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Summary: HP 8250i Internal IDE is awesome!
Review: This burner was amazingly easy to install and easy to use. It writes flawlessly at 4x speeds. I can use my computer to surf the net, or do other things while a burn is taking place even though I have only 32mb RAM. It acts like a SCSI drive. I would HIGHLY recommend this drive as a good starter CD-RW. It's fast, easy to use, and not too expensive. I'm a VERY satisfied customer.
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Summary: Great Drive!
Review: This drive is value for money as the speed is not bad and the installation was a breez too. A good starter drive for people who do not need to burn large amounts of CD's. If you are going for some heavy usage go for higher write speeds. This is a reliable drive as it comes from HP.
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Summary: Great Drive!
Review: This drive is value for money as the speed is not bad and the installation was a breez too. A good starter drive for people who do not need to burn large amounts of CD's. If you are going for some heavy usage go for higher write speeds. This is a reliable drive as it comes from HP.
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Summary: Wow
Review: This drive manages to write to every medium I can throw at it at a reliable 4x speed. Even audio, the most demanding application, records perfectly. I have never written a coaster because of this drive, only when Windows crashes.I use CD-RW discs for secure storage--you can read and write them just like a floppy (though faster than floppy) and then pop it out and carry it off. The drive can also perform digital audio extraction for recording to MP3 or for CD copying, but I recommend an additional low-cost read-only drive (I use Creative) if you're planning on writing audio CD's; this will allow you to record without having to swap discs. The install routines worked properly; they're the kind where you just tell it where to install and it installs software and drivers for you. Their (bypassable) software provides one-click access to the different capabilities of the drive. I think HP has an 8x drive out, but this one is still a solid performer and does everything I've asked it to.
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Summary: HP CD Writer 8250i
Review: This is an awsome CD burner. It has all the functions and reliability that comes with an HP product. It is easy to install and to burn. Easy CD Creator and Direct CD make it easy to make audio and data CDs. The speed is fine, too. I believe it is better to use it at 4x speed and get a good burner rather than get another burner at 12x speed and come out with a terrible burn. This is a great buy for the price.
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Summary: almost Perfect
Review: This is my first CD burner it's great, very easy to install and set up. Caution: Thought it's easy on every aspects of the installation, sometimes you don't know how your computer is set up, so beware to move things around inside your computer when installing, thought they are very simple, like moving the HD from one slot to another making room for the burner. One thing I don't like is that when making a music cd, you have to record all the songs at once, #1 to #12 let say, in order to be playable on a regular cd player, other wise, it'll only play which ever songs you record first and not the second time...etc. This is a great burner and the speed is not too slow either.
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Summary: Good quality CD burner from the reputable HP
Review: yeah i think this burner is good quality. everywhere i looked for burners, HP scored high in quality and value. so i like this burner. as jar jar binks would say: mesa likesa thisa burner a lotsa! my only complaint, like the preevious review, is of the software. with adaptec 3.5, you cant drag and drop mp3s, you have to convert them into wav format. WACK! other than that, good burner, easy to install.
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