Customer Reviews

Iomega 31429 16x10x40 EIDE CD-RW Drive

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

No problems at all with this burner. Installation took only 15 minutes, and I'm not a computer tech....

...i burned 3 cd's in twenty minutes. Every CD i made was perfect and there where no buffer underrun errors. The Included software (Easy CD, MusicMatch Jukebox Pro) was very helpfull in making cd's. I do know alot about computers and have run benchmarks and was very pleased. So all in all this was a good burner.

This thing is a hunk of...! The support was good, but its a hunk of junk. it sounds like it wants to die when it opens and closes. It refused to burn disc to disc with my dell machine because it said my existind drive was not capable of digital audio extraction. Dell said this was BS. Iomega said it was a software issue. Eventually the thing wouldn't even write from the hard drive.
P.S. it wasn't a plextor.

I bought this product on the basis of the reviews made by others and the fact that my PC technician recommended I buy one with "Easy CD Creater" software. This is the only one that I could find that clearly stated that it contained this software. I am very happy with it. I am a 67 yr old woman and I found it easy to install and use. If it is good for me it must be great for those of you who REALLY know what they are doing....

I just checked Philips' web site to see if they offer a 16x burner that's comparable in specs to this Iomega drive. Guess what? They don't even make a 16x drive! The fastest drive they currently offer is a 12x. So why/how in the world would they manufacture a 16x drive for Iomega?!? Now I don't know if this is a rebranded Plextor, but it sure as heck isn't a Philips. I thought the BurnProof name was trademarked by Plextor, so that makes me lean toward thinking that this is a Plextor drive. BTW, this drive has worked very well for me & it was a breeze to install. You can't beat the price either - ...That's just insane.

This CDRW is exactly the same as the Plextor PlexWriter 161040A (a high-quality burner -you can check the reviews here). Even the BIOS firmware is the same version as Plextor's. I guess Iomega will be passing along the firmware updates from Plextor. Includes the revised Burnproof 2 feature and builtin cooling fan just like the Plextor's. .... No high-speed CDRW blank is provided, only a 20x CDR blank.

All those people saying this is not a plextor 16x, why don't you open your eyes wider and look at the pictures of the Iomega on this site. It clearly shows that it has the fan and the exact same front and back faceplates. Compare it to the pictures of the Plextor unit. I own the unit so I know. If you don't own the unit, then don't disparage it!

I was actually happy to learn that this was a philips? (not a plextor), because it is one of the few cdrw drives that will backup some of the tougher game copy protections (like Max Payne, Diablo 2, etc.). I've been very happy with this drive, producing no coasters thanx in part to the burn proof technology. It is a name brand drive for a no-name brand price. Nuff said. update: so whoever makes this drive, it does backup the tough games and performs flawlessly. I saw mention that it could also be made by Lite-on? Sanyo? You make the call...

I have no idea if this is a good drive or not, but the person who said this is a plextor is either stupid or lying. I called both Iomega and Plextor to verify. This drive is manufactured by Philips.

Please do not purchase this based on the review of the seriously misinformed person below calling this a plextor. This thing is VERY average and is so far from being PLEXTOR that it's insane. If you want a cheap 16x burner, this is for you. It's philips, and after the philips 2600 burner fiasco with class action lawsuits, I want nothing to do with any philips product!