The product is a genuine HP Rewritable DVD/CD drive with a gold color design. It is compatible with laptops and has a 5.5-inch form factor. The drive is capable of writing DVD+RW format with a speed of 8x and reading at 500MB/s. It features a SATA I interface and has a 1MB cache. This internal laptop drive from HP is suitable for expansion purposes and was manufactured in the United States. The product also includes a bezel and is designed for use with HDD drive types.