Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series

Pros: better then a zip drive
Cons: can be used to steal software

This is truly the best way to store portable information. It is the best for many convenient reasons. First, most computers have a cd drive but not all have a zip drive. Also, with a cd you can store six times the amount of information then you can on...

Pros: It worked 4 times
Cons: Didn't work 60 times

I bought this about a year ago in the hopes of being able to make backups of my playstation games. I don't konw much about computer hardware, but I didn't have much trouble installing it. Hardest part was trying to get all the wires back inside the...

Pros: cool looking, good software format
Cons: Mine was broken straight out of the box, NO help in installation, crappy instructions

I received this product Christmas '99 as a gift. I was so excited- it has a really cool look and I trusted philips products. I should have known better. I had to take my computer apart because this is an internal CD rewriter. I know a lot about...

Pros: Affordable and Easy to use
Cons: None, unless color counts

Phillips CDRW - 400 Series


I have read a lot of reviews on this Phillips product here at Epinions, some good and some bad. Personally, I have had no problems with mine other than a few errors on my own part, and feel it is an excellent...

Pros: Different coloration of the cd-rw itself, easy set-up, nice software
Cons: it hasn't worked for me yet, different coloration of the cd-rw itself!

I've been on the look-out for a CD-RW drive, but wanted to make sure I got a good drive for a cheap price. Black Friday comes around, and CompUSA has the Philips PCRW404K available for $129, so I jumped at it. Unfortunately, it hasn't jumped at me the...

Pros: Good Burner, No Problems So Far
Cons: Not Terribly Impressed With The Software

I was recently in the market for a CD burner, so I picked up this little baby for a very respectable price at Best Buy. I've burned quite a few CDs since, and they all turned out very well. It burns at 4X, rewrites at 4X, and reads at 16X. I installed...

Pros: Excellent quality, great read and write speeds, sleek design
Cons: Many problems with installation, very poor documentation

In the ever-expanding need for storage space, you head to your local computer store. Browsing through their large selection of CDRW drives, you stumble across the Philips 400 series. You are immediately attracted to its sleek design, that black and...

Pros: Good hardware, Makes both CD-R and CD-RW
Cons: Lousy documentation

I received my Philips PC Internal CD-RW 400 as a Christmas gift, and fortunately the person that gave it to me knew a bit about why I'd like to have one. Fast data storage, and making my own music CDs. If you can figure out how to use it, this...

Pros: User-friendly Software, 4X Recording
Cons: 45 minute recording time

I purchased the Philips CDRW so I could burn my own music CDs. While it is a little bit more expensive than some of the other models it was well worth it. The software that it comes with is easy to use. You don't have to spend a lot of time figuring out...

Pros: Makes GREAT CD Coasters!
Cons: Too many to list here, check everyone else's opinions and feedback

I bought my Philips CDRW 400 series from Best Buy in October of last year. I have an IBM Aptiva (don't remember the call numbers on it) with a PII 400mhz processor and 128RAM running Windows 98. I too did the jghanisco song and dance with my CDRW....

Pros: Tech support was friendly and tried to help.
Cons: Too many to list here, read the review.

Philips has always seemed like a good audio/visual company so when I saw this CD-RW for such a great price I jumped to buy it. BIG MISTAKE. This drive was utter trash, and the software was down right pathetic.

I installed this drive about...

Pros: Great price, great quality
Cons: the HP 820e is smaller

I recently bought a Philips external CDRW 400 series cdrw drive (4X 4X 16X) with a PCMCIA connection, and it’s been a wonderful help to me. I have many cds of my own performances, and I was tired of paying someone to make copies of them, so I decided to...

Pros: Easy to Use
Cons: Lack of in depth documentation

I choose the Philips Recordable/ReWriteable 4x/4x/24x CD-ROM because the cost was so reasonable -- only $199. The drive came installed on my newest computer, so I didn't install the hardware. However, I've had to reformat my hard drive recently, so I...

