Iomega ZipCD CD-RW Burner

Pros: USB, easy to use, low cost ($168)
Cons: Documentation, speed, hope you have Win98, 2000, or Me

I really like Iomega and have never been displeased when I have used their products in the past. I was overjoyed when I saw their USB CD burner, and had to give it a try. I was not disappointed!

Limited audience

First of...

Pros: Flexibility, ease of use & installation
Cons: Slow, inadequate buffer.

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I am one of those people they call "Road Warriors". My laptop and I are seldom parted, either at work or at home.

It became clear I needed a CDR drive for distributing files to clients and as a backup medium....

Pros: Price, Very Reliable
Cons: No Owner's Manual out of the box. It must be printed!!

When I was in the market for a CD-RW, I had no idea Iomega made one. That is, until I saw it sitting on the shelf of a local electronics store. The only reason why I considered buying this at first was because of Iomega's track record with mass storage...

Pros: does exactly what we wanted
Cons: doesn't do it instantaneously :-)

Iomega ZipCD 650 CD-RW
4 write x 4 rewrite x 24 read

This was as easy to install as a second hard drive. The cable and hardware were all included for mounting the Iomega ZipCD without any additional expenditures. The Easy CD Creator,...

Pros: Easy to install and use.
Cons: None!

I purchased the Zip CD drive a few weeks ago, and I have been nothing but happy with it. Its 4X4X24 speed rivals many of its competitors, and at $210 dollars (before the $30 rebate), it's very affordable. The install was very simple, even for a novice...

Pros: Easy, cheap
Cons: Software a little buggy

I purchased this product becasue it had a rebate of $30.00. This CD-RW comes with great software package. Photoshop 5.0 LE is great for touching up pictures and editing them. Installation is a snap, easy cd creater is easy to use, once you figure it...

Pros: easy to install, great software package
Cons: none

Iomega ZipCD is a great package for the home user who wants to archive their files. It is very easy to install. The drive makes no noise.

I love the very nice software package. I have no problem formatting my cds. I really enjoy the Copier...

Pros: Very reliable CD burning laser
Cons: Sometimes the software crashes

Review note : I actually have the Iomega ZipCD DVD650 drive (not listed) which is exactly the same as the listed model with DVD capabilities added as an afterthought. However, my main concern in this review is the reliability of Iomega ZipCD drives for...

Pros: Very fast, very reliable
Cons: Like all CD writers, the copy is not as good as the original

The version of this product that I bought was the 12 x 8 x 32 speed. Since I installed this writer into my computer, which was fairly simple to do, I have had no problems with it. It is very fast, much faster than my friends' burners, and it has yet to...

Pros: Great Price
Cons: No VCD support

The Story

As our family went to Best Buy after our last CD-ROM Drive went close to crashing (although, at the time, we didn't know it was still working) we went upon the aisle with the CD-RW drives. My dad looked some over and saw that...

Pros: Mac/Windows cross platform, lightweight, easy setup, runs quiet, speedy for most purposes
Cons: Pricey compared to other drives available

After perusing the various CD-RW units available for the Mac, I opted to go with a familiar name - not that the others were unfamiliar to me. It would have been easy to go with a cheaper model but since I've never had a problem with any Iomega products...

Pros: easy to use
Cons: loud

Recently we recieved one of these fine products for the holiday season. A friend of mine helped me install it, and thank God for his help. Actually, assembling the thing was quite easy, though it was time consuming. However, once installed, the...

Pros: Good price, nice packaging, easy install, good documentation.
Cons: Poor write speed.

The ZipCD 650 8x4x32 is an average CDR writer. The drive was very easy to install and came with excellent documentation. I was burning CD's within 20 minutes of opening the box. The drive is a rebadged Philips CDR Writer. It works reliably as a CD...

Pros: Easy setup, INTERESTING looking, seems Good quality, sturdy.
Cons: BIG! Fairly slow, (but that's a USB CD-RW for you.) Drive door rattly on open

I have an HP 8230e USB burner that was recognized by and supposedly compatible with, Windows XP Professional. (Preview Program, RC1 Build 2505.) WinXP recognized the drive, installed the necessary drivers and I was supposed to be on my way. Well, no. It...

Pros: External, USB, compatible with both Mac and PC
Cons: Slow read/write speeds

I bought the Iomega ZIP-CD because I needed an external drive for my laptop. The drive itself is relatively slow (4x4x6x) and a little big, but it is USB and is very reliable, as most Iomega hardware tends to be. The software package was great,...