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ASUS USB 2.0 8x DVD Writer External Optical Drive SDRW-08D1S-U (White)
 
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ASUS USB 2.0 8x DVD Writer External Optical Drive SDRW-08D1S-U (White)

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Technical Details

  • Elegant/Stylish Diamond ID Design and Ultra mobile. Can carry virtually anywhere.
  • Write Speeds: 8x DVD±R(SL) - 6x DVD-RW - 8x DVD+RW - 6x DVD±R (DL) - 24x CD-R - 16x CD-RW - 5x DVD-RAM - 8x DVD-ROM
  • Low power consumption - powered through USB
  • ASUS Turbo Engine to increase performance of connection between the USB to External Drive.
  • Software Bundle Included - Cyberlink
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Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches ; 14.6 ounces
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • ASIN: B001U04NKC
  • Item model number: SDRW-08D1S-U/WHT
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (94 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank

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    #7 in  Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Memory Cards & External Storage > Optical Drives
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: February 25, 2009

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The ASUS Slim SDRW-08D1S-U is the perfect companion for your Eee family products or other mini-notebooks.

The portable and stylish ASUS SDRW-08D1S-U lets you create and read CDs or DVDs with speed, style, and simplicity.

Encased inside a slim and elegant diamond-cut design with a shimmering finish, the SDRW-08D1S-U is a joy to carry and pair up with your Eee PC.

This slim external DVD re-writer utilizes high-speed USB 2.0 with the ability to record on 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD+RW, 6X DVD-R, 5X DVD-RAM, and access 8X DVD-ROM and 5X DVD-RAM formats. The SDRW-08D1S-U does this by powering the unit through the USB ports so you don't have to carry any big and bulky power adapters, or hunt around for open power outlets.

Additionally, it includes user-friendly burning software by Cyberlink. From backing up your songs to encrypting your secret data, it can all be done quickly with the easy to use ASUS Slim SDRW-08D1S-U.

The data encryption feature in the provided software gives you a reassured peace of mind by protecting your most sensitive material with secure password protection. It also has the ability to hide file names from unwanted onlookers.

Featuring the ASUS Turbo Engine, you can burn DVDs of your favorite movies, a mixed CD with the latest hits, or anything you want with time to spare.

The ASUS SDRW-08D1S-U encompasses a wide variety of high-grade features that easily makes it a must-have component for anyone looking to create CDs and DVDs on-the-go or at home.




Key Features

  • Portable slim DVD Re-Writer designed to match your Eee family products or mini-notebooks
  • Record onto DVD-R (SL/DL), DVD+R (SL/DL), CD-R/CD-RW, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM quickly
  • Powered and connected by high-speed USB 2.0 ports for universal compatibility and convenience
  • Drag-and-drop software makes recording data simple and fast
  • Encryption software included to help you backup sensitive documents


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ASUS Innovation and Quality

Excellent Performance with Exceptional Features ASUS is the world leader in motherboards and graphics cards, and is the fastest growing of the top 10 notebook brands (currently number 5).*

The ASUS product portfolio includes notebooks, Eee PCs, motherboards, graphics cards, and much more.

In 2008 alone, ASUS products won 3,056 distinguished awards thanks to the innovative user-centric technologies and stylish elegant designs.


The Perfect Companion for Your Eee PC (or any other mini-notebooks)

The Perfect Companion for Your Eee PC The SDRW-08D1S-U is designed to be the perfect companion for your Eee family products or other mini-notebooks.

With a compact and slim design, it is easy to carry, just like your Eee PC.

Having the ASUS SDRW-08D1S-U alongside your Eee PC is like having a portable movie player. You can watch your favorite DVD movie anywhere you go.

Its glossy surface and diamond-cut design also gives it a radiant shine that is elegant.

With the universal USB 2.0 connectivity, you can attach it to any computers that have two USB 2.0 ports and have it work right away. No driver installation is necessary, it is as easy as plug-and-play.


