Instruct: Classify a review as either positive or negative.
Query: Noisy but competent

This drive is beautiful on the outside, but a bit noisy while reading or writing at any speed. The TDK software is unusable, but the Nero Express bundled is very usable and saves the day. The software package that came with my old HP was much better in every aspect.Nevertheless, the drive itself works flawlessly and burns at top speed without errors reading from my 5400 rpm hard disk, even with files scatered all over the disk. It adjust to lower speeds automaticaly while burning to avoid buffer underruns and I've never lost a CDR with this drive.All in all a good purchase, but the TDK software that comes with it needs a serious makeover. It is sluggish, confusing and not user friendly at all.