The Faster The Better!
Written: Jul 28 '00
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Pros: fast burning speed, easy installation, good software
Cons: none
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| skunkative's Full Review: HP CD-Writer Plus 9300i Series |
I purchased my CD-Writer 9300i for my new small business (eliteminds.com). The 10X4X32 capabilities of this drive are phenomenal! I use a Memorex 4X2X24 at home, and even though I love it, this one rips the lid off of it! This drive even has artistic qualities about it in terms of design!
The drive was totally easy to install. I was in and out of my case in about 5 minutes. It might take longer if you're cramped on space. Just slide the CD-RW in a 5 1/4" drive bay, screw in the supplied screws, attach your IDE cable to the drive (make sure you have everything straight on your Master / Slave settings), connect your CD to Sound Card audio cable (if you need to), close up the case, and power on your computer. Windows 9X+ should automatically recognize this PNP drive.
After you've installed the drive, just install the software that HP supplies. The included burning software is Adaptec's Easy CD Creator, CD Copier, and Direct CD. HP also includes a few other programs to make backups, diagnose your burner if there are problems, stuff like that. I've never had any problems with the Adaptec software so I was happy with HP's choice to include it as their burning software.
Time to burn! Along with my other small business, I also run a small record label (skunkative.com) and so I'm constantly burning demo CDs, compilations, etc. I tested the burner with a compilation I have with 300MB worth of data and it burned it in less than 3 minutes! On my Memorex drive, it would have taken approximately 13 minutes. On 10X and above certified CD-R media, this drive is a dream! Don't try using anything less than 10X certified media because once you burn at 10X you won't want to go back! If you need cheap media, you can visit musiciansfriend.com and buy 16X certified CD-Rs for only $0.79 each in jewel cases!
Well, all in all I'm TOTALLY happy with this drive! Whenever my old Memorex at the house breaks, I'm definitely going to replace it with this drive or one of its offspring. Hope this review helps anyone out that needs it!
Recommended:
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skunkative
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Location: Kingsville, TX
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25 year old small business owner / musician.
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