I just got my burner, and it is an Acer (apparently). However, it runs flawlessly on my Windows XP Pro machine. I've burned audio and data CD's on media that drove my old HP 9300i crazy, and it worked great. With an effective two year warranty (Cendyne's 1-year plus my Platinum Visa's 1-year add-on), I'll take my chances. No problems here, though.