TDK veloCD ReWriter 12/10/32

Pros: Super Fast! Easy to install, great software
Cons: None so far.

Wow! This thing is fast! I just got this thing about a week ago, and already I've burned over 10 CD's. I got it at my local Best Buy, which was offering a $50 mail in rebate, plus a $30 gift card with it's purchase. Basically, that brings the price...

Pros: flawless burning, great software bundle, nifty little free magic marker
Cons: as with any internal peripheral, possible installation confusion

If you're reading this now and are questioning whether or not to buy this particular cd-burner you can feel free to skip the rest of this review and go right out to your retailer-of-choice and purchase the veloCD burner.

The installation...

Pros: fast recording even with older computers
Cons: requires a fast computer to rip at 24x, pricey

With so many stellar reviews of this product I'll concentrate on my expriences with the drive. First, the specs.

I have: a 3-year-old Pentium II 266 (66 MHz bus) with 128 MB RAM and a 7200 rpm Maxtor ATA-66 Hard Drive running Windows 2000...

Pros: Reliability, burn speed
Cons: Tray is slow, TDK software is an accident waiting to happen

I was determined to stop swapping discs in my car to change song genres. I had gigabytes of MP3's spread about, and I wanted a "Pre-Workout" CD, a tailgating CD, etc. A friend had purchased this and didn't complain, so I bought the VeloCD...

Pros: Price, Speed, Software Bundle, Reliability, No Coasters at all
Cons: Absolutely NONE. Perfect score

Note Added 11-Nov-00: The Nero 5 software has free updates on the tdk site and supported very well but they dont tell you this version only works with their TDK burner. So if you have two CD burners on the same system like me this could cause some...

Pros: fast! easy! no coasters can theoretically be made
Cons: more expensive than the plextor 12/10/32

Let me start off by saying that there is no ugly side to this device. I have two burners. The TDK velocd and the Plextor 12/10/32 CDWriter are on par despite what some people say. Apparently the Plextor writer is suppose to be the BEST burner though I...

Pros: Fast and flawless CD output
Cons: Limited third-party software support

When I went looking for a CDRW to replace my Pacific Data 8x4x2, I tried out several newer drives. That included Acer, HP, and I/O Magic. All were either 8x4x32 or 10x4x32. All worked OK but never seemed to writer faster than my my old 4x machine....

Pros: awesome
Cons: none that I have

I have to say that tdk has done it again. My first burner was the tdk 8x 4x 32x with no problems what so ever. Now, Tdk has just come out with a faster product. I just had to get it. Tdk products are well built. For starters, I've noticed that...

Pros: FAST, Burn-proof technology, 12x10x32 + 24x Rip Speed!
Cons: TDK's software interface is confusing

This is the best E-IDE CD-RW out there right now (next to plextor). This cdrw is fast and does everything the box says. Writes at 12X with 100% error free burning EVERYTIME. I think anyone who's looking to buy a descent cd-rw drive, they should consider...

Pros: Comes with a Lot of Software, Made by the company that creates the BEST CD-R's
Cons: Expensive, not the fastest out

I tried the ACER CRW8432A drive and it didn't work reliably (always an error or coaster). I tried the HP 9150i CD-RW drive and it claimed that all my new blank discs were dirty, scratched and had finger prints on them. Please read my reviews on other...

Pros: Easy to use, good software package
Cons: None

I've had a VeloCD for about 9 months now and it's great. The installation was pretty easy. It fit easily into the CPU case and hooked right up. The software install was smooth and I was up and running. It comes with a good package of applications to...

Pros: FAST, large internal buffer, good software suite, easy installation
Cons: Doesn't include Adaptec VideoCD creator, price is high in some stores

I was on a mission! My girlfriend's mom handed me a fistful of cash and asked me to go down to a local computer store and get her a good CD-R drive for her system. Off I went, and I was given 3 options when I arrived: the TDK veloCD-RW drive (approx....

Pros: 20x rip speed , strong software package , extras , manuals
Cons: none yet

Well the time finally came and I moved on replacing my old Memorex CD-RW 4x2x24 with the TDK VeloCD 8x4x32. Awaiting for Epinions to finally post the product so that I may review it. The time is now, and with that I will proceed as planned with...