I had an older unit that would not work with WinXP and needed an upgrade. This unit is compact, easy to use and delivers good quality output. I burn VCD's on my cdrom for play in my DVD player and this unit is just the ticket for easy transfer of VCR tapes. With its direct burn to DVD it makes me want to purchase a DVD burner! I had to use the USB update provided with the software and had no trouble with it at all. My CDRRW would not recognize media at first, but the company had an upgraded version on their web site that solved the problem. All in all, for ease of use and quality of output, I would have to say they have a winner here.