In the same way, which explains why 16x burns are rarely much faster than 8x Furthermore, the numbers aren’t even calculated Numbers refer to the peak transfer rates, which are rarely reachedĮxcept under special circumstances.
Besides, like the power ratings on power supplies, these The same string of numbers can be found on just about every otherĬontemporary drive. Speeds that the Writemaster can handle, but these aren’t terribly interesting The front of the box lists a long string of numbers the proudly boast the data On the other hand, an external drive is a very convenientĪ smallish retail box holds the necessities but no extras. The optical drive often sees quite a bit of use, so it’s worth it to have one When working with multiple systems at once.įor a home user with just one or two computers, portability isn’t so usefulīecause there’s nowhere to move the drive to. The plug-and-play portability of an external drive is invaluable
None of them require an optical disk after Windows and some basic drivers are I can attest to this personally: There are at leastĪ dozen systems lying around SPCR in various states of (dis)assembly, and So, instead of putting a drive in every system (a significant expense even forĪ small number of systems), a much smaller number of external drives can be With many workstations that only rarely need to read or write an optical disk.
Portable optical drives are probably most useful to small or medium sized businesses But, opticalĭrives do not need to be portable to have this advantage: The discs they useĪre already portable. Large amounts of data can be moved between computers in this way. In the case of hard drives, it’s fairly obvious why you’d want it to be portable: The Octopus PC: It’s an external DVD burner with all the bells and whistles The Samsung Writemaster adds yet another tentacle to These devices use a single wire to connect to the PC at the center To become portable, including hard drives and optical drives. Double OPC technology enables to check not only in the inner but also in the outer side of the disc, optimising the laser power on each area in order to perform the most reliable writing.The day of the Octopus PC has arrived! High speed interfaces such as FirewireĪnd USB 2.0 have made it possible for all kinds of components Usually the outer side of the disc has lower writing quality because of the vibration and swaying of the disc makes the servo signal worse. Supports high speed writing even in low performance PC.ĭouble OPC (Optimum Power Control) in DVD+R Buffer Under Run technology prevent the Buffer Under Run Error and it enables Multitasking on the PC. Buffer Under Run occurs in high speed writing, when speed is faster than data transfer speed.
Prevents buffer under run error and enables high speed writing Supports both 12cm and 8cm standard round type disc.Īutomatically upgrades the latest firmware version through internet by continued support of newer media. No AC adaptor needed when reading and writing.
And the Manual Disc Eject function can let the disc ejected even when the power is off! Furthermore, this model supports both 12cm & 8cm discs. Just simply plug it to the USB port to get power and no need to worry about the AC Adaptor. Samsung 8X Tray load External Slim DVD Writer supports USB Bus Powered. The official marketing text of Samsung SE-S084 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black as supplied by the manufacturer