whats everyone using for external DVD drive?

I am looking for a small external USB DVD burner with LightScribe....is there such a thing?
Whats the rest of world using for DVD burners with the AAO? I am running stock Limpus

 

I'm using external 5.25" HDD/CD enclosure with separate PSU. It's usable only at home but that's enough for me - I do not believe DVD writer powered off USB will be OK for USB's and battery - I prefer my solution...

 

Except for the fact that it must use less than 2.5w (if powered by only 1 USB port) so it's not exactly power hungry.

Look up the Lacie slim external (Sam Hecht) model. It runs solely off 1 USB port and has lightscribe.

I went with an external enclosure from tiger111hk.com ($11 USD) and put in my own slim PATA drive but you can go the fully integrated route above if you prefer. Either solution runs off 1 USB port and works great.

 

Iam using the slim LG GP08NU powered by 2 usb ports.

 

i am using sony ultraslim

 

Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive rocks my socks - works flawlessly with my One for booting Live distros.

 

Does anybody know anything about this teac external?

http://www.overstock.com/Electronic...5x-DVD-RAM-Slim-External/3084434/product.html

looks a little to good to be true?

 

I am using external LG 3.5" DVD Drive with a lightscribe function, but unfortunately it has to plugged in to the mains. I am hoping to get the small DVD drive which powers only from a USB port.

 

What is so "good to be true" about it? It's overpriced compared to the Lacie Sam Hecht model for sure (can be had for $85 CAD)

 

I ordered a Lite-ON slim because I heard it could be USB powered...but it can't. Its getting returned and I'm ordering an LG GSA-E50L to replace it. Its small, looks good, lightscribe, and USB powered.

 

I'm using this LG, USB powered drive:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp ... 8007087415

Works like a charm.

 

I'm using an LG 20X super multi external drive. Works like a charm. Picked it up at Future Shop for $59.95 Cad.

 

My LG E6OL DVD-RW is hooked to my main laptop via USB and the same power bar as the DSL wireless router, which is on 24/7.

I can reconnect the DVD-RW to the AA1 via USB jack or access it wirelessly over the home network (Win XP network was easy to set up.) I've been thrilled to find I can watch DVDs and home mpeg movies perfectly and read and write data files to a data disk on the AA1 in a different room from the drive, over the wireless connection. The only inconvenience is that the main laptop has to be running for the network to be active, so the DVD-RW and other peripherals like external HDD and printer will work.

If anyone knows of some inexpensive equipment to run the external DVD-RW and other peripherals through the DSL router without the main PC running, I'd be very interested.

 

Do movies play smoothly through all external USB drives? I would have thought the USB throughput might not be fast enough.

 

A somewhat vague question given today's possibilities: "movies" can be standard or HD DVD. "USB" can be old USB 1.1 (around 12 mb/sec) or current USB 2.0 (around 400 mb/sec, faster than standard 100 mb/sec ethernet.) Wireless at 54 mb/sec runs standard DVD on this Acer quite smoothly, when external DVD is connected through USB 2 to a "server" PC and then out through a wireless router. I have no experience with hi def in such a setup.

 

Has anyone had luck with the air book's super drive? It looks nice but it says Mac Book Air only.

 

I'm using a Lenovo USB 2.0 Super Multi-Burner.... it's thin, no AC adapter needed(although it includes one if needed). Cool rubberized matte black finish, super thin.

 

i am using a LG UL10 DVD RW drive, powered by 2 USBs with lightscribe. works perfectly well, considering that its only x 8 speed. it has a colour to match my ACER AAO too

 

I have to agree with you on this as well. I use a slimline Sony DVD RW that has a seperate psu. As I use this machine only for its portability, there has yet to be a time when I needed a portable optical drive that could not wait until I returned home. I think the dual USB connection would just be one more thing to draw power from the battery. At least for my needs that is.

 

LG 8x Slim Portable External Super Multi DVD Writer

Anyone knows how to burn/copy stuff onto the optical drive? Read OK, write problem?

Linpus version of ONE. Any software? Driver? Supplied CD are softwares for Windows.