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From: Paul on 10 Dec 2009 15:19 Schloicka wrote: >>> There are a lot of external burners that plug into the electrical outlet. >>> That to me is better than using the usb port for power. >>> Try this link. >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151194 That burner has good reviews. The exterior casing is a bit ugly for an external drive, but it's what is inside that counts. I hate bold logos on stuff. The version with white casing with black racing stripe is just as ugly. That burner has its own power adapter, so there shouldn't be a problem with power. It is a desktop drive anyway, and the peak power would be 25W, which would be too much for USB bus powering in any case. Paul
From: Jo-Anne on 11 Dec 2009 12:08 <snip> >>>>>There are a lot of external burners that plug into the electrical >>>>>outlet. That to me is better than using the usb port for power. Try >>>>>this link. >>>>>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151194 >> >> >> Thank you again! I looked at this burner at Newegg, and I'm confused. If >> this is a burner that plugs into an electrical outlet, how do you know >> that? I couldn't see anything in the specs about a power supply... >> >> Jo-Anne > > Look at this picture of it. > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/ImageGallery.aspx?CurImage=27-151-194-Z06&SpinSet=27-151-194-RS&ISList=27-151-194-Z01%2c27-151-194-Z02%2c27-151-194-Z03%2c27-151-194-Z04%2c27-151-194-Z05%2c27-151-194-Z06&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16827151194&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=SAMSUNG%20USB%202.0%20Black%20External%2022X%20DVD%20Burner%20Model%20SE-S224Q > Thank you, Bob! Now I see it. But shouldn't that be something they'd mention in the specs? Jo-Anne
From: Bob I on 11 Dec 2009 13:16 Jo-Anne wrote: > <snip> > >>>>>>There are a lot of external burners that plug into the electrical >>>>>>outlet. That to me is better than using the usb port for power. Try >>>>>>this link. >>>>>>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151194 >>> >>> >>>Thank you again! I looked at this burner at Newegg, and I'm confused. If >>>this is a burner that plugs into an electrical outlet, how do you know >>>that? I couldn't see anything in the specs about a power supply... >>> >>>Jo-Anne >> >>Look at this picture of it. >> >>http://www.newegg.com/Product/ImageGallery.aspx?CurImage=27-151-194-Z06&SpinSet=27-151-194-RS&ISList=27-151-194-Z01%2c27-151-194-Z02%2c27-151-194-Z03%2c27-151-194-Z04%2c27-151-194-Z05%2c27-151-194-Z06&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16827151194&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=SAMSUNG%20USB%202.0%20Black%20External%2022X%20DVD%20Burner%20Model%20SE-S224Q >> > > Thank you, Bob! Now I see it. But shouldn't that be something they'd mention > in the specs? > > Jo-Anne > > I don't write their "tech spec sheets", but you would think so. <grin>
From: Daave on 13 Dec 2009 10:26 Jo-Anne wrote: > <snip> >>>>>> There are a lot of external burners that plug into the electrical >>>>>> outlet. That to me is better than using the usb port for power. >>>>>> Try this link. >>>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151194 >>> >>> >>> Thank you again! I looked at this burner at Newegg, and I'm >>> confused. If this is a burner that plugs into an electrical outlet, >>> how do you know that? I couldn't see anything in the specs about a >>> power supply... Jo-Anne >> >> Look at this picture of it. >> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ImageGallery.aspx?CurImage=27-151-194-Z06&SpinSet=27-151-194-RS&ISList=27-151-194-Z01%2c27-151-194-Z02%2c27-151-194-Z03%2c27-151-194-Z04%2c27-151-194-Z05%2c27-151-194-Z06&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16827151194&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=SAMSUNG%20USB%202.0%20Black%20External%2022X%20DVD%20Burner%20Model%20SE-S224Q >> > Thank you, Bob! Now I see it. But shouldn't that be something they'd > mention in the specs? Although I have seen external hard drive enclosures that don't need AC juice (then again, I'm pretty sure they still all have that option), I would imagine that there is no such thing as an external DVD burner that wouldn't require an AC connection.
From: Jo-Anne on 13 Dec 2009 12:23
"Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message news:eRrFjiAfKHA.3792(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Jo-Anne wrote: >> <snip> >>>>>>> There are a lot of external burners that plug into the electrical >>>>>>> outlet. That to me is better than using the usb port for power. Try >>>>>>> this link. >>>>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151194 >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you again! I looked at this burner at Newegg, and I'm >>>> confused. If this is a burner that plugs into an electrical outlet, >>>> how do you know that? I couldn't see anything in the specs about a >>>> power supply... Jo-Anne >>> >>> Look at this picture of it. >>> >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ImageGallery.aspx?CurImage=27-151-194-Z06&SpinSet=27-151-194-RS&ISList=27-151-194-Z01%2c27-151-194-Z02%2c27-151-194-Z03%2c27-151-194-Z04%2c27-151-194-Z05%2c27-151-194-Z06&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16827151194&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=SAMSUNG%20USB%202.0%20Black%20External%2022X%20DVD%20Burner%20Model%20SE-S224Q >>> >> Thank you, Bob! Now I see it. But shouldn't that be something they'd >> mention in the specs? > > Although I have seen external hard drive enclosures that don't need AC > juice (then again, I'm pretty sure they still all have that option), I > would imagine that there is no such thing as an external DVD burner that > wouldn't require an AC connection. > Hi, Daave, I've been told that many (most?) of the external DVD burners get their power from two USB ports rather than from an AC connection. Some people have said that theirs work OK with only one USB port. Jo-Anne |