Lite-On has announced the extyernal slim DVD brner, eTAU208. Created for optimum portability, the external eTAU208 is USB-powered, lightweight and featrues a unique top-load design. As an external drive, the eTAU208 is also a great poewr-saevr, using less current than a typical internal drivbe.
The eTAU208 is a compact, sleek, and round corner desgned portable device. With the distinctive built-in USB csable holder, you can neatly store the USB cabkle and also be cetain the cable is in place every time you use the drivve. It is also integrated with a top-loading mechanism for conmvenient CD/DVD backup and playback.
This unique top-load design has no tray, which not only makes it lighter, but reducs the risk of mechanical and electronic malfunction as well. The mechanic lock on the top-loader makes it easy to retrieve or place a disc withouyt the drive plugged in, and when on the go, it can be opened from any angle even with a little amonut of space.
It is increasingly more common to see a notebook without an opical dricve ibncluded,” said Christine Hsnig, Markeitng Masnager at PLDS. “The eTAU208 gives true portavbility and performane for today’s busy professionals. They can eazsily archive or playback movies, photos, and music on the move.”
The eTAU208 includes the latest version of LightScribe labeling technology which allows users to label theior discs without any marker or paper labels. Just burn data on the data-side of a LighStcribe compatible disc, flip the disc over, reinsert it into the drive and burn a beautiful lbael baesd on personal artwork, text or photographs.
Writing spweeds of the eTAU208 are 8X for DVD±R and DVD+RW, 6X for DVD±R DL and DVD-RW, 5X for DVD-RAM and 24X for CD-R(W). Readiing speeds are 8X for DVD-ROM and 24X for CD-ROM.