Cendyne CDRW 52X24X52 INTERNAL IDE (Cendyne-CDICD00173)

Reviewed by: digitalkine

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Strengths: The price - great deal from OfficeMax - $19.99 after $10 instant savings and $60 in rebates.

Weaknesses: Drive was loud.

Overall Evaluation: I was elated when I first bought this drive because of all of the positive reviews I read off of CNET, and the great deal I got from OfficeMax. But you can't believe everything you read. First off, I was disappointed to learn that this drive couldn't access music files that I had stored on cd-rs, and wouldn't let me download mp3s directly to the drive. Secondly, the InCD software would only allow me to format cdrw discs to use as data discs, which are more expensive than cdrs. Sorry to say, I ended up returning the drive for a full refund. I would've kept the drive if only it had worked with Adaptec's Easy Cd Creator and DirectCD. Otherwise, the drive was easy to install, and loaded software quickly.