Think S.L.I.M.

Simple, Mobile, Essence of Easy Living Simple
Recording data is simple with the SDRW-08D1S-U. Easily drag and drop media and files into the Cyberlink’s thumbnail to create CDs and DVDs instantly.

Low Power Consumption
Save time while burning CDs and DVDs with low power consumption and high-speed data transfers via USB 2.0.

ID Design
The SDRW-08D1S-U stands out from the crowd with its elegant and eye catching diamond-cut design. It looks great with or without the included stand.

Mobility
The ultra-slim design makes it easy to carry. The included stand can be easily taken off to allow for maximum portability. The ability to power via only USB ports also mean that there are no big and bulky power adapters to carry around, just the included USB cable will do the trick.


Record onto a Wide Array of Optical Media

Widely Compatible The ASUS SDRW-08D1S-U is slim but powerful. It can read and write to almost all of the DVD and CD formats available.

Max. 8X DVD-ROM(SL)(DL)/ DVD+R/DVD+RW - Read

Max. 8X DVD+R/ DVD+RW - Write

Max. 5X DVD-RAM – Read & Write

For a complete list of read and write capabilities, please see the specification section.


Warranty

ASUS 1 Year Limited Warranty

ASUS SDRW-08D1S-U External Optical Disk Drive comes with 1 year limited warranty.
Please visit Support.ASUS.com for more details on ASUS optical storage warranty policy.


What's in the Box

  • ASUS SDRW-08D1S-U White DVD Re-Writer
  • USB 2.0 Y Cable (dual type A plug and one mini-B plug)
  • Software Disk
  • Vertical Stand
  • Quick Installation Guide



  • Specifications

  • Write Speed:
    DVD-R: 8X
    DVD-RW: 6X
    DVD+R: 8X
    DVD+RW: 8X
    DVD+R(DL): 6X
    DVD-R (DL): 6X
    CD-R: 24X
    CD-RW: 16X
    DVD-RAM: 5X
  • Read Speed:
    DVD-R(Single): 8 X max.
    DVD-RW(single): 8 X max.
    DVD+R(Single): 8 X max.
    DVD+RW(single): 8 X max.
    DVD-R(DL): 6 X max.
    DVD+R(DL): 6 X max.
    DVD-ROM (Single): 8 X max.
    DVD-ROM (Dual): 8 X max.
    CD-ROM: 24 X max.
    CD-RW: 24 X max.
    CD-R: 24 X max.
  • Access time: DVD: 160ms CD: 140ms
  • Writing Mode:
    DVD-R & DVD-R(DL): DAO(Disc-At-Once)/Incremental Recording (Multi-Border Recording)
    DVD-RW & DVD-RW (DL): DAO(Disc-At-Once)/Restricted Overwriting/Incremental Recording (Multi-Border Recording)
    DVD+R & DVD+R (DL): Sequential Recording (Multi-Session Recording)
    DVD+RW & DVD+RW (DL): Random Recording
    CD-R/RW: DAO(Disc-At-Once)/TAO(Track-At-Once)/SAO(Session-At-Once)/Packet Recording (Multi-Session Recording)
  • O/S Compatibility: Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows Vista
  • Interface: USB 2.0
  • Data Buffer: 2 MB
  • Bundled Software: Cyberlink
  • Disc Diameters: 12cm/8cm
  • MTBF: 60,000 Power On Hours, Operating Duty Cycle (Read) 10 % POH, Operating Duty Cycle (Write) 2 % POH
  • MTTR: 30 Minutes
  • Mounting Orientation: Vertical and Horizontal ( +5 ° ~ -5 °)
  • Humidity: Operating: 15% ~ 85% (Non-condensing). Storage: 10% ~ 90% (Non-condensing)
  • Power Requirements: DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %
  • Vibration: Operating: 0.2 G peak (at 10~500 Hz). Storage: 1 G peak (at 10~500 Hz)
  • Temperature: Operating: 32° F to 104° F. Storage: -22° F to 140° F
  • Dimension(WxHxD): 17.52 x 15.24 x 8.07 inches
  • Net Weight (estimated): 0.91 lbs.


