Hewlett Packard CD-Writer 9100i Burner

Pros: Quick creation of back up CDs. Simple software.
Cons: Kids keeps attempting to use it as a normal CD Rom.

About a month ago my computer was running so sluggishly and just didn't know what programs to run, and what not, that I finally decided I had to do the deed. I would have wipe the hard drive clean and then start from scratch to allow my computer to get...

Pros: oh where to start? speed, quality, ease of use, ease of installation
Cons: absolutely nothing at all

I’ve had my eye on a CD burner for several years. When they first came out, I remember them being as expensive as a monitor, and I said to myself, “No way. I can’t afford that, and I have my Zip drive if I need to archive anything important.”

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Pros: Low Media Cost, Easy to Use, Cost Effective
Cons: Not Recognized as a Backup Device by MS Backup

I have been trying to decide what type of backup device I needed for my computer. Up until about a month ago I was using 1.44MB floppies to back up by critical data files. Needless to say, this was getting very old – not to mention I was not backup up...

Pros: Easy to install, supported well, easy to use, very reliable
Cons: slow

I received my HP 9100 series as a gift from my father for Christmas of 1999. It's a CD-RW, 8x4x32. EIDE connections, and easy to install. HP impressed me here. Here's how things started out.

The drive came with two...

Pros: Very easy to follow instructions, simple to use software
Cons: Software detects all wav and mp3 files on the pc - can be cumbersome when burning music

As you may tell from the title of this epinion, I am not an expert on recordable CD-ROM drives. In fact, until I received the hp 9150i I had never used one.

I remember buying my computer, and thinking - "Six gig - how can anyone ever use...

Pros: Fast burning, simple installation
Cons: None

After my Iomega Zip drive died on me, I was looking for an alternative for backing up my hard drive and moving files between computers. After searching the net on CD writers, I decided on the HP CD writer 9110i because of the good reviews and the...

Pros: Easy to install. Burns CD-RW. Works under Windows ME
Cons: Not reliable in 8x write mode, software not as flexible as others

After many weeks of trying, I finally gave up on getting my external CD burner to work with Windows ME. But I had a ton of stuff on my two ME machines that I needed to burn to a cd, particularly backups of key work documents. So I went over to Office...

Pros: EASY TO INSTALL. NOT A COASTER (YET)
Cons: UGLY GRAY COLOR. SOFTWARE BUNDLED IS OF DUBIOUS VALUE.

I have a library of over 1000 CD titles. Having spent my college years around 8 BN (Before Napster) I got my music the old-fashioned way, I earned it.

Unfortunately, as I've amassed this library, I've learned several times over a hard and...

Pros: 8x write, 4x rewrite, 32x read, easy installation (w/ video), backup recovery, NEATO CD labeler, lots of software goodies
Cons: HP is kind of lacking in customer service

When I finally realized that my old CD burner had finally died, I began looking for a new one. I didn't have to look very long before I found the HP CD-Writer Plus 9100i.

My old CD burner could write at 2x, and near the end of its life, 1x....

Pros: Fast, easy to use, ATAPI interface means no extra costs, HP warranty, reasonable cost - cheaper than SCSI
Cons: average software package, constraints of an ATAPI system

I only played with this drive recently at several friend's houses and was fairly impressed with the speed and reliability of this drive. I can compare this drive to the 7200i and the 9200i drives by HP which I have in the computers in my house. Like...

Pros: Very fast and easy.
Cons: None. Its great.

During my trip to Best Buy for a new modem, I decided to bring my computer up to date with all the other computers on the market. I have a small hard drive and a large collection of MP3s, so I decided to go with a CD burner, or rather a CD RW drive. I...

Pros: efficiency, easy install, great write speed
Cons: can't burn playstation games

Ok, I got this for my birthday a week ago. I have been loving it since. I am only 14 years old, but I had this baby up and working in 30 minutes. You have to install it in your actual machine, but it's a lot easeir than it sounds. Once you've done that,...

Pros: Very Easy to Use, Burning MP3s, Software Bundle, Great Support
Cons: Limited Flexibility of Audio Software

The New Software Burns MP3s. I went through three different CD-RW units before arriving at HP's 9150. I was having difficulty burning MP3's onto a CD-R with my three-year-old system (Pentium 200Mhz). In the 9150i, I found a reasonably priced model that...

Pros: Burns in 9 mins, comes with good software, GREAT INSTALLATION VIDEO!!!
Cons: 8x burned audio disks sound bad.

I work for a retail outlet, and therefore am privy to certain deals that come along. Someone had bought the HP 9110i CDRW drive and had returned it. We always sell returned items on clearance, so I earmarked it for my later purchase.

After...

Pros: High writing speed, CD compatibility, rich feature set
Cons: Included CD writing software

I have owned Hewlett-Packard CD Writers since the 8110i, and I have been very pleased with both it and the 9110i. I upgraded from the 8110i because 4x writing speed was simply too slow for me because I was writing more CDs than average. Needless to...