Philips PCRW 804K CD-RW Burner

Pros: Affordable. Fast enough for me. Great sounding CD's! Easy to use!
Cons: Very picky about media brands!! Front door broke off but does not affect performance.

What the heck am I doing by writing about a three year old CD burner with a write speed of 8X and rewrite speed of 4X when there are plenty of other burners out there that can do the same job at double or quadruple this speed? Why even bother writing a ...

Pros: The CDROM still works...
Cons: Slow, Very Slow!!! AND IT BROKE!!! WON'T RECORD ANYMORE!!!

============================== ====================== *****Please read the update at the bottom first***** ============================== ====================== First off, I paid too much for this drive. I should have waited for prices to subside, ...

Pros: Easy to Install, affordable
Cons: Already outdated at 8x

How do you want it? Medium rare or extra crispy? Regardless of your preference, Philips will tickle your cloning bone with a pretty durn good cd burner for the money. This particular 8x4x24 does the job, and is a far better improvement over the 4x...

Pros: Easy to install, Very Good Price, Easy to use software.
Cons: A bit on the slow side.

I consider myself a novice in the world of computers, so when I was shopping to upgrade to a CDRW I looked with two objectives in mind. I wanted easy installation and operation and I wanted a reasonable price. I got both in this Phillips Drive.
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Pros: Inexpensive, Looks Good, Good Quality, Fairly Reliable.
Cons: Software Compatibility, Driver Updates, Coasters.

The story of how I acquired my Philips PCRW804 is actually rather funny. My friend purchased it at Sears, with his newly acquired Sears Charge Card, and asked me to install it. After he had it in for about 3 months, he got into some trouble with the...

Pros: Pretty good burn rate, very reliable (it doesn't make "coasters" right and left).
Cons: None than I can think of; some CD-RWs are faster.

I bought by Philips PCRW804 back in March, after my old HP drive gave up the ghost right when I needed it badly on a weekend. I dropped $110 at Best Buy for it, but I got a $30 rebate so it really only cost me $80. I'm not complaining at all.

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Pros: Cheap, reliable, decent software.
Cons: Not exactly state of the art- slow.

If you want a CD recorder, and your not big into speed or features, but do want a reliable, quality product, this is the drive for you. The drive does only write up to 8x speed, but this was no big deal for me- I have an ancient 166 mhz Pentium I, and ...

Pros: inexpensive
Cons: coasters, absolutely no tech. support or customer service, inexplicable error messages

I purchased this CD writer thinking that Philips was a reliable manufacturer. If only I could get the burner to work, I might not even mind the horrible customer service that I have experienced in the past two months.

The software (Adaptec 4)...

Pros: Bought it 3 years ago
Cons: Can't get it to die so I can justify buying a faster one.

I bought a Philips PCRW804 cd burner when it first came out, the exact year escapes me, but I believe at least 3 or so years ago. I have used it on 4 different platforms, 98,98se,ME, and XP. I have used most name brand burning software, as well as...

Pros: Inexpensive with store rebate 2 years ago. Nice gold trim. Quiet operation. Few coasters.
Cons: Short lifespan. 3 months of regular disc burning. Customer service is a joke!

*Problem:
Bought this 2 summers ago in Staples for $69? or something after a fairly good sized rebate. Didn't take the drive out of the box until recently when my Yamaha died after a fairly short season as well. Basically bought this as a...

Pros: Good entry level burner
Cons: Don't expect much support from Philips

I purchased this product second-hand, from a friend who was having problems burning 80 minute cd's. He emailed Philips, who told him that 80 minute discs were not the industry standard, and that continued use of 80 minute discs in a 74 minute drive can...

Pros: Very reliable even for less-branded-quality CDRs.
Cons: Can not think any.

I bought this CDRW for my dad from Staples for $65 with a $40 rebate. Thought this would be a mediocre CDRW. But after I tested it by burning some generic low-quality CDRs (most of these CDRs burned failed on my the other 1-year-old 2X CDRW). It turned...