Asus DVDWriter (Internal, SATA, Desktop, 5.25″)

Asus DRW-24F1ST 24X SATA Internal DVD+/-RW Drive w/o Software, Bulk (Black) Review: Asus makes quality products – Asus products are always high quality and work well and this DVD drive follows the same high standards. The last time I needed an Asus DVD drive, it was not available which is disappointing. Review: The quality I’ve come to expect in Asus peripherals – I’ve bought a lot of Asus peripherals over the years, and this one lives up my high standards for their devices. It has yet to fail on either reading or writing DVDs, and the direct SATA interface is a helluva lot faster than the USB2 external drive I’d been using before. Having one less external box, cable, and DC power supply to muck with is a win. These will likely make it a money saver well into the future, as I don’t have to depend on cables, plugs, and DC PSUs – just the unit itself. Recommended. (Thickness? They want it rated on thickness? OK . . . it filled the 5.25″ bay correctly, no gaps or overly tight fits.)