Thus, you'll need to purchase these items separately - a not trivial expense. An IDE drive with similar specs to the 9600i is the 9510i. Other models sacrifice speed and buffer size for lower price-points. HP's lowest priced high-speed unit is, at this writing, the 9150i. The newest models from the company provide buffer underrun protection, but several older models do not.
Software bundles vary, as do the original equipment manufacturers of the drives.
The 9110i , for example, is bundled with Adaptec Easy CD Creator, DirectCD, Acid, FilingCentral, and the multimedia organizer and CD labeler titles. In short, this kind of market performance is a Good Thing. It virtually ensures that the drive will be well supported by new software titles and updates. Easy CD Creator and Direct CD, the tools we use most often here at PC Buyer's Guide to create CDs. We recommend making sure that the software version of Easy CD Creator is at least 4.0.