electronics: dx-8a1h-05 (portable external drxs70u)

electronics: dx-8a1h-05

electronics:

Lite On External Slim 8x DVD+/-RW/ Lightscribe (DX-8A1H-05)

2 reviews

Lite On

Lite On

works great
This dvd writer works great. I bought it for an Acer "netbook" that doesn't have one built in. I bought a usb Y cable which uses 2 usb cable connections (one connects for data and one leeches power) and is supposed to negate the need for using a power supply for the dvd player. It didn't have enough power to run the writer, so I still have to use the power supply. Other than that it works fine. ...

Sony DRXS70U/R External Portable Slim-Line USB 2.0 DVD Drive

4 reviews

Sony

Sony, 2008

Yet another Acer Aspire One user
It seems like everyone and his brother is getting this to use with an Acer Aspire One. Well, it works fine with mine. When I installed the CentOS/Linux operating system, the installation software didn't automatically recognize the drive, and I had to pick from a list of CentOS's drivers. That was no problem, however. If you're going to use the unit to install a new operating system, or ...

8X DVD Rw- Bare Black/white

3 reviews

LG

LG

Perfect External Drive for your Laptop
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 ...