Iomega 31475 4x4x6 External USB CDRW Drive

Product Description:

ZipCD drives are the perfect complement to any hard drive. They read, write, or rewrite most types of CD formats, making it a powerful data management tool that can be used for countless applications, including the creation of personal digital photo albums, family history archives and customized audio CDs. You can use standard CD-Recordable (CD-R) and CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) disks to organize and archive files without cluttering up your hard drive or the network. And for road warriors, CDs are an efficient way to transport and exchange large files.Iomega ZipCD drives are easy to use - just point and click. Use it to back up and archive important files, or share multimedia presentations, original video, personal photos and Internet downloads. Plus, ZipCD drives allow you to record your original music on CD-R disks and play them in your home or car stereo. With bundled software to enhance performance, the ZipCD drive is a complete solution.
Product Details
  • Feature:
  • Store up to 650 MB data or 74 minutes of music on CD
  • External USB connection for Macs or PCs
  • Fast 125 millisecond access time
  • 2 MB buffer
  • Writing methods: disc at once, track at once, multisession, packet writing (fixed and variable)
  • Binding: Electronics
  • Brand: Iomega
  • Compatibility: PC USB
  • EAN: 0742709314759
  • FormFactor: External
  • HardwarePlatform: PC
  • Label: Iomega
  • Manufacturer: Iomega
  • Model: 31475
  • MPN: 31475
  • PackageQuantity: 1
  • Platform: Mac OS 9 and below
  • ProductGroup: CE
  • ProductTypeName: COMPUTER_DRIVE_OR_STORAGE
  • Publisher: Iomega
  • RemovableStorage: None
  • Studio: Iomega
  • UPC: 742709314759

Customer Reviews

Don't Waste Your Money and Time2004-02-15
Even when it was brand new I had about a 75% success rate with this burner. After wasting many hours and blank CDs, that rate, 10 months later, is 0%. You'll easily make up the savings of this inexpensive burner if you spend a few dollars more and get a better burner--I've shelled out $50 in discarded CD-Rs since I got this.
Unreliable2003-04-01
I recieved this drive as a gift Christmas 2001. Right off, burning CD's turned out to be a huge hassle as I had to "coaster" about half of the 50 or so CD's I attempted to burn in the first month. As it was pretty much the burner I was stuck with, I kept it, only to have it [fail]me by September 2002. Go with another brand.
DO NOT BUY2003-02-19
I was able to use my Iomega RW drive for a few months after I bought it. Then, one day, it would not recognize the drive. I have uninstalled and reinstalled many, many times and it still will not work. I have not been able to get any help from Iomega support. Also, sometimes the door to the drive would not open. I wish I had looked at the reviews before I bought it.
what's all the fuss about?2003-01-19
Now, I'm sure I'll get a rash of unhelpful votes for this, but sometimes I wonder if when people complain about problematic, inconsistent hardware and software, the actual problem is human error.

Then again, I really don't understand how anybody could screw up installing and using this drive. Having read many of the comments on this page before buying it with some trepidation over a month ago, I went through the documentation on Iomega's site throughly. After a few hours of reading I realised that I should have just plugged in the drive, connected the USB, and turned on the computer and installed the sugessted software. It's that simple, despite what some would have you believe.

The drive has worked well for me so far, writing more than a dozen CDs in both audio and data format at the 4x max, and while this is rather slow, I'm using it primarilly for back-up and for the price (this drive is now available cheap as a refurbished product on Amazon) it was well worth it. Also, no coasters yet. Some have suggested using only quality media for burning, though I did try a no name disc and it burned without a problem. Mostly I've used HP media.

Some people have pointed out compatability problems with Toshiba notebooks, so if that's your system, beware, but for someone looking for a cheep external it's really rather hard to beat this product

Works well but doesn't lasts2002-12-23
I was pretty happy with this unit. However, after around one year and two months it wouldn't start anymore. I expected more durability for [the moeny]. I don't think I'll waste my money with IOMEGA again.
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