The only reason I didn't give this product 5 stars was because I don't actually own it, although my friend does, and he says it works like a charm! Based on the outer appearance of it [although you really shouldn't judge electronics by their appearance], it looks really cool; cute, even.But let me tell ya! From what I've seen, this thing is awesome! My friend writes 600Mb CDs in about 15-20 min! And it hardly ever gives him a "Buffer Underrun Error!" Also, he doesn't even need a separate CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive to play the games that he burns; this little guy also reads great!All in all, it's worth the buy. Of course, you probably think a little less of my opinion, since I don't own it, per say. But I have borrowed it numerous times, and based on my experiences with it, this is really worth the money!