Nice aluminum case. Works great with my HP DVD-R/W. My HP 8510W Notebook running XP-Pro recognzed the drive just fine. For the money, it's a good deal. If you've got extra drives laying abround and want to put them to use, this will fit the need. If for any reason you think that your setup will not support a home-built non-standard device, buy a complete external drive from Newegg.