USB2.0 Firewire external DVD drives

Why spend £100 to buy a laptop DVD drive while you can have an external (hence universal) one for 1/3 of the price! This even comes with Power DVD software! This item is assembled in UK by Allcam with Sumsung / Liteon / LG 16 x DVD-ROM drive and USB 2.0 or USB 2.0 + Firewire combo aluminium enclosures, ideal choice if you want to add an external DVD drive to your laptop. The external feature of this drive also make it easy to share this device among computers, even between PC & MAC ! The best price in UK!

U2DVD: £38.98 inc, click USB2.0 external DVD drive to buy

This is the model with USB 2.0 interface. If you do not have USB 2.0 port on your computer, it may be able to playback some DVD normally but most likely quite jerky. You will need to buy a USB2.0 PCMCIA card. To check if your computer has USB 2.0 port or not, check "Device Manager" --> "Unversal Serial Bus Controller", if there is "USB 2.0 Root hub" or "Enhanced Universal Serial Bus Controller" listed, then your computer has USB 2.0 port.

UFDVD: £47.98 inc, click USB 2.0 + Firewire combo external DVD drive to buy

This is the model with USB 2.0 & Firewire interface. Some Mac users has only Firewire port on their computer, so this model is the prefered choice.

Main Features / Specification

1. True Plug & Play, no setting required, no driver installation (Windows ME & 2000 or above);
2. External USB 2.0/Firewire interface, no comprise in speed compare to internal drives;
3. Compatible with both PC & Mac, desktop & laptop!
4. DVD-ROM maximum Data Transfer Rate 21600KB/sec16x pure CAV1;
   
5. CD-ROM maximum Data Transfer Rate 7200KB/sec 48x pure CAV1;
   
6. Average access time DVD 100 ms / CD 80 ms;
   
7. Support digital audio extraction above 16X speed;
8. Auto Balance System ABS design reduce vibration noise ;
9. Hot inserting & swapping supported; no need to turn off computer to plug and unplug this device;
10. Slim design: 250 x 160 x 55 mm (L x W x H), only slighly bigger than the internal DVD drive;
11. A/C adapter input: 100 -240V

Supported systems

• Windows ME & 2000 & XP: no installation required;
• Windows 98 SE;
• MAC OS 10 or higher: no installation required;

System requirements

• For PC:
• Pentium III or higher;
• At least 128 MB ram;
• For MAC:
• PowerPC G4, iMAC or later;
• Free disk space: 50 MB.