ASUS intros stylish external DVD burner
Looks damn stylish, no? The Asus SDRW-08D1S-U is a stylish external optical drive for business professionals. It could be very useful if you go on a business tour with your netbook or an ultraportable which doesn’t feature an optical drive. According to ASUS, “the new ASUS External Slim SDRW-08D1S-U utilizes user-centric design in the Scenario-Based Design model to better address the needs of the user. By integrating these needs into its development and creation, the ASUS External Slim SDRW-08D1S-U combines both aesthetics and practicality.”
A user-friendly software interface allows users to easily burn discs; allowing users to simply drag and drop data into the thumbnail layout when they are burning documents and media into a new disc. Drawing power from the computer and harnessing the transmission speeds of a USB 2.0 port, users can experience high-speed data transfer speeds while utilizing little power, perfect for the modern computing era.
It also sports Disc Encryption technology so that users seeking to protect their data can password-protect an entire disc or its partial contents with 128-bit encryption.
No word on pricing.
