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Samsung's TS-E552U comes in a black box with a USB Hi-Speed connector and an external power supply. Pinnacle Instant CD/DVD 8 is bundled so you don't have to rely on the built-in Windows XP CD Writing wizard. The USB2 interface runs at 480Mbit/s (approximately 60MB/s) so is more than adequate to support 16X write speeds. We covered three internal drives using ATA interfaces in What's New, Shopper April 2005. The USB2-connected TS-E552U is faster in all but the DVD+R test - including a fast 23 minute 51 seconds DL write time - and even then, at just under seven minutes, it was only about one minute behind the fastest. It's only £20 more than LG's internal GSA 4163B DVD writer (see Hotlist, below left). Considering its speed and excellent value for money, this is the external drive to buy. By David McKinnon SPECIFICATIONS:
External double layer DVD+/-RW drive, 16X DVD+R, 16X DVD-R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD-RW, 4X DVD+RDL, 40X CD-R, 32X CD-RW, IDE interface. Part code TS-E552U/WRIH Sponsored Links
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