a great dual layer dvd writer brought from play.com for a meer £18 fully compatible with nero 8 and 9 . and the great imgburn software and xbc 2.9 writing to this drive is fast even on dual layer its fast . i burn most media at 2 x speed to make a good burn but at high speed it does the job . any cd or dvd i put in this drive works ace even the cheap dual layer disc called aoneplus there burn and work even thou most people have differnt drives this does them all . thanks pioneer i am so happy