The packaging was nice, beside the drive it contained a SATA cable and four mounting screws. The drive is working well. The unit I've received looks exactly like on the pictures, it looks brand new. The printed labels on the front of the tray make it look like a cheap fake, but the drive is the real thing inside. (I didn't open the casing, it has warranty labels). It came with firmware 1.00, I've updated it to 1.03. I've tested it with a 25 GB BD-RE disc. I'm happy with this purchase!