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Iomega 32885 CD-RW 52x32x52x USB 2.0 External Drive

Iomega 32885 CD-RW 52x32x52x USB 2.0 External Drive
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Product Description

With up to 52x32x52x write/rewrite/read speeds you can burn a 60-minute CD in less than 3 minutes on this rugged drive! Includes plug-and-play functionality for portability, buffer underrun protection for reliability, and Iomega® HotBurn® Pro software with advanced functionality for easy CD customization, burning MP3s, organizing digital photos, and jewel case creation.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #48039 in Consumer Electronics
  • Brand: Iomega
  • Model: 32885
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 7.00" h x 4.00" w x 10.00" l, 7.00 pounds

Features

  • Bulk/Retail - Retail
  • Device Type - CDRW
  • Read Speed - 52x
  • Internal/External - External
  • -- CD-RW (1x-32x / up to 650MB)

Customer Reviews

Love the drive, hate the software3
I like this little drive. It's smaller than the ZipCD650. I'm using this one with my Grape iMac 333Mhz. It comes with Charismac DiscBurn, which does basic job, but you can't make hybrid discs without a separate hard drive. Needless to say this is most inconvenient; you also cannot make mp3 CDs with it, and you can't name your CDs. (if you try to, you still just get Audio CD on your desktop.)

Toast does not recognize the drive and locks up the computer trying to find it. I realized this when I checked Roxio's compatible drive list and found the 52x32x52 wasn't there. (Apple system profiler sees it as one number, a different number is the Model number, neither number is on the list.) So! I'd love to use Toast with this but can't. I haven't tried it with DiscBurn.

I can use HotBurn basic with it, but again, I can't make hybrids or mp3 CDs, which were SO easy when I was still on 9.0 and had the ZipCD.

In short, it's hard to be 100% positive about the drive when it won't work without a program, and the programs I want to use with it won't recognize it. You can't even use it as a CD-Rom without a driver provided by the burning software. My recommendation for a Mac user is check with Roxio (who makes Toast) before you buy a drive.

non-working CD-RW drive1
Although the purchase and delivery process went smoothly, the product didn't work on either of my two Macs, or on a friend's PC. Among other things, the pins on the computer end of the power supply bent like feathers. But even absent that, the drive simply wouldn't load. I contacted Iomega (a hassle), and was authorized to return it, but was warned to return only those parts that needed fixing, as nothing else would be sent back. By the time the replacement came, I had mislaid the CD with the drivers on it. Now I have to go back to Iomega (only specified hours; only on weekdays) and try to get a replacement CD. The drive is also large and loud. All in all, I'm sorry I ever ordered it.

Iomega CD-RW4
This product works well. I am running OS/9 on a Macintosh G4 system and had no problems with the install. I was able to begin burning music CDs in a matter of minutes right out of the box.