Customer Reviews

Iomega CD-RW/DVD-ROM + 7-IN-1 ( 32888 )

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This is a great CD burner. I had to get a new one after the internal burner that came with my computer stopped working. CDs burn very quickly and the HotBurn software was easy to install and easy to use. Pretty foolproof. Bonus that it comes with all the flash-card readers. I don't really use them but it's nice to know they're there in case I need them. The player connects via USB to the CPU but there's an extra handy USB port on the device itself, so you're not losing a port.

My only minor complaint is that there's no way to turn the device off. Once it's plugged in it's automatically on. Also, the eject button is directly below the CD tray when it pops out, so if you place the device on a table you have to put it close to the edge if you want to use the button to close the tray. Otherwise you have to push the tray back in with your hand instead of the button.

All in all it's been quite good. The main reason I bought it was because of the burner, which so far has worked flawlessly. I've had it for three months and it hasn't given me any problems.

Really great burner with the high speed USB 2.0 connection. Come with 7+1 card reader, it is affordable. I agree with Peesez if only the eject/close button is not below the tray and if the device automatically power-off when computer shut down, otherwise it'll become the greatest cd burner!

Initially, the Iomega CD-RW/DVD-ROM + 7-IN-1 seems to be a deal for its price. But once you get it out of its package trouble begins. While it offers compatibility with Mac OS X according to the packaging, it is not compatible with the system, and despite numerous attempts to get it to work properly, all I could do is burn CD-RW and not watch DVD's unless they were ripped onto the harddrive.

As it is USB interface, it is slow, very slow.

In addition, I own several flash cards of various sizes and not a single one would fit in any of the card ports this drive offers.

If you are a pc user, then you might get it. If you are a Macintosh user, you would be better off buying a firewire based drive that is more compatiable and much more fast.