Hi Doug,

I own a Sony USB CD-RW (4x 2x 6x). Installing it was a breeze. I like the flexibility and convenience of the USB. Once you have the device drivers installed, just plug in the device at any time and Windows98 will detect it automatically. I currently have two PCs and I can move the CD-RW around to backup files on both of them. BUT be aware that USB drives are not the fastest nor the cheapest out there.

HP has couple out there which are faster than my Sony. I which I would have waited a bit... It's worth looking into the HP ones.

Hope this helps,
Luis.

I just about an hour ago set up my new HP 8200E. It took all of 5 minutes, no problems whatsoever! Now to read the manual so I know what to do! I would recommend this to anyone.

I also am using the Sony Spressa CDRW USB model, along with a USB Zip drive and USB HP scanner.

The Sony CDRW works fairly well, but the included software "Hotburn" is sometimes difficult to use because of software limitations. The Adaptec software that comes bundled with the HP drives is much better, or can be purchased seperately for use with the Sony unit.

THANK YOU EACH
FOR THE USB INFO

I am using a SONY Spressa USB Plus CRX100E/x2 which is brand new and I can't get it to even be seen on my Dell XPS T600r running Win 98 SE despite the fact that I have installed the software, etc. Please help me! You can email me at tony@shortfest.com. Thanks very much.

Take good care,

Tony