Pros: good value, 32x reading speed
Cons: included software isn't very reliable

I received a Philips 400 series internal CD-RW drive for x-mas,
and it is a fairly good product. It writes and re-writes at 4x, and reads
like any other cd drive at 32x, which is good for these type of drives. I
easily installed...

Pros: Look and feel quality, quality of copies
Cons: Can't copy music over 74 minutes

We purchased the Philips Recordable/ReWritable CD-ROM "burner" with our Gateway computer. I just love having the ability to burn photographs, .wav sound files and music onto CDs for mailing to friends and family. The best part, however, is...

Pros: NONE
Cons: Poor Support, Poor Quality, Poor Company

I got a Philips 400 series CDRW for Christmas of 99. I make three coasters for every cd I burn. I have borrowed and used several other brands in computer with absolutely no problems. When I try to contact Philips for help I get not reply. There is no...

Pros: Go on, start doing it, it's easy.
Cons: Not much for those who love the manuals

I bought my PHILIPS CDRW Series 400 in January 2000. My model is PCRW 404K, internal. It can read at a maximum 32x, and write or rewrite at 4x.
This model wasn't too expensive, by that time, and now it should be an even better deal. I've had no...

Pros: Easy installation, Writes CDs quick, Very few errors when using other CD writing software
Cons: Software that comes with the drive is not that good at all

After having a 2X CD-RW drive, I wanted to move into the realm of a 4X CD-RW, and came upon the Philips 404K. This drive is a 4X write, 4X re-write, and 32X read. This means that you will be creating full CDs in about 20 minutes or so and copying from...

Pros: Fast and good software
Cons: Takes a little getting used to

Everyone is saying that this CD-RW is not good at all. I don't see where they are coming from. They say that is gives you headaches, and that the software is not good at all. I am totally against that. I recently purchased this CD-RW, and I...

Pros: Cheap
Cons: Difficult to install, terrible support; weak documentation; poor software

I purchased the Philips CDRW 400 Series IDE internal drive for making audio CDs and as an alternative to getting a Zip or Jaz drive. I bought this product instead of a HP CD-Writer because it was cheaper and it received decent reviews. Boy do I regret it...

Pros: Philips makes horrible drives,
Cons: Thier drives are made by other companies and just relabeled.

You wont believe this story, 3 Repairs 2 Replacements and 1 upgrade this will be the longest review I have written, and if you review Philips please refer people to read this.. I want everyone to know the truth. It all started in 1996 with a CDD 2000...

Pros: speed, software, affordability
Cons: none

This CD rewritable drive is absolutely AWESOME. I can't believe how cheap it was, too, as compared to other CD recordable, or CD rewritable drives. If you plan on burning some compact discs, this is the product to get.

I have had the CD-RW...

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PROS:

External USB Interface
2MB Buffer
4x Write
4x ReWrite


CONS:

External USB Interface is not a part of the drive but rather a part of the 'USB' cable. As I recall the USB cable is supposed to...

Pros: It looks damn cool!
Cons: Linux...not!

A year or so ago, I decided to step into the present and construct a new-fangled adding machine that wouldn't give me the dreaded blue screen of death every time I sneezed. It was also decided that this modern 20 pound paper-weight should have some sort...

Pros: I got my money back!
Cons: everything is a con with this drive!

I bought a Philips burner from Circuit City for about $250. I hooked it up and installed all the software (write2cd and packetcd) included with the drive. I tried to use my brand new drive but it would not work. I would get buffer under run errors when...

Pros: The look, the speed, and it's functions
Cons: none

Just take a look at Philip's Internal Cd-ReWritable 400 Series, PCRW404K, just look at the color, the style, aren't you just in love with it already? not even mention the functions. with 4x write, 4x rewrite, and 32x read, the speed that is fast...

