Portable Add-Ons CD-ROM Drive

Advantages: Price
Disadvantages: Installation

...The Mitsumi 4802TE CD writer is a reasonable budget buy, It is quite complicated to set-up and can conflict with other devices, for example my Mitsumi CD 48x drive! I had to replace my CD ROM drive to get the writer to work, Once the drive is installed it works reliably and produces the results, It is now slow by today’s standards. The software is useless I replaced mine with Adaptec Easy CD Creator. Even though the drive works, you can still buy better for about the same money. I would not recommend this drive to anyone... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average off topic

Advantages: Burns the CDs effortlessly and no coasters
Disadvantages: Not a DVD recorder

...Before Deano accuses me of being rich again, I must state, this is something bought for me! A CD Writer with DVD capability. Thats right. Capability. What that does NOT mean is that it doesn't burn DVDs. It is a DVD reader and CD writer. Got that? Good. Had to clear it up . Ok, well lets have a look at this drive then eh? Overall specification. For starters, this is an internal drive that fits inside an existing 5.25 inch drive bay on your computer. You know the one I mean? You probably have a spare one on the front of your computer or you have an existing CD Rom drive in there already. This drive has the option of running alongside an existing CD Rom drive or completely replacing it. That is because it also reads CD's. My reccomendation? If you have a spare drive bay, leave your existing one in there too. This will speed up copying... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Being a combo drive makes this drive very useable
Disadvantages: None asyet to mention

...On purchaseing this drive i found it easy to install and use the bundeld software is a great addition to the kit at a very reasonable price. I purchased mine on ebay so it was even better only 75% of the going price.Now having installed and used this drive i would not be put off buying at the full price.It gives very good playback of DVDs and is good on recording CDRs.All in all a very good purchace for the average computer user wishing to upgrade from a CD ROM.The software included is Nero 6 OEM + Power DVD Version 5 wich is upgradeable at a price although not a must for average user.The drive is very quiet in use and have had no problems as yet .I recommend the Liteon SOHC- 5236V as a worthwile purchase and no problems.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful