Hot! $44 for an HP Internal 10x/4x/32X CD-Rewriter @ Amazon!

[tenly]

Hewlett Packard CD-Writer C4493B 9350i 10x4x32 Internal EIDE Kit

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List Price: $168.99
Our Price: $49.99
You Save: $119.00 (70%)
Used Price: $159.99

When checking out use one of those $5 off $35 codes from your fav site which gets this drive down to $44.99.


Features:

Internal IDE-interface CD-RW drive for PCs
10x write, 4x rewrite, and 32x read speeds
Record up to 650 MB of data or up to 74 minutes of audio
Write to an entire CD in as little as 8 minutes
Includes a robust software suite and an IDE cable

 

[littletemple]

Not bad, but shipping and tax makes it $57-58. Shipping and tax kills the deal IMO.

 

[JohnnyBlaze47]

Good find...decent deal, for a decent drive. BTW, I think this might be the one HP drive that you can mod to become a 12x drive. Not sure. Anyways, hope somebody can use a deal like this.

BTW, remember (back in the day) when we used to fawn over 8x and 12x drives? Not too long ago, but enough for us to see where TECH has come and gone.

 

[Jono182]

not a bad deal if you're only looking for a 10x...a 24x can be had for a little more and you'll definetly appreciate the increase in speed.

how can the list price for this drive be $170? outrageous IMO...a 32x can be had for $120 shipped at newegg. oh well!

 

[DavemanUT]

Couldn't you buy 2 and then get free shipping. It says free shipping on orders of $99 or more. Just buy something piddly to get it over $100.

D.C.

 

[DavemanUT]

Yep, I just got 2 in my cart for $94.98 total, shipping and tax, as shipping if free for $99+ orders, and there ain't tax in TN!

Too bad I don't need a CDRW!!

D.C.

 

[Kwad Guy]

Not a terrible price for a budget system, but since this drive comes
from the pre-burnproof era, it's truly two generations behind.
4x rewrite and no burnproof makes this an ideal drive for a system you're
building under price constraints for someone else...

This is a rebadged Sony drive, incidentally.

Kwad

 

[VH2000]

<< outrageous IMO...a 32x can be had for $120 shipped at newegg. oh well! >>



True!
But, I've got a 12x TDK drive and about 800 12x or 16x CDR discs.
So, I don't think I'll be upgrading to a 32x anytime soon!

I should pick up a couple of these 10x HP drives and bundle a couple hunred of the blank
CD's I have and pawn them off to friends. This might allow me to upgrade faster!

 

[T2T III]

<< Not a terrible price for a budget system, but since this drive comes from the pre burnproof era >>


Exactly. We have a 12x Sony at work (HP drives from this era were also based on Sony drives) and I'm lucky if I can burn a disc at 6x or 8x without getting a buffer under-run error. I'd pony up a few more bucks for something with burn-proof on it. You can find used 12x drives in the 'for sale' forum for good prices - which is well worth the investment for burn-proof technology.

 

[Lemondrop]

Use a 5 off 35 coupon floating around and get it for $52.93 shipped

 

[Harvey]

Unfortunately, this is not a great burner. I just got a LiteOn 24x10x40 to replace my previous 8x version of this HP drive. Both are the same Sony drive with no anti-coaster technology, and I got a lot of coasters with mine. So did friends with the same drives.

With 24x drives going for around $80, I've seen some very good deals on 16x drives with one anti-coaster setup or another.

 

[GooberedUp]

<<

<< outrageous IMO...a 32x can be had for $120 shipped at newegg. oh well! >>



True!
But, I've got a 12x TDK drive and about 800 12x or 16x CDR discs.
So, I don't think I'll be upgrading to a 32x anytime soon!

I should pick up a couple of these 10x HP drives and bundle a couple hunred of the blank
CD's I have and pawn them off to friends. This might allow me to upgrade faster! >>



I burn my 16x CD-Rs at 24x--no problem. I havent' tried 8x or 12x at 24x yet though.

 

[MysticMan1]

The Pacific Digital 24x10x40 (a Lite-on or Mitsumi mfg) at office Depot for $49.99 is still available, if you can find it in stock.

Link to deal

 

[wjsulliv]

Not hot considering all the 24x drives available for under $60 in the last couple of weeks.

2 Pacific Digitals are still available in Downers Grove, IL OD, and 2 at Lombar, IL OD.

Additionally, aren't lots of HP drives not supported by clonecd?

 

[scoreadeal]

Not a bad drive though for the cheapskates... coupons below!

 

[Lucky]

bump, good deal if you have a 10 off 50.

 

[MUNZDOGG11]

I got this drive last year for $70 in a historical PM at Staples. A decent burner, but as has already been mentioned, no burn-proof technology. Coastered more than a few on Nero and Disc Juggler with this drive. It's still currently my only burner, waiting for those 32x or 40x's to get cheap, could be awhile huh. "Robust Software" uh, okay, sure.....

 

[thegreatjeff]

<< Yep, I just got 2 in my cart for $94.98 total, shipping and tax, as shipping if free for $99+ orders, and there ain't tax in TN!

Too bad I don't need a CDRW!!

D.C. >>


Yeah this is a great deal if you buy 2 CD-RW drives since you get free shipping! Aaaaand for us lucky folks no tax either! Neener neener!

 

[MysticMan1]

thegreatjeff...(Yeah this is a great deal if you buy 2 CD-RW drives since you get free shipping! Aaaaand for us lucky folks no tax either! Neener neener! )

LOL, yes, why buy one obsolete CD-RW when you can buy two obsolete CD-RW and get FREE shipping.

 

[SpideyCU]

Ah, you can feel the love in here...

 

[DavemanUT]

<< LOL, yes, why buy one obsolete cd-RW when you can buy two obsolete cd-RW and get FREE shipping. >>



Haha. These things aren't obsolete. Come on, 2 CDRWs for less than $100, shipping and tax included. That isn't a horrible deal. No MIRs, no waiting on MIRs. Just pay ~$47 and be done.

D.C.

 

[LarryS]

Looks like it's out of stock now..

 

[thegreatjeff]

<< thegreatjeff...(Yeah this is a great deal if you buy 2 CD-RW drives since you get free shipping! Aaaaand for us lucky folks no tax either! Neener neener! )

LOL, yes, why buy one obsolete CD-RW when you can buy two obsolete CD-RW and get FREE shipping. >>


One Word: eBay (actually you can't get very much for em now on eBay, you can always use them to put in kid's computers or something. )