Epinions Recent Reviews for Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Poor Customer Service

Thu, 8 Mar 2001 22:28:24 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jfeng - I got this burner about 1 year ago and used for 4 or 5 times, then it doesn't work any more. The error message shows as "Burning Error due to Output Device". Then, I called their support and ask for help several times. They always blame my system is...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: What a great buy!

Mon, 12 Feb 2001 11:23:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ldymouse - Wow .... How nice to finally be able to write cds in half the time..

I originally owned a phillips exteranal cd writer. It was very dependable.. Just very slow.. The write speed was only 2x and it took anywhere from 30 minutes to a half an...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Never buy from Phillips

Sun, 12 Nov 2000 17:45:47 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author tzwirb - I got a Philips 400 series CDRW for Christmas of 99. I make three coasters for every cd I burn. I have borrowed and used several other brands in computer with absolutely no problems. When I try to contact Philips for help I get not reply. There is no...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Burns like a bonfire

Tue, 3 Oct 2000 15:57:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dlmac99 - A year or so ago, I decided to step into the present and construct a new-fangled adding machine that wouldn't give me the dreaded blue screen of death every time I sneezed. It was also decided that this modern 20 pound paper-weight should have some sort...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: CDRW affordable and easy

Mon, 11 Sep 2000 13:46:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GrnEydCowboy - Phillips CDRW - 400 Series

I have read a lot of reviews on this Phillips product here at Epinions, some good and some bad. Personally, I have had no problems with mine other than a few errors on my own part, and feel it is an excellent...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Better buy a Yamaha

Mon, 11 Sep 2000 10:51:59 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author hiro75 - I bought a Philips burner from Circuit City for about $250. I hooked it up and installed all the software (write2cd and packetcd) included with the drive. I tried to use my brand new drive but it would not work. I would get buffer under run errors when...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Coasters make good Frisbees

Fri, 4 Aug 2000 12:54:25 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author molydeus - I bought this about a year ago in the hopes of being able to make backups of my playstation games. I don't konw much about computer hardware, but I didn't have much trouble installing it. Hardest part was trying to get all the wires back inside the...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Philips CDR's = Pain In The Butt, READ THIS!

Sat, 8 Jul 2000 08:04:43 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Syntax - You wont believe this story, 3 Repairs 2 Replacements and 1 upgrade this will be the longest review I have written, and if you review Philips please refer people to read this.. I want everyone to know the truth. It all started in 1996 with a CDD 2000...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: A good value

Sat, 1 Jul 2000 18:32:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author elsaf - I've had my Phillips internal 400 series CD-RW installed for about three weeks now and I've had no problems with it. The installation was a breeze -- Windows 98 detected it and installed the right drivers, and I was off and running in something under 20...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Terrible software and support for 400 series

Sat, 27 May 2000 21:37:02 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jc650 - I purchased the Philips CDRW 400 Series IDE internal drive for making audio CDs and as an alternative to getting a Zip or Jaz drive. I bought this product instead of a HP CD-Writer because it was cheaper and it received decent reviews. Boy do I regret it...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: philips = great

Sat, 6 May 2000 14:33:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gemini_666 - This CD rewritable drive is absolutely AWESOME. I can't believe how cheap it was, too, as compared to other CD recordable, or CD rewritable drives. If you plan on burning some compact discs, this is the product to get.

I have had the CD-RW...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Way Better Than A Zip Drive!

Fri, 28 Apr 2000 20:07:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Veryhomicidle - This is truly the best way to store portable information. It is the best for many convenient reasons. First, most computers have a cd drive but not all have a zip drive. Also, with a cd you can store six times the amount of information then you can on...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: I've been burned, but in a good way.

Thu, 30 Mar 2000 21:04:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jatznic - In the ever-expanding need for storage space, you head to your local computer store. Browsing through their large selection of CDRW drives, you stumble across the Philips 400 series. You are immediately attracted to its sleek design, that black and...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Good writer, but don't plan on no hassles

Mon, 20 Mar 2000 21:54:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author baillieul - The philips cd burner is a good piece of hardware. However, the software that comes with it is absolute drivel. I wasted at least 7 cd's because the stupid software kept freezing up. In addition, it is incredibly complicated and the lack of a manual...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Philips Makes Things Better

Mon, 20 Mar 2000 01:15:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author romeo68 - Just take a look at Philip's Internal Cd-ReWritable 400 Series, PCRW404K, just look at the color, the style, aren't you just in love with it already? not even mention the functions. with 4x write, 4x rewrite, and 32x read, the speed that is fast...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Easy, efficient, versatile

Fri, 17 Mar 2000 00:10:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author miguel-belbut - I bought my PHILIPS CDRW Series 400 in January 2000. My model is PCRW 404K, internal. It can read at a maximum 32x, and write or rewrite at 4x.

This model wasn't too expensive, by that time, and now it should be an even better deal. I've had no...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Burn Your Own CDs

Wed, 23 Feb 2000 00:50:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Joel5816 - I purchased the Philips CDRW so I could burn my own music CDs. While it is a little bit more expensive than some of the other models it was well worth it. The software that it comes with is easy to use. You don't have to spend a lot of time figuring out...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: It's so easy to use!

Sun, 30 Jan 2000 02:07:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author KFlood - I choose the Philips Recordable/ReWriteable 4x/4x/24x CD-ROM because the cost was so reasonable -- only $199. The drive came installed on my newest computer, so I didn't install the hardware. However, I've had to reformat my hard drive recently, so I...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Phillipz you go !

Wed, 26 Jan 2000 00:49:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fortran - I bought a Phillips Burner a year ago and I still use it today im very happy that I bought it. Its an internal model ran me about 300 bucks. I can burn full 650 min cds in about 20 mins which is not that bad. The quality of the music cds are great I...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Burn, Baby, Burn!

Mon, 24 Jan 2000 20:23:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author KPReyn - I was recently in the market for a CD burner, so I picked up this little baby for a very respectable price at Best Buy. I've burned quite a few CDs since, and they all turned out very well. It burns at 4X, rewrites at 4X, and reads at 16X. I installed...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Good Canon Fodder, Bad CDRW.

Tue, 18 Jan 2000 22:24:10 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author annasocial - I bought my Philips CDRW 400 series from Best Buy in October of last year. I have an IBM Aptiva (don't remember the call numbers on it) with a PII 400mhz processor and 128RAM running Windows 98. I too did the jghanisco song and dance with my CDRW...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: The excellent external CDRW

Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:38:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author davtmar - I recently bought a Philips external CDRW 400 series cdrw drive (4X 4X 16X) with a PCMCIA connection, and it’s been a wonderful help to me. I have many cds of my own performances, and I was tired of paying someone to make copies of them, so I decided to...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Am I the only one that likes it?

Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:20:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Slipknot - Everyone is saying that this CD-RW is not good at all. I don't see where they are coming from. They say that is gives you headaches, and that the software is not good at all. I am totally against that. I recently purchased this CD-RW, and I...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: Philips PCRW404K: just say NO unless you love migraine headaches

Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:46:49 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lawgirl - I received this product Christmas '99 as a gift. I was so excited- it has a really cool look and I trusted philips products. I should have known better. I had to take my computer apart because this is an internal CD rewriter. I know a lot about...

Philips PC Internal CDRW 400 Series: CD creation ease, with other software

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 23:46:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Chod - After having a 2X CD-RW drive, I wanted to move into the realm of a 4X CD-RW, and came upon the Philips 404K. This drive is a 4X write, 4X re-write, and 32X read. This means that you will be creating full CDs in about 20 minutes or so and copying from...