I have a Samsung, and 2 Lite-On drives (1 is in a different computer). Friend has an Asus one in his computer. I haven't had any problems with mine, and I'm fairly preferable to Lite-On burners, as they've always been good to me. You might want to look into getting a LightScribe burner, as well (will say "LightScribe" in the drive's description), so if you ever decide you want to do LightScribe, you'll already have the feature. LightScribe is also just a few dollars more than a normal burner is, so it's worth the purchase instead of having to upgrade later on.