Hewlett Packard C4464B CD-Writer Plus 8250i (Internal Drive)

by HP

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004SPT8
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Hewlett-Packard's top-of-the-line multimedia, multipurpose CD-RW (rewritable) drive gives you the power to be productive. Its fast performance gives you fast results. It's easy to write data, photo, audio, and video files to a CD--with one-step drag and drop, your files can be stored on a CD in seconds, and you can easily make backup copies of any CD.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

85 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, April 30, 2000

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Christopher Smith (College Station, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hewlett Packard C4464B CD-Writer Plus 8250i (Internal Drive) (Personal Computers)

This drive manages to write to every medium I can throw at it at a reliable 4x speed. Even audio, the most demanding application, records perfectly. I have never written a coaster because of this drive, only when Windows crashes.

I use CD-RW discs for secure storage--you can read and write them just like a floppy (though faster than floppy) and then pop it out and carry it off.

The drive can also perform digital audio extraction for recording to MP3 or for CD copying, but I recommend an additional low-cost read-only drive (I use Creative) if you're planning on writing audio CD's; this will allow you to record without having to swap discs.

The install routines worked properly; they're the kind where you just tell it where to install and it installs software and drivers for you. Their (bypassable) software provides one-click access to the different capabilities of the drive.

I think HP has an 8x drive out, but this one is still a solid performer and does everything I've asked it to.

69 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HP CD Writer 8250i, May 7, 2000

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"spinner90" (San Diego, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hewlett Packard C4464B CD-Writer Plus 8250i (Internal Drive) (Personal Computers)

This is an awsome CD burner. It has all the functions and reliability that comes with an HP product. It is easy to install and to burn. Easy CD Creator and Direct CD make it easy to make audio and data CDs. The speed is fine, too. I believe it is better to use it at 4x speed and get a good burner rather than get another burner at 12x speed and come out with a terrible burn. This is a great buy for the price.

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pleased with my purchase of this product., June 21, 2000

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Rene (Connecticut USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hewlett Packard C4464B CD-Writer Plus 8250i (Internal Drive) (Personal Computers)

I installed this drive into my Gateway G6-233 with no problems. The package comes with a CD that includes the software and a helpful video on how to do the install. The total process took about 20 minutes at a leisurely pace. No special technical skills are required, but it helps to have a general idea of what the various parts inside your computer do and how they are connected. I did wish that they had included an audio cable to connect the CD-Writer to my sound card. This will only be a problem if you want to keep your existing CD drive and need two cables.

I am new to "burning" CD's and was somewhat surprised to learn that it takes just over an hour to format a disk for data use. However, HP allows you to do the formatting in the background and begin to use the disk within minutes. A disk for audio use is ready without any formatting. I use the data disk to back-up my Quicken data and this is now done in seconds instead of the few minutes it took with the floppy drive. I have done some audio CD's and the sound quality is excellent. Use CD-R's for music and CD-RW's for data. CD-R's can be played on most CD players, CD-RW's can't.