Binding: Electronics Color: Black Label: Made in China Manufacturer: Made in China Publisher: Made in China Sales Rank: 2711 Studio: Made in China
Features:
High Speed USB 2.0
Writes CDs DVDs & Dual layer DVDs
Powers from USB (no power supply required)
Editorial Review:
Product DescriptionThese drives are USB 2 but also work with USB 1, they do not need an external power source and are powered directly from the laptop. They are both very small and portable drives and come with all cables that are required. These drives are compatible with any laptop running Windows 2000 or XP. This product can read and write both CDs and DVDs.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Overpriced for the quality of the product.
This thing is extremely loud. I can't stress just how loud it is without typing in capitals and looking like a clown, so I'll say again, this thing is EXTREMELY LOUD.
When I say loud, I'm referring to the machine's whirring and clicking and vibrating across the table, not the audio level of the cds it plays. It honestly sounds like a power tool is being used in the house. You will probably regret buying it.
Rating: - Expensive paperweight
Very prompt delivery, but the item didn't work properly: it played CDs fine, but not DVDs, despite everything I tried. I contacted the vendor, who sent a replacement (again very quickly) but that didn't work at all - again I tried everything I could think of, but it refused to play any discs of any type.
I asked the vendor again, explaining all the things I'd tried, and he was stumped too - for the tiresome details, see the comments below. The vendor could only suggest returning ... Read More
Rating: - Works well, but can it withstand a knock or two?
This drive works fine - it only needs one USB port, by the way - and it is indeed slim-line. My only reservation is that although it has a metal casing, it feels like one slight impact could easily knock the laser out of alignment. Impacts happen when you're on the move, and this worries me, especially with all the Chinese bits of paper that greeted me whenn I opened the box (I mention this because in my experience Chinese electronics are more prone to breakdown than those from other countries - ... Read More
Rating: - Good but not it claims to be
The Drive is very good for the price, slimline and portable. It works very well as a plug an dplay device, and goes very well with my Eee PC 1000H. However, when the drive arrived i was a bit annoyed that it was not black as advertised, but silver. its not really a problem, just a bit of false advertising on the part of amazon. But the drive is a fantastic bit of kit, and i would thoroughly suggest buying it.
Rating: - Slimline USB External Dual Layer DVD+-RW Drive
I bought this to go with my EEE PC 900. It has the option of drawing external power from mains or can both read and write using just the power from the laptop through its usb connection. If you have the black EEE PC this drive is a must, ultra thin and portable, just the way the EEE PC like it.
- Overpriced for the quality of the product.
- Expensive paperweight
- Works well, but can it withstand a knock or two?
- Slimline USB External Dual Layer DVD+-RW Drive