TDK 840GE Indi 8x External USB 2.0 and FireWire DVD?RW Drive

Rating:
Summary: Sucked
Review: this piece of poo corrupted my computers files. now i had to reformat the hard drive and i lost all my important files. i am not pleased. i think the iomega super dvd burner at staples is alot better. It has its own backup software and burning software. Anyway i couldnt even turn the f**kin thing on. For all you computer users i suggest u go buy something else instead of being f**ked by target. thanks Timmy

Rating:
Summary: Better than I originally thought
Review: When I ordered this drive no one had reviewed it. It looked like a viable option for my Mac G4 tower. (When I purchased my G4 DVD drives weren't available for towers yet.)

Well, I just set the drive up and I'm disappointed. Not only is the software missing (!!!) but the machine won't power up. I'm not sure if it's the drive that's not working or if it's a faulty power cord, but I am very dsappointed that this product does not work.

I'm going to contact TDK to see what they might do to remedy this situation and will update this review when I get some action.

**I contacted TDK and they very quickly agreed to send out a replacement part (power cord) and asked that I call them if it hadn't arrived within a week. I liked that - they were concerned enough to make sure that the part arrived within a specific and short time frame. Unfortunately I did have to contact a different department (via e-mail) for the software. I did hear back within a few hours that they had shipped the software to me.

**Now that I have the software and the cables, this baby works like a dream! I can use the drive using either OSX (10.3-Panther) or OS 9.2.2. I have not had any problems reading/writing CDs or playing DVDs (haven't tried to burn a DVD yet). Even though it was a hassle to get the software and the new powercord, the drive was worth the money.

Mac Users take note! The software included is sparse for Mac users. You will need to get a DVD controller/player from another source. I recommend getting VLC (free! from MacUpdate.com).