I like the good-old Aspire range. Strong, easy to use, reliable keyboard and enough features without being techie or "cool." This DVD RW unit is all of that; nice clear output for variety of media.
There are two things that need watching:
1. The eject button is a weakness; I've had 2 break on me which then needed the whole unit replaced: instead use the software Eject within Device Manager.
2. It seems quite greedy of battery-life and that's not great on the old Aspire.
Otherwise, a good unit which will work for ages if treated well.