Iomega 32974 8X External Super DVD/rw

by Iomega

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001ACMXM
• Item model number: 32974
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 29, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The award-winning Iomega Super DVD Writer All-Format USB 2.0 external drive reads and writes to ALL DVD/CD formats and is now compatible with PC and Mac! It easily lets you create and share original DVDs/CDs of your data, music and photos. It comes FREE with the best DVD/CD-burning software -- like Iomega HotBurn Pro (PC only) for easy two-step CD burning, Sonic MyDVD and Cineplayer for video editing and video playback, and CharisMac Discribe.

CharisMac Discribe (Mac only) allows you to burn DVDs or CDs, reliably archive valuable data, effortlessly distribute massive amounts of information, make custom CDs and DVDs or create professional quality multimedia demonstrations! Plus, you get award-winning Iomega Automatic Backup software FREE for hassle-free backups. And, the DVD wizard takes the guesswork out of selecting the right software and disc format, whether you are burning DVDs or CDs. Iomega Automatic Backup and Symantec Norton Ghost disaster recovery software are included to protect your entire system in case your hard drive crashes.

The Iomega Super DVD Writer All-Format USB 2.0 external drive is the only drive you'll need to read and write ALL DVD and CD formats! Plus, this versatile drive features the fastest DVD±RW burn speeds on the market today. This superior drive easily lets you record, save, share and protect videos, music, photos or data because it works with ALL formats! And, the software that's included with your drive is the best -- and easiest to use. Save it all with the Iomega Super DVD Writer All-Format USB 2.0 external drive!

With the software you get FREE with your Iomega DVD drive, you can record from a VHS player or camcorder to create DVDs or VCDs. Depending on the capabilities of your current equipment, you may not even need to add any extra ‘video capture' hardware to your computer.

The DVD wizard, included FREE with your drive, takes the guesswork out of what software application to use for burning DVDs and CDs, creating and editing videos or photo slide shows, watching videos, ripping and burning music CDs, or automatically backing up your data. Just choose the task you want to do and the electronic DVD wizard launches the correct software title for you. It even helps you pick the type of disc that is best suited for your task!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good drive, software so so, April 30, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Iomega 32974 8X External Super DVD/rw (Electronics)

This is a good drive. Don't be fooled by another reviewer who had problems with it in Windows 98. If you are trying to use this with Windows 98, you probably don't have a fast enough computer to even begin to utilize this drive's potential.

Drive is nice and portable.... I take this unit between home and work with no problem. The unit has its own power supply, which isn't always ideal, but seems to be the norm these days.

The drive has good features. My only beef is that the included software is so-so. The "main" burning program is Iomega's own proprietary burning software. I tend to prefer industry standard/well known burners when it comes to DVD/CD creation (more features). Ghost 2003 is included, which is a definate plus for making bootable DVD backups of your system. Iomega also includes their own backup utility, but this simply isn't as good as Ghost. The Sonic DVD creation software is pretty basic. You can get more functionality out of Microsoft's free movie maker software, though.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm happy with it..., June 19, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Iomega 32974 8X External Super DVD/rw (Electronics)

The avgerage Amazon.com rating was higher when I purchased this drive (so was the price). It turns out it works just fine with my Windows XP PC. I purchased Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.0 also which picks up the drive with no problems. The drive is also compatable with Mac OS 10.2.7 or newer using the CharisMac Discribe software.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too much product, not enough info., March 17, 2005

By 

T. Lafferty "avid shopper" (Michigan USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Iomega 32974 8X External Super DVD/rw (Electronics)

I purchaced this drive for two reasons. I needed an external writing drive for my laptop, and I wanted to transfer VHS tapes to DVD. As an external drive, it seems to be a solid, well-built(although slightly costly) drive. I was very disappointed at it's ability to transfer VHS to DVD though. After installing the software and reading the manual, I found out that I needed to buy an additional video capture card. The really big problem there is that most cards on the market transfer analog video on your internal drive, making the external writer completely unnecessary. My advice would be to only buy this as a primary writing drive, of which there are equally good and less expensive models out there. If I had to do it over, that would have been my course.