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| CD Writers - CD-RW Drives Review, Rating & Buyers Guide |
| LaCie USB CD-RW Review, Rating & Buyers Guide |
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| If you are researching a new CD-RW Drive or CD Writer, we hope that
our LaCie USB CD-RW review, rating & buyers guide will
help you. LaCie's CD-RW drive was only one of two external CD-RW drives we looked at. External drives such as these are easy to move among several computers, which means they're perfect as back-up devices. But they also have several disadvantages: The two major ones are slower speed and greater cost. The LaCie USB CD-RW had one advantage over all of the other units we looked at. You can use it with a PC, a Mac, or share it between both because it ships with software for both types of computers. On the PC side, there's Adaptec's Easy CD Creator and Direct CD. Mac users get Toast for making CD-Rs and CD-RWs. This dual-system capability makes the LaCie drive perfect for an office that has both PC and Mac users. The USB interface makes switching computers literally a snap, and the use of a standard computer-style power cord means you can purchase a spare cord or two for a couple of bucks, leave it plugged in near each machine you'll move the LaCie drive to, and not need to worry about external power supplies. And if you have a fairly new laptop with a USB port, it's easy to add CD-RW capability to it by plugging in a LaCie drive. If you want a really easy-to-attach-and-use CD-RW, can live with so-so performance, and have a USB port and either Windows 98 or Mac OS 8, the LaCie USB CD-RW drive is definitely worth a look. Pro: Easy USB hookup, external drive can be shared with several PCs, works with Macintosh, good software bundle Con: Slow speed |
