Product Description

Preserve, edit, and share up to 8.5GB of video, photos, and multimedia presentations on a single double-layer disc with the HP 1070i 20x Multi DVD Internal SATA Drive. It's easy with 20x Multiformat DVD Writer. You can record double-layer DVDs at up to 8x, recordable DVDs at up to 20x, rewritable DVDs at up to 8x, and DVD-RAMs at up to 12x. HP's Multiformat drive offers high speeds and double-layer recording, and it's LightScribe Version 1.2-ready for high-contrast labeling. Edit video, organize photos, and design slide shows with the included software Surprise friends and family with slide shows and home movies on DVD or CD Create disc labels on your desktop, then burn them directly onto gift discs with the latest LightScribe technology - Just flip and etch

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9606 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Hewlett-Packard
• Model: dvd1070i
• Dimensions: 4.00" h x 9.00" w x 8.00" l, 2.00 pounds

Features

• Box Content - Internal drive, Installation screws, SATA data cable, CD with software and user guide, and Quick start place mat
• Get excellent playback compatibility on DVD drives and players
• Record hours of video onto DVD with your PC, then play it back in your living room
• Double your storage space to 8.5GB per disc without having to turn the disc over or use single-layer DVDs
• Get higher transfer rates with the SATA interface, use the latest optical storage features, burn discs at high speeds

Customer Reviews

Very Good DVD Drive
I'm very pleased with the performance and quality of this optical drive. I have an HP so it works seamlessly with the unit.

Positive Summation: Works every bit as great as the included optical drive.

Negative Summation: TigerDirect has very poor customer service when I contacted them regarding this product. Sadly, the two gentlemen I spoke with over the phone have helped me in my decision to never purchase from TigerDirect again. Big deal, right? I'm one customer but they can bite the big one :o)

Not reliable
When it works, this drive is great. Creates nice CDRs and DVD-Rs with custom labels. Very useful.

The problem is that the drive doesn't work for long. The one that was originally installed in my HP Media Center PC worked perfectly for a little over a year, then started burning DVDs that would "freeze up" about half-way through when played on other DVD players. Since it had just gone out of warrantee, I had to go out and buy a replacement.

I got the replacement 1070i drive installed with no problem, although I had to load a bunch of Nero software that came with it (which I didn't really want since I already had perfectly good CD/DVD/Lightscribe software) or else the lightscribe feature wouldn't work.

But I did manage to get the drive up and running and it worked beautifully for about a month and a half. Then I started noticing a "flick, flick, flick" noise when it played CDs, which got progressively worse the further into the disc it played.

I called HP's tech support and was told to send them an email describing the problem with a scan of the receipt. I did so, and nearly a month went by with no response. So I called again and was told that they never got my email. In the meantime, the DVD burner has gone bad and I'm back to DVDs that will play for 50 minutes and then "freeze up".

I called again and was told to re-send my email. I'm still waiting for a response.

At this point I'd rather just get my money back and buy a different brand (I'll never buy an HP burner again, nor any other HP product for that matter), but I doubt that will happen.

no bat but could be better
SATA connection on the unit tends to break, should make it strong, I had to glue and paste to make the miracle of running it. by the way he has behaved quite well and I have not had any problem except for the connector.