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Asus 24x DVD RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Optical Drive DRW 24B1ST Black user guide is included
Last Updated: September 20, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.6
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/10
Total Reviews
1000
Old Reviews
387
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27
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CD/DVD
112cd, cds, dvds, dvd rw, disc
+82%
-18%
" ... The CDs played on other devices so I ordered this drive. ... "
" ... This true with all CDs. ... "
" ... Occasionally it makes an unusually sound like the cd is being slid against plastic but it doesn't seem to effect disk reading at all. ... "
" ... This item was purchased to replace my previous DVD drive. ... "
" ... Used for home/business PC, required to load Win10 on a DVD onto spanking new SSD. ... "
" ... Excellent DVD-RW internal player/recorder for my computer. ... "
" ... I use Verbatim disks. ... "
" ... Excellent DVD replacement player ... "
Product Reliability
66working, drive, months, replaced, failed
+74%
-26%
" ... These drives don't get much use these days, so can't say much about reliability. ... "
" ... No problems installing or using it ... "
" ... Still have had no problems ... "
" ... Also, burns smoothly without errors. ... "
" ... Works well - no issues. ... "
" ... Worked as expected! ... "
" ... This unit replaced another unit of the same model and brand from three years ago. ... "
" ... i've had this for 2 years and it still keeps up and functions normally! ... "
Setup
61install, easy, installation, works, installed
+98%
-2%
" ... Install was fine, due to case design, made it 10 times harder. ... "
" ... Easy to install and fit's perfectly with most micro-ATX and ATX sized cases. ... "
" ... I received a lemon with no installation disc or brand stickers and returned it. ... It came with Asus stickers on it and a software installation disc packaged very well. ... "
" ... I like the prize for this unit most of all easily install. ... "
" ... Easy to install and so far has worked flawlessly. ... "
" ... Unit is fast, quiet & easy to install. ... "
" ... The installation was simple taking less then 10 minutes. ... There a no drives to install and it was a simple plug and play install. ... "
" ... Also comes with an installation disc if not. ... "
Price
60money, cost, worth the price, value, worth
+98%
-2%
" ... Can't beat the price. ... "
" ... Great drive for a great price. ... "
" ... Perfectly fit my need and price. ... Works perfectly and efficiently, and again for the price, you can’t go wrong. ... "
" ... And with the price, can't go wrong. ... "
" ... The overall build quality feels very nice and this is a great product for a more than reasonable price. ... "
" ... This was a great deal. ... "
" ... Excellent for the price, i hasn't failed me yet since i got it . ... "
" ... The cost of it was great also. ... "
Overall performance
35asus, drive, quiet, speed, slow
+91%
-9%
" ... Good solid drive, no issues. ... "
" ... Works just great ... "
" ... gets the job done ... "
" ... fast had a Samsung this is faster ... "
" ... This ASUS CDROM drive gets the job done. ... "
" ... Very fast read and burn. ... "
" ... Worked great and fast. ... "
" ... Far quieter, and worked on first boot. ... "
Ease of Use
32easy, install, works, works great, works perfectly
+97%
-3%
" ... Easy to install. ... "
" ... that was easy. ... "
" ... Replacing the drive was easy ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
" ... Unit is fast, quiet & easy to install. ... "
" ... Easy to install and fit's perfectly with most micro-ATX and ATX sized cases. ... "
" ... After a reverse of those details it was a s easy as turning the unit back on for it to be recognized by my computer. ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
Memory
31optical, asus, noisy, flash, drives
+87%
-13%
" ... A perfect replacement drive. ... "
" ... I would buy this unit again if I need another drive. ... "
" ... Quiet, fast read write drive ... "
" ... Good drive if you get one that works. ... "
" ... love this drive works flawlessly ... "
" ... Drive is in the tower to the left in the picture. ... "
" ... For the money it's a very good Optical drive ... "
" ... There are better drives available on Amazon for a few bucks more. ... "
Build Quality
30feels, case, plastic, bag, tray
+57%
-43%
" ... Works well, not used very much to be able to comment on durability. ... "
" ... Looks nice in my black Rosewill case. ... "
