Hewlett Packard CD-Writer C4504A 8220e 4x4x6 External USB Kit

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000050AOR
• Item model number: 8220E
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
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• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Hewlett-Packard CD-Writer 8220e is a powerful external CD-rewritable drive for writing and rewriting CDs that can be shared universally among CD, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM players. With simple plug-and-play USB installation, this CD-RW drive lets you create, share, and store data on high-capacity CDs. Record up to 700 MB of data or up to 80 minutes of audio to CD. You can format a CD-RW disc quickly for use like a floppy with HP Fast Format, then just drag and drop files from Windows Explorer or save files directly to CD. The 8220e supports track-at-once, disc-at-once, packet, and multisession writing methods, and because it is an external drive, you can use it with multiple computers.

The Hewlett-Packard 8220e CD-Writer comes with a one-year warranty.

Product Description

It?s small, portable, and indispensable! Tuck this lightweight, durable CD rewritable drive into your briefcase, and take it with you! Easily share information from your laptop computer while on the road, in the office, or at home. No other removable storage technology offers as much versatility, compatibility, and portability!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

56 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good For people who want a really portable CD Writer, December 19, 2000

By	Supratim Guha Ray - See all my reviews

Though the 8220e External USB is not a very fast writer compared to famous yamaha etc but one thing is very nice that it is really a true portable USB Writer .I can use it in my office in any computer as I can plug it externally . So you dont have to face difficulty to install SCSI( SCSI installation is a nightmare ) or a IDE writer . Just plug it in the USB port and the WIN 98 ( Alert it does not support WIN 95 or NT ) do the rest . I really recommend it for people who dont like the installation hassle rather like a simple portable drive. I bought it for SONY VAIO PCG-F801 Laptop ( WIN-98 ) and it worked fine . I am happy with its performance . Only negative point I found is that it does not support WIN95 or WIN NT or Mac . I have a iMac but I cant use it . I think HP should come out with a Mac driver . So buy it if you have a USB PORT + WIN-98 and if you like a true portable drive .

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Burner works fine, Software has bugs, April 9, 2001

By A Customer

After reading the mixed reviews on the HP CD Writer 8220e, I decided to try it. I did not plan on using this machine a whole lot, just to burn a few CDs every now and then, so I wasn't looking for anything top of the line. And this CD Writer is definitely not that.

I was able to burn a couple data CDs successfully but when I tried to burn a music CD, I kept getting an error after the process finished, telling me the CD couldn't be written for some odd reason. I tried a CD from a different manufacturer - same result. Not only did it not work, that CD could not be used again. After wasting 5 CDs, I finally figured out that the problem is with the HP MyCD software. After adding the files to your layout, the software will tell you that you have extra time left, but then the CD-R will run out of space (without telling you). At this point, the software doesn't know what to do, so it ejects your CD, and you can't use it again. Not only that, there is no way to save your layout, so you have to design it all over again.

The best thing to do is leave at least 3 minutes of time available after adding files to your layout. Once I did this, the problem was resolved. Or you could spend $90 and get the Adaptec Easy CD Creator software, which is much more user-friendly and has fewer bugs.

63 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars compatibility nightmare, December 4, 2000

By	blair (durham, nc) - See all my reviews

i purchased this product to work with my dell latitude laptop which has windows 2000 loaded on it. i could not get the unit installed correctly - it just didn't work. finally after a half a day talking with hp customer service, i was informed that there was a compatibility problem with this unit and windows 2000. they are writing a fix for it, which should be done in 2 months.

they also said that there was a compatibility issue with dell latitude laptops.

i guess this was not my lucky day for buying. returned the hp and am buying another brand.