Joe's CD-RW...
Written: Apr 06 '01 (Updated Apr 06 '01)
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Pros: $100, Fast, Reliable, Fast - Oh Yea, its fast too.
Cons: No 700mb capability
The Bottom Line: Buy It, Buy It, Buy It...
Its worth way more than what I paid.
BZjoe
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| bzjoe's Full Review: HP CD-Writer Plus 9300i Series |
I work and buy expensive computers at my workplace but when it comes to home I look for the best bang for my buck. I bought a refurbished E-Machine Monster 500a, installed a Sound Blaster Live sound card, traded my old computer for a 20' Hitachi Monitor and figured the only thing else I needed was a good, cheap CD-RW.
I looked for a long time at the Mitsumi. A good buy at around $100 - if you get the entire kit and Adaptec software.
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the HP9350i at Office Max for $100. It even advertised a savings of $80. It came with tons of software and got good reviews. I couldn't find it on the internet at a cheaper price.
- I bought it
- Installed it
- Downloaded updates for all the software
- Wrote a music CD using both software (MyCD and MusicJukebox)
- Wrote a data CD using both software (MyCD and DirectCD)
- Backed up my entire 6gig system partition on 4 CD's along with 2 recovery floppies.
- Made a backup copy of one of my favorite games using MyCD.
I didn't trust the simplicity of the MyCD and Simple Backup software but they worked flawlessly. And fast, man its fast!!! My kids can do it - the software is so easy to use.
Some of the CONS I read about in others reviews I didn't experience, except for the 650mb limitation. Music CD's sounded great and I copied my game CD without any problems. For the price I paid I wasn't too concerned with the lost 50mb.
I have a more expensive HP at work and I can't say that its any better. It came with the Adaptec EasyCD Creator but I can't say that it was worth the difference in price. Also, this one came with the option to upgrade to EasyCD Creator for $50 dollars but I don't need it THAT bad:-)
Recommended:
Yes
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