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(More customer reviews)Pros:Power Over USB, Includes Nero Software & PowerDVD, Small, Relatively Quiet, Works with Vista, Lightscribe
Cons:Price
I was going to buy the cheapest external DVD drive, because Lenovo neglected to include an optical drive with my Thinkpad X61s.I'm glad I didn't.Even though the cheapest external DVD drive can be had for about half the price of this one, this drive has the advantages of being small and being powered entirely via USB.For a laptop owner, this is priceless.
The advantages of USB are two-fold.You don't have to worry about power.The DVD drive draws its power through USB so you don't have to worry about being near an outlet and can read a DVD on a plane or train or wherever.Since it only connects via USB, you don't have a mess of cabling to carry around with you and the unit is a lot more portable, which makes it easier to throw in your laptop bag.
Installation was easy as easy as plugging it into my laptop.The Install CD included additional software.They include a second USB cable to provide additional power if necessary, but the USB port on my laptop had no problem powering it and it's probably only an issue if you're using a hub.You don't get any AC adapters in the package, but if you have a USB to wall power adapter or usb to car power adapter I'm sure you could use that or order a part from LG if you need one.I don't see any need for that though as my computer powers the drive perfectly and only the first USB cable is needed.
My computer is running Vista and the drive and included software all work fine on my computer.
I'm really happy with it.
If you use a laptop without a drive or need a drive you can lug around with you then this is the drive for you.
If you're going to install this drive next to a desktop, because you don't want to open the case and the drive will live next to your desktop it's entire life, then you should probably go with something cheaper.
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This slim portable external drive integrates USB BUS Power, with an AC adapter for high speed. The unit has up to 8x DVD+R and DVD-R write speeds in addition to 8.5GB double layer recording.
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