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Out of the box: external CD/DVD drives | More resources
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 Felisa Yang, associate editor | What do you do when you need to install a new component in your computer? Right, you call your tech-savvy sister-in-law. Ever consider doing it yourself? No? That's OK. If you think a master/slave jumper might be some sort of adults-only jump-rope game, these external CD/DVD drives are for you. You won't have to open your computer's case to muck around in its guts. Simply plug the drive in via the USB port, install the software, and you're good to go. An added benefit is that these external CD/DVD drives are portable, and you can share them with your fellow technophobes.
On the downside, you'll pay more for an external drive than for its internal equivalent. And external drives are always slower at reading and writing discs than similarly rated internal drives. But if you don't mind these drawbacks, check out these external drives.
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Iomega SuperDVD QuickTouch 16X |
Iomega Super DVD QuikTouch |
LaCie d2 DL 16X DVD+/-RW |
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| Review date | May 11, 2005 | June 24, 2004 | April 14, 2005 |
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6.0
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7.0
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| Review summary | This double-layer drive is versatile but is easily outpaced by other external DVD drives. | Iomega's jack-of-all-trades DVD burner turns out to be a master of none, though it does include good software and support. | This double-layer drive is expensive, but it's one of the fastest we've come across thus far. |
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| User comments | Be one of the first to rate this product! | 5.2 Average (from 5 users) | 5.4 Average (from 5 users) |
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| CD / DVD type | DVD?RW (+R DL) | DVD?RW / DVD-RAM | DVD?RW (+R DL) |
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| CD / DVD read speed | 40x (CD) / 8x (DVD) | 32x (CD) / 12x (DVD) | 40x (CD) / 12x (DVD) |
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| CD / DVD write speed | 40x (CD) / 8x (DVD-R) / 12x (DVD+R) / 4x (DVD+R DL) | 24x (CD) / 4x (DVD-R) / 8x (DVD+R) | 32x (CD) / 16x (DVD?R) / 4x (DVD+R DL) |
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| CD / DVD rewrite speed | 24x (CD) / 4x (DVD?RW) | 16x (CD) / 2x (DVD-RW) / 4x (DVD+RW) / 3x (DVD-RAM) | 24x (CD) / 4x (DVD?R) |
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| Software type | Iomega Automatic Backup , Sonic MyDVD , MusicMatch , DVD Wizard , Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 Starter Edition , Sonic CinePlayer , Iomega HotBurn Pro | Iomega Automatic Backup , Sonic MyDVD , Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition , MusicMatch , DVD Wizard , Drivers & Utilities , Sonic CinePlayer , Iomega HotBurn Pro | Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.2 , Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 , Roxio Toast Lite 5.2.2 , Roxio DVDMax Player , Drivers & Utilities |
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| Min Operating system | Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition , Microsoft Windows XP , Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition , Microsoft Windows 2000 | Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP | Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP , Apple MacOS X 10.1.2 or later , Apple MacOS 9.1 |
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| Product name | Iomega SuperDVD QuickTouch 16X | Iomega Super DVD QuikTouch | LaCie d2 DL 16X DVD+/-RW |
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| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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| Price range | Email me when this product is available | Email me when this product is available | Email me when this product is available |
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