Philips PC 800 Series Internal CDRW

Pros: Low cost and easy to follow instructions for installation of the unit and software.
Cons: Did not work. Would not fit properly in the drive bay. Poor Philips customer service.

Never Worked! I bought the Philips PCRW-804 CDRW 800 Series CD Rewriter at Best Buy on 12/31/00 for $129.99 - $30 rebate. I moved soon afterward and put the unopened unit in storage. The rebate arrived as promised, but I was not able to unpack and ...

Pros: Fast, Fun, Inexpensive
Cons: Stalled on me a couple times

I cannot tell anyone more than I already have how useful it is to have a CD burner around. Especially an internal one. The external drives are much to expensive to purchase. The CDRW800 was bought by me because I wanted to save money and still have a...

Pros: Fast, Good Audio Extraction, Cheap Price
Cons: Does not support audio cd-text.

This is one of the best CD-RW drives I’ve owned. The drive is fast. You can make you a cd in about 9 mins. This drive does a very good job on Audio Extraction from CD’s. This drive also supports background formatting. Which means it doesn’t...

Pros: FUN and WORTHWHILE
Cons: can be confusing

After reading a couple reviews that disliked this product because of customer service I felt depressed because I have this CDRW burner and I love it! While costumer is extremely important to the people of today I feel that in almost any big company such...

Pros: Good Music, good Data, fast
Cons: Could be faster

The Philips 800 Series Cd-RW Burner is a great burner to have. It works well when burning downloaded music from the internet and copying CD's. The Software the burner comes with makes it simple to create a mix Cd or copy data from your pc or other Cd...

Pros: Well built, cheap, and reliable!!!
Cons: A tad slower than the newest drives on the market.

I had been putting off the purchase of a CD-RW drive for some time now. Well, Best Buy had this little beauty for $149 with a $30 rebate. An 8x4x32 CD-RW for $119!!! The software installed with ease and without complication and I was up and burning...

Pros: Easy installation, good software, ease of use, Good price
Cons: Freezes periodically(not often)

When i finally convinced my mom to get me a burner i went into best buy expecting to spend at least $150. I was shocked when i found this one for $120 ($2o mail in rebate)so it came out to about $110. Once i got home installation was a snap. Just pop the...

Pros: Nice design, easy to fit and great support
Cons: missing documentation, bundled software incompatability

This is my second CDRW. I had to buy it in a hurry when my HP7200i gave up. When I opened the box there were no instructions but I just stuck it in the same hole as the HP one came out of and BINGO! Worked as a cd reader no problem.

Came...

Pros: Fast. Quality. Looks cool.
Cons: ??

This is a good CDRW. If you are wondering if you can install one of these, don't wonder. You can. All you have to do is open the computer. Slide the drive in. Hook up the IDE cable (included), then hook up the audio cable. After that you give it power...

Pros: Easy, easy, easy
Cons: None that I know

This is just a short little review, but here is what I would like to say.

The Philips 800 series burner that I bought was an incredibly good investment. I bought it at Best Buy on sale for 89.99 and it had a 30 dollar rebate, so for 60 bucks...

Pros: Easy install, works as expected
Cons: None so far...

I had been putting off buying a CD burner for a while, waiting to find one for the right price. Well, I happened to find this one at BestBuy as a $129 item w/ a $30 rebate, so after all is said and done, I'll have spent $100 for it, and so far, I'm very...

Pros: Great Price, Easy Use, It Works
Cons: None.

Nothing beats a CD writer that costs $40. Out of the 4 or 5 CD drives I have had in computers, this is the best one yet. Previous CD drives I had said they were a speed, but never performed at that speed. This drive does what it says. It reads CDs...

Pros: ease of installation, use, and trouble free operation
Cons: Online support non-existent (though never needed it !!)

Always wanted to buy a CDRW drive for sometime but did not want to spend more than $100 ... and thanks to some very good rebates ... I got this Philips PC 800 Internal CDRW for $99.99 from Best Buy !!!

Installation : Very Easy .. just follow...

Pros: PRICE, reliability
Cons: n/a

to anyone considering buying an HP or other top-of-the-line CDRW, i just have one question: WHY?? this philips CDRW is every bit as good and reliable as an HP, and costs considerably less. i should know, i have an HP at work. i can tell no difference...

Pros: Reliable!!!
Cons: poorly written installation instructions

Although the Philips installation instructions leave MUCH to be desired, I am highly pleased with its performance.
The only strange thing with this drive is that you have to install drivers before installing the unit (most CD drives don't need...