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Freecom DVD+-R/RW 20x External USB2/Firewire LightScribe

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Freecom Freecom DVD+-R/RW 20x External USB2/Firewire LightScribe
Discontinued
quicklinx: 4M5VWS
mfr#: 29086


Customer rating
4.0*
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Meet the latest generation of Freecom external DVD RW recorders. A new, fresh, high quality design combined with the latest technology Super Multi DVD RW drives, that read from and write to any CD and DVD recordable format, including DVD+R(W), DVD-R(W) and DVD-RAM.

To date, CD's and DVD's still remain the most used and cheapest format for making quick backups and exchanging or sharing data. Double Layer recording enables you to store up to 8.5GB of data on one DVD, at an unmatched price per Gigabyte.

With today's high speeds burning a CD takes only a coupe of minutes. With the fast, reliable external Freecom DVD RW recorder you can burn a CD or DVD wherever you are. Connecting and installing has never been easier - just connect the Freecom DVD RW recorder to your computer via USB, install the CD and DVD burning software via the convenient install menu from the CD, and you're ready to go!

This drive has both USB 2.0 and FireWire connections, making it perfect for use on a PC and/or Mac computer.

The Freecom DVD RW Recorder LS features Lightscribe laser labeling technology, a revolutionary system which burns a perfect label directly onto your lightscribe CD- or DVD recordable disc, using the same disk drive that burns the data. Just burn the data, flip the disc and burn the label.

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Excellent DVD-RW
Reviewed by D Hall. Review Posted 24/04/2009

Got the device to work my Mac at home and with the Vista machine at the office. As suggested below I used the Firewire connection and v9 of iDVD and worked without issue. Did a download from the lightscribe website for th mac update and and all was worked fine. 10/10

  • Overall 5*
  • Ease of use 5*
  • Value for money 5*
 
DVD burner works fine
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Posted 06/07/2008

Unlike the last comment I had no problems getting the burner to work on a mac. I am told to use firewire burners with iDVD you need verion 8 or later. I have iDVD 9 and Mac OS Leopard. The burner worked fine first time. However, I can not work out the lightscribe feature and the burner does not seem to like lightscribe DVDs (including the ones that came with it). I have not tried the burner on a PC yet

  • Overall 3*
  • Ease of use 4*
  • Value for money 3*
 
Pay extra money to burn Video DVD?
Reviewed by T King. Review Posted 05/10/2007

It will burn data but this product would not work with iDVD. As it stands, my Mac System Profiler states that Burning is not supported. The software called Toast Lite is provided by Roxio and they wanted money for an upgrade to something called Toast Platinum. The free support centre suggested this is a OEM problem. Otherwise, the software is OK and the product build is nice.

  • Overall 3*
  • Ease of use 4*
  • Value for money 3*
 

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Features

Product Description
Freecom DVD RW Recorder LS Pro USB 2.0 & FireWire - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive - Hi-Speed USB/IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
Device Type
DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive
Enclosure Type
External
Enclosure Colour
Silver
Interface
Hi-Speed USB/IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
Dimensions (WxDxH)
16.5 cm x 25 cm x 4.8 cm
Weight
1.2 kg
Localisation
English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, Spanish, Dutch / United Kingdom, United States, Europe
Optical Storage
DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM
Read Speed
48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
Write Speed
48x (CD) / 20x (DVD±R) / 8x (DVD±R DL)
CD / DVD Rewrite Speed
32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM)
Disc Labeling Technology
LightScribe Technology
Buffer Underrun Protection
Built-in
OS Required
Apple MacOS X 10.1 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP, Microsoft Windows Vista
Manufacturer Warranty
2 years warranty

Specifications

General

Device Type
DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive
Enclosure Type
External
Enclosure Colour
Silver
Interface
Hi-Speed USB/IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
Width
16.5 cm
Depth
25 cm
Height
4.8 cm
Weight
1.2 kg
Localisation
English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, Spanish, Dutch / United Kingdom, United States, Europe

Optical Storage

Type
DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM
Read Speed
48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
Write Speed
48x (CD) / 20x (DVD±R) / 8x (DVD±R DL)
CD / DVD Rewrite Speed
32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM)
Disc Labeling Technology
LightScribe Technology
Supported Recording Modes
Multisession, disc-at-once, track-at-once, packet writing, session-at-once, restricted overwrite, random access write, incremental recording
Supported CD Formats
CD Extra, CD-DA (audio), CD-I, CD-ROM XA, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-ROM, CD+G (Karaoke CD)
Supported Media Types
CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL
Media Load Type
Tray
Buffer Underrun Protection
Built-in

Expansion / Connectivity

Interfaces
1 x Hi-Speed USB , 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)

Miscellaneous

Media Included Qty
5
Cables Included
1 x USB cable - external , 1 x IEEE 1394 cable - external , 1 x IEEE 1394b cable - external
MTBF
50,000 hour(s)

Power

Type
Power adapter

Software / System Requirements

OS Required
Apple MacOS X 10.1 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP, Microsoft Windows Vista
System Requirements Details
Windows 2000/XP/Vista - Pentium III - 700 MHz - RAM 256 MB

Manufacturer Warranty

Service & Support
2 years warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 2 years

Environmental Parameters

Min Operating Temperature
5 °C
Max Operating Temperature
50 °C
Humidity Range Operating
5 - 80%