Is this fast too fast?
Written: Sep 14 '00
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Pros: Ease of use, very user friendly, good tech support
Cons: Possibly too fast for today's PCs?
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| Draggar's Full Review: HP CD-Writer Plus 9300i Series |
It was about time for me to replace my old HP7200 CD-RW (2X2X6) drive with somehting new. So, I bit the bullet and shelled out $300 for this new and faster CD-RW from our buddies at Hewlett-Packard.
This thing is FAST!
From opening the box, I liked HP's new shipping style, which takes up less room than the old styrophoam packages, using cardboard and shrink-wrap plastic to suspend the drive in midair (all recyclable for you enviormentalists, myself included) and almost everything I needed to have this thing running at warp factor 8.
The installation was fast and easy for me. I recommend it for people who have some knowledge of drive installation. DOUBLE CHECK YOUR JUMPERS!!
;-)
After the drive was in and configured, the software installation was quick and easy, too. I then installed Adaptec EZ-CD Creator 4.0 and to my surprise, I couldn't burn any CDs! If my loyalty to HP wasn't as strong, I might have returned the drive (big mistake!). But, I decided to make the long distance call, and called HP's tech support. I was so happy of the simple solution with the problem! Download the latest patch form Adaptec's web site.
After all that (about an hour form sealed box, including the hold time form tech support) I had the burner going. I set up some photo and some other files to copy (about 400MB for a good test. I ran it at 10X. A few files in the burn, I got a Buffer Underrun Error. The drive is burning too fast! Same thing with 8X. Now, I have a second HDD and I can burn at 8X on that drive. So, I hae to stick with 4X burning now, but with I upgrade to a 7200RPM drive, I should be able to get the full effect.
I've had the drive about 5 months now, and I have had not a single problem with the drive since. I've been extremely happy with the drive and the performance.
Recommended:
Yes
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Draggar
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Member: Ed Blood
Location: North Lauderdale, FL
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I enjoy checking out new "toys". Especially in the computer and electronics fields.
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