Hewlett-Packard company has
introduced two new CD-RW drives with SCSI and USB interfaces--the
HP CD-Writer Plus 9200i series, and the HP CD-Writer Plus 8200e
series. The HP CD-Writer Plus 9200i is pound for pound, the
fastest read-write drive released to date. The SCSI drive writes
CD-R up to 8X, writes and rewrites CD-RW at 4X, and reads all CD
formats at up to 32X. HP's other new offering, the plug-and-play
HP CD-Writer Plus 8200e, has a USB connection, writes data at up
to 4X, and reads at up to 6X. Available software packages include
Adaptec's Direct CD and Easy CD Creator, NEATO CD Labeler, eFax
Filing Central, Broderbund Print Shop Multimedia Organizer Deluxe
or Professional, Corel Print Office, Sonic Foundry's ACID, and HP
Disaster Recovery. Both products are expected out at the end of
the month. The estimated street price for the CD-Writer Plus 8200e
is $349; the HP CD-Writer 9200i is $399.
Hewlett-Packard Company
800 South Taft Avenue Loveland, CO 80537
800/752-0900
Fax 970/635-1610
http://www.hp.com |