  • All specifications are subject to change without notice.

    Color and bundled software versions are subject to change without notice.

    Brand and product names mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.

    Product may not be exactly as shown in photos.

    * According to IDC's Q4 2008 Worldwide Portable PC Shipments data.

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    Product Description

    The ASUS SDRW-08D1S-U offers consumers and professionals a complete DVD portable design burning solution. The stylish and attractive DVD burner utilizes the high-speed USB 2.0 interface with the ability to record on 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD+RW, 6X DVD-R and 5X DVD-RAM and access 8X DVD-ROM and 5X DVD-RAM formats.

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    75 of 76 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Simple to use and really fast., May 5, 2009
    The Asus external DVD burner just arrived today. It was very nice looking and lightweight. Goes well with my black Asus EEE PC 900HA. Simple plug and play installation. However, I did not install the Cyberlink Power2go 6 software that was included in the package. The Y cable is about 20-21 inches long which is good enough for me since it is neither too short or too long. Underneath the dvd burner, there is rubbery panel that is removable and it is where you hook up the stand.

    Anyway, I wanted to test how fast the drive can burn. So I plugged it into my old Dell Inspiron E1505 laptop and I used Nero 7 Ultra Edition software to burn 4.16 gigs of stuff in under 21 minutes (with verify disc option turned on). It is really fast and consistent (speed top out at 7.8X on a number of occasions). My Phillips burner in my Dell never came close to that speed (at most 6X). The noise isn't that noticeable either (or made just as much noise as the Phillips burner).

    Overall, I'm quite pleased and surprised by the performance and looks of the Asus external DVD burner.

    Additional notes: I used 2 USB ports (one on the laptop and one on Antec notebook cooler which was also connected to laptop) during the burning process and it didn't seem to have affected the performance.

    Also, I ran some discs using only 1 USB port and they played fine.

    Like the EEE PC, the drive can be a dust and finger-print magnet.
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    39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars 2 thumbs up for ASUS external DVD, April 29, 2009
    This ASUS external DVD only arrived today, but it works like a charm. We bought it so we can watch movies on our ASUS 901 Linux. Simple plug and play operation, and able to watch movies on it with no added software. Extremely pleased with this product. No plans to write to it, just watch movies.
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    25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
    4.0 out of 5 stars ASUS DVDRW + eee PC = travel DVD-player, August 9, 2009
    Purchased this to go with my eee PC 10005HAP, partly in case I needed to load software from CD or DVD, but mostly so I could use the eee PC as a travel DVD-player.

    It works for both purposes. In the case of playing DVD videos, I was a little surprised that it didn't come with software for that purpose (and Windows Media Player didn't have the right codec) but it was simple to find free software online--I chose VLC Media Player, and that works fine. Most importantly, using the eee PC on battery power supplied enough power to the DVD drive that I could use it for watching DVDs without plugging the computer in.

    However, in the case of one bit of software I loaded from CD, I found I did have to plug in the computer to get the installation to run without error. Since I don't expect to do much of this and expect to have a power outlet handy when I do, this isn't a problem.

    I haven't yet used the drive for burning CDs or DVDs, so can't comment regarding that, but given the above I won't be relying on battery power to do so.

    As others have said, it doesn't seem too stable when mounted in the provided stand. I have no particular need to have it stand up vertically, so it's not a problem for me, but does make me wonder why ASUS even bothered with that stand.

    Also, I find the button for opening the drive to be a little difficult to use. The drive itself is so light that pushing the button results in pushing the whole drive, so it can be tricky--I often find I need to hold on to the drive with one hand, while pushing the button with the other. Kind of annoying, but not a showstopper.
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