USB2.0 Slim Black DVD /CD Burner external Enclosure case USB For Laptop Notebook(only Enclosure!!) | 
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| Manufacturer: AGPTEK
Category: CE
List Price: $24.99
Buy New: $16.97
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 3401
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
UPC: 811535019852
EAN: 0811535019852
ASIN: B0011Z2OTI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Portable design, using USB 2.0 connection to ensure the best performance | | • | Plug & Play with emergency manual eject,USB2.0 Enclosure only. The Drive is not included!!! | | • | Dimensions 5.2"(W) x 0.8"(H) x 5.5"(D).Weight: 11 oz only | | • | Support: Disc DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R,DVD-RW,DVD-ROM, DVD-Video | | • | Support:CD-R/RW, CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, CD_Audio, Video-CD, CD-I(FMV), Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT |
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Product Description
Note:USB2.0 Enclosure only. The Drive is not included!!! Portable design, using USB 2.0 connection to ensure the best performance. Plug & Play with emergency manual eject. This external enclosure is using USB 2.0 and is backward compatible with USB 1.1. Most Pentium II, Pentium III and early Pentium IV laptops and computers have USB 1.1. It can be powered by USB 2.0. Some USB 1.1 ports do not have power and you have to use the keyboard connector to draw power(cable is provided). In most cases you can use both cables to draw enough power to run this drive properly especially when using it to write cdroms or dvdroms. Supported Drivers: DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, CD-R/RW, CD-ROM, it is a good idea to use your laptop slim drive for a Portable rom. System Requirements :Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP/2003 .
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great/cheap solution!! October 30, 2008
ALMD12 (Birmingham, AL)
This enclosure works very well for me, and it is a much cheaper solution that buying a pre-packaged unit for ~100$!
I recently purchased an ultra-portable laptop (asus eee 1000H) with no dvd drive, and I wanted a dvd drive 'just in case.' I pulled the dvd rw out of my old HP laptop, plugged it in to this baby, and it works! I have no problem powering it with one usb, but there is a second usb included if you need it.
When I first received the enclosure, it seemed flimsy and cheap. However, after I put the drive in, it feels very solid and looks great! Two little screws secure the drive in place, and there are little rubber feet on the bottom.
I will say the enclosure was a little too long for my drive with the face plate on, so cut a little bit of length off the enclosure. I used a utility knife, it didn't take long, and the whole thing works/looks just fine.
I use Windows XP, and I did not need/use the included installation CD. One quirk is that the computer must be turned off before you attach the usb/drive to the computer... if not, my computer immediately shuts down. However, you can remove it like any thumb drive by clicking the 'safely remove hardware' button.
I'm not all that tech savvy, but I'm pretty sure it uses an IDE connection (to the drive). The usb, on the enclosure end, is the square type that is commonly used on printers, so if you needed a longer cable it wouldn't be hard to find.
 OK Enclosure July 9, 2008
A. Rock (Rochester, NY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This enclosure is OK, but not great.
The build quality is poor. My drive catches on the top part of the lid, so to eject it, I have to squeeze the sides in order to get the top to pop up over the bezel. The connectors in the back move around as well, so you have to slide them into position in order to insert the drive. It does have screws to retain the drive though, so once you have it in position, you screw it in and it'll stay there.
There is a second cable with a USB connector on one end and a DC plug that fits into the DC jack on the back of the enclosure, to get more power for drives that need it (USB can nominally only deliver 500mW, not enough for most drives). Unfortunately, even using this extra cable, my desktop would not supply enough power to the drive. It worked fine with my laptop though, oddly enough. The DC jack means you could use an external power adapter, if you have one (there's none included).
My main complaint with this enclosure is that I was unable to burn DVDs or CDs with the drive I used (a NEC DVD/CD dual layer burner). Although windows recognized it as a DVD/CD burner, when I put a blank disk it didn't recognize it as blank. There is a driver cd that came with the enclousre, but I didn't try it. I may give it a try later to see if it makes any difference. I would expect it to work out of the box without drivers, however.
If all you need to do is read DVDs/CDs however, it works fine.
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