QPS QPCDRW161040FEM External 16x10x40 FireWire CD-RW Drive

by QPS

Product Details

Product Manual [1.44mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005B63N
• Item model number: QPCDRW161040FEM
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The External FireWire CD-RW drive from QPS Inc. delivers fast 40x read, 16x write, and 10x rewrite speeds for storing data or audio on high-capacity CDs. Compatible with PC and Mac computers, the drive features a FireWire 1394 interface for easy plug-and-play installation, a generous 2 MB buffer, and 140 millisecond average access times.

Engineered into the drive is QPS BURNProof technology, which eliminates buffer underrun errors in fast write modes and allows multitasking on your PC while burning CDs. In addition, included software enables you to use your drive for drag-and-drop data file transfer and for creating custom music CDs quickly and easily.

QPS offers a one-year warranty on the external 16x10x40 FireWire CD-RW drive.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, August 10, 2001

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t9k (Bethesda, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: QPS QPCDRW161040FEM External 16x10x40 FireWire CD-RW Drive (Personal Computers)

Returned a loud buzzy Iomega Predator and got this instead, and it is much better. Operation is nearly silent, and it burned a 16x CD-R flawlessly while I kept the computer busy doing other work. It is bigger than the Predator but also feels much more solid.

There are two versions of this out there: one that embeds a Teac drive (you can see the label through the case) and another that embeds a Plextor drive. Other reviewers have praised the Plextor flavor but I have the Teac and it works great as well.

The carrying case it comes with sounds trivial but it is well designed if you need to travel with all the stuff that comes with it (cable, power cord, etc.).

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fully capable little box, August 13, 2001

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Peter Hentges (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: QPS QPCDRW161040FEM External 16x10x40 FireWire CD-RW Drive (Personal Computers)

I needed a CD-RW drive for my iMac and, since I had FireWire connectivity, I went looking for FireWire drives. The QPS drive was the fastest drive available at the time for what I deemed a reasonable price and it had received good reviews so I picked it up.

I have not been disappointed. Documentation was well done and connecting the drive and setting it up to burn CDs was a snap. Though the packaging contained third-party software, I chose to use Apple's iTunes to burn my first CD, in order to check on compatibility. The burn was flawless and seemed fast (though I have little basis for comparison) and has played well in several different systems.

So for quick, easy CD burning for your Mac, I can highly recommend the QPS drive.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Actually 24x10x40x Model, September 28, 2001

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J. Labonte (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: QPS QPCDRW161040FEM External 16x10x40 FireWire CD-RW Drive (Personal Computers)

QPS has released a newer model with faster write speed---Invest P>I am a devoted laptop user and hardcore CD burner. My options for laptops have always been limited to slow write speeds, even for internal models (8x max). I hooked up the QPS to my Dell's 1394 port using a Belkin 6pin to 4 pin FireWire adapter cable. I still had absolutely no trouble with it, setup took about 3 minutes (most of the time was rebooting), and I am burning full music CDs in about 7 minutes. This is an outstanding leap in technology. I would give it 10 stars if I could.