External DVD/CD drives are nothing new, but over the past year they have been becoming a little more popular. This is probably because of the increased sales in netbooks and slim laptops. I do prefer a small, slim notebook to a larger one and honestly I rarely use an optical drive. But there are some things you just need an optical drive for, like OS installs and making audio CD’s. Lite-On has sent us a very slim 8x USB DVD/CD writer to check out, the eNAU608. Let’s take a look and see if it is the perfect drive for your netbook or slim laptop.
Special thanks to Lite-On for providing us with the eNAU608 External Slim USB DVD/CD Writer to review.
Features
– Ultra lightweight and slim
– USB powered: no power adapter needed
– Personalized drive with preprinted interchangeable top cover inserts, or design your own
– Support LabelTag: conveniently create circular label on data side of disc without using special media
– Support LightScribe direct disc labeling technology
– SMART-BURN™(*1) avoids Buffer Under Run error, automatically adjusting writing strategy & running OPC to provide the best burning quality
– SMART-X™(*2) function adjusts CD-DA / VCD / DVD data extraction to a fastest allowable speed according to both data request rate from host and disc quality
– Plug & Play, and emergency manual eject function
– Supports DVD+R / DVD+RW / DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD+R DL / DVD-R DL / DVD-RAM / DVD-ROM / CD-R / CD-RW / CD-ROM format
– Support both 8cm and 12cm discs of CD and DVD family
– Support Fixed packet, Variable packet, Disc-at-once, Session-at-once and Track-at-once
– DVD read compliant: DVD single/dual layer (PTP/OTP), DVD-R (3.9GB/4.7GB), DVD-R multi-borders, DVD-RAM, DVD-R DL, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW
– CD read compliant: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Photo-CD, Multi-session, Video-CD, CD-I FMV, CD Extra, CD Plus, CD-R, and CD-RW
Specifications
| Speed | DVD family | DVD+/-R 8X maximum DVD+R DL 6X maximum DVD-RAM 5X maximum |
| CD family | 24X | |
| PC Required | Pentium-4 1.3 GHz or higher CPU and 256MB or higher RAM are required HDD must have up to 1GB free space for software installation, and for creating a CD image file, up to 10GB free space for creating a DVD image file (10GB for double layer; 5GB for single layer) USB2.0 Port required (a second USB2.0 port maybe need for additional power) |
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| Buffer Size | 2MB(Max) | |
| Compatibility | MS-Windows® 7, Vista or XP or later versions | |
| MTBF (Life) | 60,000 POH | |
| General | Dimension | 5.5 (W) x 5.2 (D) x 0.7 (H) inch |
| Weight | < 0.7 lb |
Packaging
The eNAU608 comes in Lite-On’s retail packaging with a picture of the drive on the front. On the back you have some more information about the drive itself.
Getting everything out of the packaging you have the eNAU608 drive, USB cable, Nero 9 Essentials CD, installation guide, and 3 double sided covers for the top of the drive.