" ... Works well, not used very much to be able to comment on durability. ... "
" ... Works great, as expected when I purchased it, would buy it again for another build. ... "
" ... slid in nice n tight ... "
" ... Great for standard build ... "
" ... The overall build quality feels very nice and this is a great product for a more than reasonable price. ... "
" ... Incredible piece of ancient technology has found its way into my 2019 build. ... "
Device Compatibility
28computer, asus, drive, windows 10, recognized
+93%
-7%
" ... Installed it and my pc recognized it right away. ... "
" ... simple to replace and work as soon as i turned on the computer ... "
" ... I find I must reinsert media from time to time to get this to work. ... "
" ... Asus comes through for me again. ... "
" ... Recently I built a "budget" desktop computer for my mother-in-law. ... "
" ... The computer was up and running within an hour of hooking this up. ... "
" ... G 0 0 D ... "
" ... Much more reliable than my built in drive in my older HP desktop. ... "
Sound Quality
26noisy, loud, quiet, sounds like, spinning
+54%
-46%
" ... Good product, minimal noise & includes a green feature that stops the spinning quickly. ... "
" ... Works well and not too noisy. ... "
" ... Works great with my computer and I have not had a problem with any noise. ... "
" ... It sounds like something is scratching. ... When burning the disc, the drive is very loud (sounds very powerful). ... "
" ... It seems quiet to me--I have not experienced any loud/unusual sounds like I'd read in some other reviews. ... "
" ... Quiet when spinning up which is very nice!! ... "
" ... Makes a start up sound that i think sounds cool so lol 5 stars but other than the noise it makes it does what it needs to do ... "
" ... Installed it, threw in a CD and there was music. ... "
Ports
23drive, adapter, sata cable, plug, power
+87%
-13%
" ... If I bought a toaster, I'd expect a power plug. ... "
" ... Great to make into external drive with enclosure ... "
" ... Its a sata drive and I bought the following adapter. ... Kingwin SSD/SATA to IDE Bridge Board. ... "
" ... Plugs directly into the motherboard via SATA cable, easy to install. ... "
" ... I needed a SATA DVD drive for my desktop PC after replacing my motherboard, because the new board didn't have an IDE connection. ... Power down the PC, slide out the old, slide in the new, plug in two cables and done. ... "
" ... Pulled the old drive, popped in this one, added a new SATA cable (not included), and it spun up immediately. ... "
" ... I needed an adapter kit but the product is suitable. ... "
" ... This DVD player and writer4 works for newer computers with SATA output to motherboard and Serial ATA connector from power supply. ... "
Software Platform
21software, asus, windows 10, install, os
+71%
-29%
" ... You can google the drive model. ... "
" ... I look for updates on the Asus website supporting this eHammer capability, nothing found. ... "
" ... Also, burns smoothly without errors. ... "
" ... I was happy to find easy step-by-step instructions by asking Google. ... "
" ... I've only had it installed for one day as of this writing, so I will update if things change. ... "
" ... Existing drives in older computers aren't recognized or work if you upgrade the operating system to Windows 10. ... "
" ... On the one use I did with it, I liked it better than my old Nero software. ... "
" ... How ever it is fast and worked just fine for loading my OS. ... "
Fit
21perfectly, case, fits, around, price
+67%
-33%
" ... We have a stack recorder for presentation duplication, one of our drives went out this fit perfectly in the place and worked great. ... "
" ... Perfectly fit my need and price. ... "
" ... Just needed a drive for one of my towers and this fit my needs. ... "
" ... slid in nice n tight ... "
" ... It came packaged without a box and only some of the foam paper and bubble wrap but there were no scratches or anything on it. ... "
" ... Matches my case. ... "
" ... slid in nice n tight ... "
" ... Easy to install and fit's perfectly with most micro-ATX and ATX sized cases. ... "
Marketplace
18amazon, seller, product, fast, described
+94%
-6%
" ... as described and works ... "
" ... Amazon stepped up! ... "
" ... Shipping was excellent. ... I recommend this product and seller. ... "
" ... Quick shipping too. ... "
" ... I will buy again from this seller. ... "
" ... Fixed this with a policy change. ... "
" ... Product as described. ... Will order from here again ... "
