Asus External Slim DVD±R/RW Drive (SDRW-08D1S-U WT) Review

Monday, April 27th, 2009 at 10:41 am

I have tried other DVD burners and have not been very pleased with them. I will be keeping the ASUS 8X DVD+R. It feels sturdy, looks great, is lightweight and does not need an external power supply since it can be powered by only one USB port. A Y USB cable is provided so you can power it through to USB ports, but I did not find that necessary. The power management is also very good and it did not excessively run down the battery while operating.

I have found this burner to run very quietly and has been very reliable as well.

The ASUS burner is very easy to use and it fired up right away. It also comes with a stand so you can position it vertically as well as horizontally, but it is harder to extract the media out of the drive in the vertical position. The included software defiantly helps increase the speed but does not include any DVD playback decoders. The DVD decoders will have to be purchased or downloaded separately.

The faults I found are that the glossy surface does attract fingerprints, the included USB power cable is very short and a transport bag was not included, but these faults are minor compared to the functionality of the burner itself.

I would recommend the ASUS 8X DVD+R burner to anybody. I love the sleek design and the lightweight. I found the unit to be very durable and not needing to carry an external power supply has been a large benefit to me especially since the unit does not excessively run down my battery. The burner has worked well since the day I bought it and is still running like a champ! I have found very few faults with the burner and those I did find are merely minor grievances at most. It would be nice if it came in blue though.

Specifications

Write Speed:
DVD+R-8x
DVD+RW-8x
DVD-R-6x
DVD-RAM-5x

Read Speed:
DVD-ROM-8x

Interface-USB2.0

Operating Systems Supported : Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista Supported