Pros: You can make yourself a Business , very easy to install
Cons: you need money for it

The Phillips CD-RW400 is nothing short of genius. It is the most reliable and fastest CD Writers on the market. Not to mention, the Phillips company is known for it's outstanding reputation with its unbeatable products. I have owned the...

Pros: Easy Installation, easy setup and use, good price.
Cons: Labeling software isn't the best

I've had my Phillips internal 400 series CD-RW installed for about three weeks now and I've had no problems with it. The installation was a breeze -- Windows 98 detected it and installed the right drivers, and I was off and running in something under 20...

Pros: Nice Speed, and Price
Cons: nOne

I bought a Phillips Burner a year ago and I still use it today im very happy that I bought it. Its an internal model ran me about 300 bucks. I can burn full 650 min cds in about 20 mins which is not that bad. The quality of the music cds are great I...

Pros: Good hardware
Cons: horrible software package

The philips cd burner is a good piece of hardware. However, the software that comes with it is absolute drivel. I wasted at least 7 cd's because the stupid software kept freezing up. In addition, it is incredibly complicated and the lack of a manual...

Pros: make a cd in less than 10 minutes!
Cons: An internal drive requires opening up your pc and installing it.

Wow .... How nice to finally be able to write cds in half the time..

I originally owned a phillips exteranal cd writer. It was very dependable.. Just very slow.. The write speed was only 2x and it took anywhere from 30 minutes to a half an...

Pros: Slick Design and Beautiful Color.
Cons: Poor Customer Support and Below Average Quality.

I got this burner about 1 year ago and used for 4 or 5 times, then it doesn't work any more. The error message shows as "Burning Error due to Output Device". Then, I called their support and ask for help several times. They always blame my system is...

Pros: it copy's Data CD's great. It has very good drag and drop software.
Cons: It is a pain to make Audio cd's

This is a very good CD writer for writhing data CD’s. It is not good at all for data CD’s unless you can get different software for it. The software is good because it is drag and drop you just drag in the file that you want. Then you hit record. It does...

Pros: Fast, Clean Audio, good software
Cons: None

The Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series rocks! My girlfriend bought me this for Christmas. I needed one pretty bad. I used to have a Ricoh. It was horrible. It only burned music like once. I took it bad serverly times, and still no luck.
I...

Pros: Price, Data easily written
Cons: Loud, Never burnt a CD

I did alot of research before buying a CR-RW and decided this was my best bet from what I read and the price range I was looking for. Well, needless to say, this CD-RW gave me nothing but headaches. It was simple to install the drive itself. But then...

Pros: One of the buttons is shiny.
Cons: Everything about it.

Let me start out by saying this review is long overdo. I purchased this cd-rw a long time ago. Since them I have had no success with this product. When I purchased this cd-rw it cost me 280 dollars. Quite hefty , but at the time it was the fastest...

Pros: It works
Cons: Takes Forever For Those Little Lights To Stop Blinking

I bought mine back in August or September on UBid.com for $139. It was well worth the investment. It is very dependable, it always works, and I have made very few coasters, as I saw another user said his made. It is completely compatable with both 650...

Pros: it worked, good price if it worked
Cons: maybe they're all the same

BELOW IS WHAT I PUT IN ORIGINALLY!
HERE IS HOW I FEEL NOW...

I got this Phillips Burner in Sept. and it worked just fine. It installed right away, and it worked perfectly. I probably burned about 10 cds in a few months before it stopped...

Pros: good performance
Cons: expensive

It wins my award for best CD-RW drive because its software is first rate and idiot proof. The Performance was solid. It is a 4X write 4X rewrite 16X read drive.

As with all newer drives built with the MultiRead specification, it handles...

Pros: Easy install with USB port, able to move drive freely.
Cons: Does not support 80 min CD Burns

After a wait from the mail order, I got the drive, and after some of my own failure to follow directions, I installed the drive on my laptop. I got the USB, even with the 6x read, because I can move it to my other desktops, and my installs went even...