead, go to the Fenvi website and download the driver provided there for WIN 10.
june 14: After re installing and doing all kinds of work around, the PC still crashes when downloading large files. The issue is the driver (broadcome, "bcmwl63a.sys"). This problem does not occur when using the Ethernet cable, only when using thew wireless card.
Will return the item and will look for a card comparable with windows 10. Good luck!!
154148
Works fine but build quality is very cheap. You get what you pay for though. The device was easily recognized by Windows Server 2012 so I'm happy with it.
3320858
it works well my only issue is with windows 10. windows 10 stops a lot of games and programs.