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HP DVD300E

Wednesday October 08, 2003

Hewlett-Packard

$549

Price at time of review.

User Rating:

HP is attempting to reverse the stigma associated with external drives being slower than EIDE counterparts by not only supplying both USB 2.0 and FireWire, but by burning at the same 4x speeds as fixed devices. Geared towards both home users and enterprise, it sports a software package for data backup, while the HP memories disc creator allows you to create slide shows and store digital images for archival purposes.

Supplied with manual and a single DVD writable and rewritable, you can start your burning right away. Its cost did lower its overall rating, but at $250 cheaper than the Sony, this is perfect for travellers and those after portability above all else.

Written by Staff Writers

Tags: HP | DVD300E

This article appeared in the November, 2003 issue of PC Authority.

Products also reviewed in the Group Test Labs: DVD Burner Roundup - Introduction:

Pioneer DVR-A03

RICOH MP5240A

BENQ DW400A

AOPEN DRW4410

LACIE DVR-160D

LG GSA-4040B

NEC ND-1300A

PLEXTOR PX-708A

SONY DRX-510UL

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