Hewlett Packard CD-Writer C4493B 9350i 10x4x32 Internal EIDE Kit

by HP

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004W1U8
• Item model number: HP CD9350I
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

84 of 85 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great features, reliability., November 3, 2000

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Eric (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hewlett Packard CD-Writer C4493B 9350i 10x4x32 Internal EIDE Kit (Personal Computers)

I really like the HP writer series. I own a 9100i myself, and I have friends who own the newer models. They are all dependable. I have had very few problems with burning a CD with errors. These writers have the ability to 'test' the CD to be sure not to cause errors (which would be wasting a CD-R), so this feature is nice. The software they come with are easy to install, and easy to learn. It was a Cd wizzard to walk anyone through making a CD. So for all of you who have trouble figuring software out, have not fear, this one's covered. As far as I've seen it only has one drawback: They do not recognize 700MB CDs. You can use them, but it will only lety you use up to 650 MB. All in all, it's a great product. Hewlett Packard has always had reliable products to me. The price may be a little high, but for a product that you know won't let you down, I didnt' hesitate.

46 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars HP Rules, September 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Hewlett Packard CD-Writer C4493B 9350i 10x4x32 Internal EIDE Kit (Personal Computers)

I have an HP printer, HP Scanner, and this HP CDRW. None of the HP products has disappointed me. This CDWR comes with a big installation guide. So setting it up should be just a breeze. Also, recording a whole audio cd takes no more than 10 mins. A must for all music lover. Reason for 4 stars out of 5, the price is a little high. But if you want new high tech toys, you got to pay the price!!!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for Data, but I wouldn't use for music, January 21, 2002

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scott_from_dallas (Irving, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hewlett Packard CD-Writer C4493B 9350i 10x4x32 Internal EIDE Kit (Personal Computers)

The one I've used is one I didn't install, but having installed other CDRW's before, this one should be easy. HP is consumer oriented and my experience with their products is that they are easy to install and work well. That said, I wouldn't use this unit if you are solely interested in burning music CDs, either copying entire CDs or copying to disk and then compiling your favorite songs, for example, to another CD. I've used the HP software included here, but found the Nero burning software better. However, even with Nero, I still found skips on ultimate burned CD. I have no experience burning MP3s to CDs, so see other reviews for that.

Data CDs are another story. I have had no problems and routinely back up on CDRW critical data. I rarely use the 3.5 floppy anymore and probably won't use it unless someone else has to have a floppy. For the price it's unbeatable, but if you want one for music I would recommend Yamaha CDRWs.