An excellent all-round buy.
The original Creative CD-RW Blaster CD-Studio received a 'Recommended' award and a place in the PCW Best Buys. This updated package looks like it will follow in its ancestor's footsteps.
Creative CD-Studio RW8432E
An excellent all-round buy.
The original Creative CD-RW Blaster CD-Studio received a 'Recommended' award and
a place in the PCW Best Buys. This updated package looks like it will follow in
its ancestor's footsteps.
The drive offers eight-speed CD-R performance, compared to four-speed in the old drive. The four-speed CD-RW performance remains the same, but the CDRom speed has been increased from 24-speed to 32-speed. As a result, performance is admirable, with only the 10-speed Sony CD-R proving to be significantly faster.
The drive is pretty solid and sports a single eject button and an indicator light on the front fascia, along with the headphone socket and volume wheel. At the rear you'll find connections for both analog and digital CD audio cables, although there's only an analog cable supplied. Also bundled is an EIDE cable and four screws to mount the drive in your PC.
Creative has given a lot of thought to this bundle, supplying comprehensive
manuals for installing the drive and using the Nero Burning Rom and Prassi
software. Inside the box is a single CD-RW disc as well as 10 CD-R discs, but
where the CD-Studio really excels is in the media bundle.
Verdict:
A superb CD-RW package with
everything you need.