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Summary: HEWLETT PACKARD CD RECORDER EXTERNAL
Review: I recommend this product for all the serious CD Burner custmers. This hardware is easy to use and you can be burning Cd's within a few minutes of loading the software. Very easy to use with the Hewlett Packard Software and hooks up to a USB port within minutes of unpacking the unit.
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Summary: Buffer Underrun's and more!
Review: I replaced a Memorex CRW1622 with the 9310i and immediately had problems. Trying to write at 10x produced constant buffer underruns. I have a new system 500 mhz, 128 memory, 15g hard disk (defragged weekly) and cannot get this to write at 10x, the best I can get is 8x. H.P. has many recommendations as does Adaptec for this problem but none work. Also, The Adaptec 3.5 software included does not allow mp3 to audio disk creation, requires you to convert to a Wav file. If you go to the h.p. site though and look at software for this drive, you can order the new Adaptec 4.x for $9.95 (H.P. part # C4492-60026) which will do mp3 to audio.Tech Support and software order lines are not toll free. Loading drawer is cumbersome, the disk doesn't "fall into place" easily, you have to make sure it is centered before closing the drawer or you hear a crunch and have to reposition it. This is a good drive, but certainly not the quality I expected.
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Summary: An Excellent Product ¿ With a Few Minor Drawbacks
Review: Installation of this drive was quick and painless, which every step well-documented and all of the components you need available right in the box. The software installation presented no problems either, so I had everything set up and running in under half an hour. After two weeks of experimenting with the drive, I have been very impressed with both performance and reliability. Some users have reported problems with writing at 10x speed and receiving constant "buffer underrun" errors, but I have not experienced either of these issues. Data, audio, and video CDs have all been created without any flaws, and I have found nothing whatsoever to complain about in terms of the drive's writing ability. The software set which ships with the drive is exceptional, but I was disappointed to find that version 3.02 of Adaptec Easy CD Creator was bundled as opposed to the more feature-rich version 4.x. This isn't a major gripe, but audio enthusiasts will likely appreciate the automatic conversion of .mp3 files in the newer version. An upgrade is available ... but having the 4.x version right in the box would have been appreciated. Another caution to music lovers is the fact that this drive does not support CD-Text, which means that you won't be able to store the artist and title information for each track on your CD-Rs. Again, this is a minor complaint, but most newer CD players support CD-Text, and those who are looking at purchasing this drive primarily for audio uses may find the lack of support to be a drawback. So overall, if you're in search of a reliable all-purpose CD-R/RW drive, I would highly recommend the 9310i, but if you're primarily interested in creating your own music CDs, you may want to look elsewhere.
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Summary: Excellent Burner
Review: Installation of this product was easy. Software that comes with the burner is really basic, simple and easy so its easy to use for the beginners and it can do all I need: Data, Music, and Backup.. I dont think theres any other uses for a burner other than that.. You dont need to pay extra money to convert MP3 to .wav, if you have an mp3 you wanna convert, you most likely have WinAmp (winamp is free by the way) and if you look at some of the options in winamp, it can convert them very fast. It will even show you its progress as the bar runs down the line of each song. The burner is really fast compared to the others, some CD's cant keep up with it but if thats a problem, there is an option to lower it... Im happy with my purchase and I think I'll stick with this burner for a good while.
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Summary: Excellent Burner
Review: Installation of this product was easy. Software that comes with the burner is really basic, simple and easy so its easy to use for the beginners and it can do all I need: Data, Music, and Backup.. I dont think theres any other uses for a burner other than that.. You dont need to pay extra money to convert MP3 to .wav, if you have an mp3 you wanna convert, you most likely have WinAmp (winamp is free by the way) and if you look at some of the options in winamp, it can convert them very fast. It will even show you its progress as the bar runs down the line of each song. The burner is really fast compared to the others, some CD's cant keep up with it but if thats a problem, there is an option to lower it... Im happy with my purchase and I think I'll stick with this burner for a good while.
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Summary: Excellent, fast and HP reliable.
Review: No more japanesse junk for me, I decided to go back to HP and trow away my yamaha, just kept making bad burns at high speeds. With this one I have yet to have a bad cd. Very quiet and accurate, like it a lot. My yamah during warranty failed and no one even the distributor would give me a replacement. Just take it for fixing. DONT THINK SO, get me a new one or forget it Yamaha.
This HP is being burning since July and specially like the cool ventilation registers makes it look like a Hot Rod burner of some sort.
My cousin had his for over 6 years (a HP 4x2x12x ) and he recommended it to me. He was right it is plain good.
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Summary: Good hardware, bad softwear...
Review: This is a good burner overall; it is fast and easy to install. The only problem is the softwear that comes with it; its basic, weak, user-unfriendly, and has some bugs. After making two CD copies the computer crashes and you have to restart it; this happens every time. Making data CD's can be a hassle since you have to save layouts for every CD that you make otherwise the CD is not recognized. The help and tutorial section of the softwear is no help at all. If you get the burner, you better do you homework and learn all there is about burners, CD's and how it all works. Also you should buy a few extra CD's to practice on.
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Summary: This product is great!
Review: To start off this product is great! When I first got it I installed it into my computer, and started off. It is very easy to use, so you dont have to be an expert. If I would rate this product it would be a solid 5 stars. To sum it up this is a great drive for a resonable price.
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Summary: Hewlett-Packard C4493A CD-Writer Plus 9310i
Review: Upon buying this wonderful product I have been pleased with its overall productivity and performance. This is really a great machine that is also very useful. I have all of my favorite cds now becuase of this CD-Writer. Thanks to this it has already paid for itself over and over again. I have also saved very important documents and I don't have to ever worry about running out of space beacause there is 650mb of space, enough to last my whole life This product is great and deserves a 5 star rating. This is really a great product.
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Summary: People....please understand...
Review: You have read the reviews of the people above... A burner that has the capability of ripping up to 10x... the only cdrs I could find are capable of 8x... which means... you could turn the burner down to 8x and wait for the cdrs to get up to the 10x which your running... installation is easy! and with the cdwrs...you could re-write at 4x... It is worth the money to upgade to the 10x vs 8x...
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