Lite-On IT plans to offer external USB slim-type DVD burners in the third quarter of 2008, targeting owners of UMPCs (ultra mobile PCs), Eee PCs and other low-cost portable PCs that do not have built-in DVD burners, according to industry sources. Although hard disk drive (HDD) vendors have carried external HDDs for several years, external DVD burners still have market potential due to the much lower prices of blank optical discs, the sources indicated.

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(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by DARKFiB3R on 10 Jun 2008 - 11:20
Um.....

http://www.discworlduk.co.uk/product.php?productid=20457

they've been making them for years
Quote this comment #1.1 Posted by Shadow Dragon on 10 Jun 2008 - 17:23
I'm pretty sure that they don't make usb-powered burners yet.
When I needed one for me Eee I went for the LG GSA-E50L, really stylish but also a bit on the expensive side.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by DARKFiB3R on 10 Jun 2008 - 22:33
http://www.discworlduk.co.uk/LG-Slimline-E...be-p-48688.html
http://www.discworlduk.co.uk/LG-8x-Ext.-DV...it-p-47648.html
http://www.discworlduk.co.uk/LiteOn-8x-Ext...it-p-49877.html

That last one looks pretty nice.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by Circaflex on 11 Jun 2008 - 03:43
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1186003682462

Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by Airlink on 11 Jun 2008 - 05:17
Not exactly news. If these were blu-ray capable machines, or if there was a significant prices slash, then I might care.
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