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Advantages: Cheap and reliable.
Disadvantages: Not the fastest drive on the market

...don’t work – only that HP haven’t decided that 80 minute discs are reliable enough to be officially endorsed. The first disc I wrote was an 80 minute disc and it worked fine. This particular model comes with the ability to “clone” a CD. That means that you can make an exact duplicate of a disc, meaning that so called “copy-protected” discs can be copied and music CDs that have tracks that run into each other ...
...Another feature of this drive is that it can make use of re-writable discs, something I have not been able to test - I will update the opinion if and when I do! Re-writable discs (CD-RW) are more expensive than normal CD-Rs and have certain issues regarding compatibility with other computers. My Experience: The first CD I created with my freshly installed CD writer was an audio CD created from some mp3s (I know, very naughty). In all there were ... Read review

Advantages: Ease of installation and use, reasonable price
Disadvantages: IDE connection is lower than SCSI

...I finally settled on the HP 9150i, mainly because of the very reasonable price, but also because it seemed a lot easier to fit and install than a SCSI model. HP really couldn't have made it easier. They provide a CD which not only plays you a video to follow, but also checks your computer to tell you what jumper settings and IDE cable to use for the best results. Whilst looking into different CD-RWs, I was told time and time again that the software ...
...The HP 9150i's software is very intuitive to use with excellent results when both copying a whole CD and making a compilation fom many CDs. There is a update which is downloadable from the web (5MB, so do it at the weekend!) which adds a few more features and fixes some glitches (not that I'd noticed any glitches). Copying a whole CD was easy because I still have my old CD-ROM but initially, I had a few problems when making compilation CDs. It would ... Read review

Advantages: Burn-Proof, Speed and reliability
Disadvantages: Warranty, Nothing else.

...nothing B 4 buying. Plextor have always had a good name in CD technology and are still going strong, "If your going 2 buy a writer don't rule Plextor out". Very easy 2 install "Out of the box and writing my first disc with-in 20 Mins" The writer speed is now only average but still fast (12speed ("U can buy 24 speed writers now" (24 speed MONEY??))). Warranty is a drawback as it is on-site if anything goes wrong it has 2 go back 2 Plextor Not 2 the ... Read review

Advantages: Fast and reliable.
Disadvantages: Quite pricey compared to other similar writers.

I bought a Sony CD-Rewritable Kit around 12 to 18 months ago after having had two Hewlett Packard CD Writers fail on me. The kit came with an Internal ATAPI, Model Number CRX140E-RP. To begin with, here are some of the main features of the product: - Formats & Modes supported - CD-DA, CD EXTRA, CD TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-I Ready, Video CD, Photo CD (Single and Multisession) - Supported Record Modes - Disc at Once, Session at Once, Track ...
...InstantPlay), CD-R and CD-RW media, Sony CD Tools multimedia guide, interface cable and audio cables, Quickstart poster and user's guide, CD marker pen. This CD-Writer comes with an instruction manual but I have no idea how helpful it is as I haven't needed to turn to it for help once - (that can only be a good thing!). My boyfriend fitted and installed the CD Writer into my PC without any problems and since then has left me to my own devices. I ... Read review

Advantages: Quick for the price
Disadvantages: Not the fastest Available

...one of these drives. It explains in clear concise language exactly what to do and you will be up and running in no time. This drive is very easy to use and great Value for money. A winner for Samsung and any one that buys it. ... Read review