PIONEER DVR-SK12D External Slim DVD Writer - Blue

by Pioneer

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000ET9K6
• Item model number: DVR-SK12D
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 10, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The new slim, external DVD/CD writer is ideal for Laptop users on the go. It's portable, easy to connect and offers broad format compatibility. Professionals on-the-go can easily connect this stylish recordable DVD/CD writer and transport it with them wherever they go. The new drive is 138 x 22 x 162mm and weighs just over one pound. It supports multiple DVD media formats and plugs into standard IEEE 1394 (FireWire) and USB 2.0 ports.

Product Description

The new slim, external DVD/CD writer is ideal for Laptop users on the go. It's portable, easy to connect and offers broad format compatibility. Professionals on-the-go can easily connect this stylish recordable DVD/CD writer and transport it with them wherever they go. The drive is 138 x 22 x 162mm and weighs just over one pound. It supports multiple DVD media formats and plugs into standard IEEE 1394 (FireWire) and USB 2.0 ports. DVD-R 4.7GB*1, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW; CD-R 700MB (Type 80), CD-R 650MB (Type 74), CD-RW, High Speed CD-RW.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent option for laptop users, November 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: PIONEER DVR-SK12D External Slim DVD Writer - Blue (Personal Computers)

This thing is sweet. I've got a Dell Latitude laptop and this thing has been the perfect addition to my system. It's got both USB2 and Firewire connections and it burns in DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW formats. I've gone through a 25-spindle of DVDs and have yet to have any problems or standalone player compatibility issues. It's also really thin and light--very portable.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great but.., April 18, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: PIONEER DVR-SK12D External Slim DVD Writer - Blue (Personal Computers)

I work onsite at client often and this baby saves me time when a client's machine doesn't have any dvd capacity. I don't use it with a laptop, but to add dvd abilities to a desktop machine.
By, the way, even though it isn't advertised as mac compatible, it is, if you have OSX 10.2.8 or greater. There's nothing to install, Just plug it in (and turn it on, like I didn't do).
There's only two issues I've got. There's no pouch to store all the stuff it comes with (power cord, power brick, USB and firewire cables, driver install disk), and the fire wire cord is 4 pin on both ends. It would have been nice if they included a 4 pin to 6 pin adapter.

4 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Piece of Junk on Win98 and WinMe, April 18, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: PIONEER DVR-SK12D External Slim DVD Writer - Blue (Personal Computers)

This product is totally dead on my Win98SE and WinME machines.

For Win98SE, the buyer is admonished with a large bright piece of paper in the package saying that if the buyer wants USB2 support, then go to their web site and download the driver. However, if you go to their web site http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/article/0,,2076_4251_51968,00.html and look at the driver, it's a PDF file that, guess what, admonishes the buyer to download the driver from their website! I've already notified them months ago that they have a bad machine and useless links, but they refuse to fix either, and instead keep putting up more glowing press releases on their website about this piece of junk.

On the WinME Sony Vaio laptop that I have, it is non-functional on *both* the USB and Firewire connectors.

My advice is to stay away from this rather poorly supported and dubious piece of equipment.