The CRE52-M is an external 52x32x52x CD-RW drive. Designed for those with a taste for speed, the CRE52-M CD-burner comes complete with Nero 5 burning software for fast and easy CD creation, giving CD users everything they need to quickly and easily save and share music, photos and more. The CRE52-M has a tray mechanism. On the front panel you can find headphone jack, mechanical volume control, a play button and an eject button with MSI Flash Eyes function. The button on the left glows blue when the drive is reading, while the button on the left glows green when the drive is writing data.With performance of 52x32x52x (Maximum Write / Rewrite / Read), MSI's external CD-RW drive can burn a 60-minute CD in less than three minutes. Buffer under-run protection enables users to "burn and work, " running other applications while making a CD with less risk of failed burns. Hot plug-and-play capability with Microsoft Windows operating system makes system installation a breeze. And Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) capability enables full performance with suitably equipped computers, while maintaining full backwards compatibility (At Reduced Speed) with original USB systems, peripherals, and cables.