DVD Dual Format 8x External Drive

Burn Your Favourite Music Mixes, Store your digital photograph collections!
Imation's new high-performance DVD-RW and +RW drive lets you burn your own custom music and multimedia to DVDs at up to 8X speed. Now you can easily share your music, videos or photography with friends, create and save presentations to DVDs, or back up and retrieve system files with simple drag and drop functionality. You can even play pre-recorded DVD discs, including movies and other DVDs.

General Information

Model IMWDVRW8DE
Type External
Interface USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 Compatible)
Dimension (w x d x h) 170mm x 240mm x 58mm +/- 20mm
Weight 1.46 kg (approx)
Warranty 1 year

Performance

Access Time (1/3 stroke) 160+/-10msec (Typical)
DVD Mode Write Transfer Rate DVD+R: 8x (11.0MB/sec max)
DVD-R: 8x (11.0MB/sec max)

DVD Mode Rewrite Transfer Rate DVD+RW: 4x (5.5MB/sec max)
DVD-RW: 4x (5.5MB/sec max)

DVD Mode Read Transfer Rate DVD+R/RW: 8x (11.0MB/sec max)
DVD-R: 8x (11.0MB/sec max)
DVD-ROM: 12x (16.5MB/sec max; Single-Layer)
DVD-ROM: 8x (11.0MB/sec max; Dual-Layer)

CD-RW Model Write Transfer Rate 40x (5.9MB/sec max)
CD-RW Model Rewrite Transfer Rate 24x (3.5MB/sec max)
CD-RW Model Read Transfer Rate 40x (5.9MB/sec max)
Buffer Size 2MB

DVD Formats

DVD Single/Dual-Layer (PTP, OTP), DVD-R (3.9GB/4.7GB), DVD-R multi-borders, DVD+R, DVD+R multi-sessions, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs of 8cm or 12cm diameter.
CD Formats

CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Photo-CD, CD-I Ready. Multi-session, Karaoke-CD, Video-CD, CD-I FMV, CD Extra, CD Plus, CD-R and CD-RW discs of 8cm or 12cm diameter

Disc Load/Eject Power-Assisted Auto-Tray or Manual Emergency Eject Pin-Hole
Anti Vibration VAS Vibration Reduction System for extra reliable DVD signals retrieval
SMART-X Smart Monitoring & Adapting Recording Technology for data eXtraction
SMART-BURN Smart Monitoring & Adapting Recording Technology for best data recording quality and buffer under-run protection
Operating Position Horizontal

System Requirements

Pentium III 450MHz PC minimum (Pentium III 800MHz or above is recommended)
Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP (with latest updates)
128MB RAM or higher is recommended
650MB available for software; 5GB free or higher HDD space for creating DVD image file
One available USB2.0 Port (compatible with USB1.1 Port)
Recommendation: Use Imation or certified CD/DVD media to ensure recording quality


Contents Inside Box

One Imation External DVD Burner
Nero Express 6 CD Kit
PowerDVD 5 CD Kit
USB Device Driver Diskette (for Win 98)
Quick Setup
Operating Manual (Nero Software Guide is in the Nero CD)
Power Adapter
Power Cable
USB2.0 Cable