"...Hewlett-Packard today unveiled the company's first HP CD-Writer/DVD combination drive and a new high-performance HP CD-Writer drive. With these drives, Internet consumers are able to store and share music and images, and create their own custom CDs in less time.

The HP CD-Writer DVD Combo 9900ci drive is an internal drive that can be used to read DVD discs, download and store MP3 files and digital images, create custom discs and play CDs. While supplies last, customers who purchase this drive will receive DVD player software that allows them to play DVD movies or multimedia games on a PC.

The high-performance internal HP CD-Writer 9710i allows consumers to write 650 MB of data -- 74 minutes of audio to a CD -- in about five minutes. With this CD-writer drive, HP is offering one of the fastest write speeds in the industry today. HP CD-Writers provide a one-box solution for novice and expert users who want to create custom CDs. Both drives come with HP MyCD software to simplify the recording process. Both products are expected to be available in the United States later this month wherever name-brand computers and consumer electronics are sold.

HP 9900ci
Features: 12xwriting, 10x re-write, 32x reading (CD) and 8x (DVD)
Interface: internal IDE
Price: $349

HP 9710i
Features: 16x writing, 10x re-writing and 40x reading
Interface: internal IDE
Price: $299.." NULL