HP DVD-Writer DVD100i drive user reviews

Summary I was very happy that my new computer came with a DVD RW drive, that is before I found out about the compatability issues. I made a backup of my files on the supplied DVD+RW media and was unable to read the disk in the DVD player that also came with the HP computer. Why put the drives together if they are not cross compatible. And now I find out that HP has no intention of upgrading their firmware so everybody that has a DVD100i will be able to write to DVD+R media is totally unaceptable. I have purchased 7 HP computers in the last 3 years as well as a few printers. I will have to think long and hard about buying anymore HP equipment.

Summary This product does not write data on a DVD-R or a DVD-RW. Please read the Web Site as to what this product does. http://products.hp-at-home.com/products/detail.php?high_level_category_id=3&category_id=15&sub_category_id=36&prodnum=C9619A

Summary Very good cd burner and good dvd player, nice choice of software that came with it and very east install but when it came to writing a dvd movie playable in a dvd player i just couldnt wait around 2 days, yes it was an extremely large movies but 45 minutes to get to 3 percent, get out of here, wouldnt recommend for large file dvd burns

Summary It is a great storage device if it can be read by other DVD readers. The purpose of backing up information is that you can retrieve it easily. The only way to do this is only through the HP100i once you burned the disc. Other DVD readers do not recognize the disc after it is burned.