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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Sad Product! A Finiky Problem Child... Oct 18, 2009 A REAL BAD Out of Box Experience!!!Really picky about the Media used! And Hangs every PC I try it on for Shutdoun and Restart! I can get it to burn CD's and DVD's using cheap thin TDK media. But it wont even recognise Memorex or SONY LightScribe media which is a little thicker, wont work for either data side or lightscrbe side (just squeaks and growles). If i put the same Memx or Sony Lightscribe disk in my desktop internal lightscribe unit No Problem. This unit is just finiky per media!
And If you dont unplug the unit b4 shutdown or restart it hangs up power off! Goes thru shutdown ok(no messages/errors), just wont power off and/or reboot if restarting... A real pain cause it occasionally will work correctly... (but is squeaky and noisy even when it does work)
The one i got is a real intermittant pain and anoyance!
The Nero 8 Essential software that comes with it is OK and not the problem, cause it does the same stuff on another machine with full blown burn software.
Wasted too much time with this unreliable finiky unit - Its goin Back!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
You MIGHT need the AC adapter-it's a simple concept Oct 09, 2009 This external optical drive is targeted towards the netbook market, and as such it is small and light. It works very well, as expected. The hangup for so many people is that it includes, and often needs, an external AC power supply. This isn't a fault of the optical drive-while reading discs draws little power, writing draws considerably more power and to ensure a reliable disc burn, HP recommends you use the power adapter. This is solely because the little netbooks can supply only so much current via the USB port. I have an HP Mini 110, and this drive, and do need the external power adapter some of the time, particularly when using other USB devices such as a mouse. Yes it's inconvenient and something else to carry, but I rarely carry it-it's more of a leave-at-home piece of equipment. I agree with other reviewers that the power supply should be included in the product photos.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Not a good one from the lightscribe pioneer!!! Aug 01, 2009 I bought this DVD burner thinking it to be a USB powered lightscribe burner. But to my horror the drive is not only AC powered, but also very slow (slower than normal). I am returning it right away. Going for a LG burner(also supports lightscribe)!!!
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
HP dvd 555s Jun 23, 2009 I bought this external DVD player for my Laptop because it has a power adapter and I don't care that it is somewhat big. I had bad experiences with external hard drives and DVDs powered through the USB port, sometimes they don't work at all or they are sluggish. This DVD works well and that's what counts. I like it.HP NC720AA dvd555s 8X External Multiformat DVD Writer
8 of 12 found the following review helpful:
It REQUIRES an AC adapter !!! Apr 02, 2009 What was HP thinking? This drive looks like it is targeted to netook owners. BUT, it requires a separate (but included HUGE) AC adapter to work. I might expect that for using the LightScribe etching but just to read a disk?
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based on 7 reviews
Sad Product! A Finiky Problem Child... Oct 18, 2009
You MIGHT need the AC adapter-it's a simple concept Oct 09, 2009
HP dvd 555s Jun 23, 2009
