I bought this beause the DVD drive in my laptop stopped working. This thing works great for a very decent price. What's really nice is that it works with my Apple Mac Mini I just purchased. The mini doesn't have an internal CD/DVD. I was told I would need to buy an Apple CD/DVD drive. I just thought I'd try this and I'm glad I did. It works great on my Apple as well, without having to load any drivers. If you're looking for an external CD/DVD at a very reasonable price, this unit does the job.