An update on this machine
Written: Nov 07 '00 (Updated Feb 01 '01)
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Pros: It's a USB drive, and you may get a good unit
Cons: You'll most likely get a bad one, and customer support is unstable
The Bottom Line: This is a horrible burner, do not get this one if you don't have to.
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| LifeStar's Full Review: Philips PC 400 Series External USB |
Well, if you read my "Tracking Following Errors?" review, you know that I was waiting for my third drive to come back in.
Well, it finally came back in! I immedidately carefully, took it out of it's packaging and installed it onto my laptop. After going through the setup and the tests, I decided to do the true test.
I went to my mix music CD session and put in one CDR. I got it to start burning and the burn stayed! It's been 2 months now, and I haven't had a problem yet. Another thing though is I've reduced by CD burning usage. I want this thing to last a little longer, so that when it does break down, I would have the cash to get a real burner, not this one again.
Another funny thing is, even if I wanted Philips to fix this drive if it too dies, I can't. Apparently, whoever refurnished this unit, forgot to put the warranty sticker back on the machine. So basically they returned a unit that is no longer covered by my warranty. Lovely eh? Doesn't matter, and I don't care, I am never going back to Philips for a burner again. I repeat, if you see this machine, shoot it! It will only cause you great mental torture as you wait for this machine to come back to ya.
Oh, btw, Philips will never send you a new unit to replace your defective one. It's always refurnished machines. How I know is from the feel of the machine, it doesn't have new unit packaging inside of it to make sure the CD tray won't get damaged, plus you can see some wear on it as well. The 2nd drive I got was obviously old as I heard gears and parts moving inside the machine that one should never hear.
I don't like this machine, plain and simple, and you shouldn't either.
Recommended:
No
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