I bought this drive quite a while ago to use in a future build (finally built the "future build"). It burns every DVD and CD under the sun, reads cleanly, and Lightscribe hasn't failed on me yet.
For those concerned about the Lightscribe speed, it's nothing to be too concerned about. It burns at the fastest Lightscribe available and takes approx twenty minutes per disc (almost independent of what you are actually putting on the disc...thanks HP!). If you're using graphics to any extent, expect a twenty minute wait.
Speaking of this though, I am now purchasing another drive so that I can burn two Lightscribes at the same time. I had always planned to have two of these drives in my new build, and it seems the time has come.
The drive does not come with Lightscribe software, but you can get the Template Labeler (standard Lightscribe software) and you should be ok. Don't forget to install the driver as well (all very small software that should take little to no time to download and install).
I have used this drive with Nero, CDBurnerXP, ImgBurn, and the aforementioned Lightscribe software and have had absolutely no problem (although I did have a slight .nrg issue...but I think it was more a Nero problem than an issue with the Lite-On...
All right...
Hope that helps!