" ... Great product, Item just as described. ... Thanks for the fast shipping. ... Seller highly recommended. ... "
Delivery
16arrived, shipping, described, delivery, packed
+94%
-6%
" ... Packed well and shipped promptly. ... "
" ... Was delivered as promised, items as described. ... "
" ... Nice enough to see the delivery person just plop it on the ground. ... "
" ... Arrived on time, works great ... "
" ... Thanks for the fast shipping. ... "
" ... IT was packaged well. ... "
" ... No issues, delivered as described ... "
" ... Arrived quickly and works as intended. ... "
Cables
13sata cable, cable, slide, included, come
+46%
-54%
" ... Was it too hard to include a cable thats worth 50 cents? ... "
" ... Comes with nothing (cables) and in a plastic bag. ... "
" ... No cable or screws. ... "
" ... falta el cable de poder y el data ... "
" ... No cables came with it to plug it in to anything. ... "
" ... No cables came with it to plug it in to anything. ... "
Returns
12back, window, returned, replacement, sent
+25%
-75%
" ... Returned the first drive for a replacement. ... "
" ... Now I have to go through the RMA process through ASUS to get a new one. ... "
" ... It's 11 days after the return window closed. ... "
" ... The return/exchange window was only 1 month from date of purchase. ... "
" ... Return can only be approved within 30 days. ... "
" ... Two weeks after the return window and IT'S BROKEN. ... "
" ... However, so was the one it replaced. ... "
" ... sent it back on my own dime and the replacement was a refurb that didn't work at all. ... sent that one back on my own dime and am almost afraid to use the refurb I have now. ... "
Drivers
11drivers, windows, automatically, win7, powered
+82%
-18%
" ... Worked perfectly right out of the box, no driver installs required. ... "
" ... Excellent seller, driver described correctly and quick shipping. ... "
" ... Installation was a breeze and I have had no driver or compatibility issues so far. ... "
" ... Computer automatically downloaded drivers when the computer was powered-up. ... "
" ... A nice disc drive that I will seldom be used again after installation of drivers, OS, and other software. ... "
" ... Works without installing any kind of drivers in Linux. ... "
" ... Win7 recognized it right away, without me having to ever even open the (included) driver disk. ... "
" ... Works and didn't require any additional software, just plug and if you have windows the drivers skills download automatically. ... "
USB
8optical, usb, good, reliable, plug and play
+88%
-13%
" ... Great to make into external drive with enclosure ... "
" ... Not a bad optical drive. ... "
" ... good optical drive. ... "
" ... Overall, a pretty good optical drive. ... "
" ... I've owned this drive for 3 years and it has been a reliable drive. ... "
" ... I don't use an optical drive all that much these days, but when you need one, you need one and this one works fine for me. ... "
Gaming
7gaming, pc, download, old, bought
+100%
" ... Plays all my old PC games. ... "
" ... 99% of anything is an online digital download anymore, but for those older games or programs you want to back up - GET THIS. ... "
" ... Bought this for my new gaming PC. ... "
" ... Bought this for my new gaming PC. ... "
" ... Bought for the boy's gaming computer. ... "
" ... Bought for the boy's gaming computer. ... "
Design
7case, black, working, matches, lg
+100%
" ... Looks like it's working ... "
" ... *Looks at LG . ... "
" ... Looks nice in my black Rosewill case. ... "
" ... Look no further! ... "
" ... Matte black finish. ... "
" ... Matches my case. ... "
" ... Matches my case. ... "
Product As Described
6works, product, expected, works as advertised, item
+100%
" ... as described and works ... "
" ... works as advertised ... "
" ... Does as expected. ... "
" ... Product as described. ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... Great product, Item just as described. ... "
Volume
5sounds like, little, drive, seems, really loud
+40%
-60%
" ... Cheap replacement for nearing obsolete technology, but this drive is really, annoyingly, loud. ... "
" ... It opens and closes when it wants to and is really loud ... "
Apps
4one, getting, file, drive, step
+75%
-25%
" ... On the one use I did with it, I liked it better than my old Nero software. ... "
" ... I was happy to find easy step-by-step instructions by asking Google. ... "
" ... How ever it is fast and worked just fine for loading my OS. ... "
Storage
3little, feels, box, bag, seems
-100%
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