Iomega Super DVD Writer 16x Dual-Format USB 2.0 External Drive - DVDRW (+R dual layer) drive ( 33245 )

List Price: $130.00

Features:

• External DVD writer
• Fast writing speed
• Software included
• Double Layer technology
• One year warranty

Accessories:

Primera Signature Z1 CD/DVD Label Printer

Customer Reviews:

Life Expectancy Too Short [Posted on 2007-03-10]
I would have gone with a five-star review, if I had experienced a decent survivability rate.

It did a great job burning DVDs and CDs, but I would get quite a few errors on some DVD burn attempts that would coaster the blank DVD. I used Roxio Media Creator Version 7+ with decent results. My DVD player in my living room was sometimes finicky when I fed it DVDs burned on this player. Then, came the fateful day when it went Tango Uniform on me after only six months of service.

This would have been a five instead of a three, but hit/miss scenario with the DVD burn attempts, and the early Last Rites ritual pulled this rating down to a three.

As for the one star rating in this series of reviews, all I can say is that there is a different configuration for each individual computer that rolls off an assembly shelf, so it is striclty hit or miss, and I don't think that a DVD burner carries all the responsibility for poor performance.

Go ahead and get one, but if possible, but dedicate the PC it is used on strictly to burning DVDs. Also, do whatever it takes to keep the hardware and the hard drive(s) fast.

This item eats more media than it burns. [Posted on 2007-07-21]
I bought this new from Iomega and it goes through disks one after the other with media errors. I hate it!

For the most part, it does what it should. [Posted on 2007-08-01]
I used this burner with Roxio Toast software and was happy with the results. In order to minimize "coasters" I would burn the disc to an image file on the computer first, and then burn discs from the image file. Internal drives are always better because the data isn't going through a connection like USB, but for an external DVD solution this drive from Iomega is reliable.

This is a reliable device for data backup and portability. [Posted on 2007-09-13]
This Iomega Super DVD External Drive we are using for business data backup and portability. We have customers with different production environments ranging Windows XP SP-2 to Windows 2000. To support production we have few test machines setup according to production environment. Using this single Iomega Super DVD External Drive we don't need internal drivers for each machine. It is also very convenient to bring data at home. After you finish your job at home you can easily bring it back to work. So far the unit is working fine no problems. We are not using this unit very extensive just few times a week. Potentially we are planing saving money on computer orders without internal drivers.

GREAT BURNER, FAST & EASY [Posted on 2007-11-12]
I USED THIS PRODUCT ON MY LAPTOP, EASY PLUG AND PLAY, BURNER IS RELIABLE AND EASY TO USE ON ANY PC, PEOPLE THAT COMPPLAIN ABOUT IT MAYBE ARE NOT USING THE RIGHT SOFTWARE AND RIGHT DVDS, I HAVE TRIED ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT MEDIA DVDS AND SOME OF THEM ARE CHEAPLY MADE & WILL HAVE GLITCHES, THIS BURNER WORKS LIKE A CHARM

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