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Samsung Slim External DVD Writer SE-S084B

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Gadget TV

Friday October 30, 2009

Netbooks

are great; they're portable, just powerful enough and last forever on a battery charge. However, one thing they're missing is an optical disc reader / writer. Products like the

Samsung Slim External DVD Writer

step in to fill the void. This small form factor DVD writer connects via USB and allows netbook, MacBook Air or other optical drive-free computers to install software from discs or backup via DVD.

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Samsung Slim External DVD Writer
$50 - $80

What it is: A small 8x, USB-powered DVD writer / reader.

- About half the size of an Acer Aspire One netbook.

- Combined with your netbook, it's still lighter and smaller to carry than a full-sized notebook.

- Mac and PC compatible.

- Burns +R, -R, +/-R and RW DVDs.

- 8X DVD writing and 24X CD writing.

- No driver installation required as tested on Mac OSX 10.5.8.

- Includes a USB Mini B to two full USB cable. In our tests, we only needed to use one cable on a MacBook Pro, whether plugged in to power or not.

- Includes burning and DVD mastering software from Nero. This software is PC only.

Included software: