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choosing an external DVD burner
"Daave" wrote in message ... 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/Produc...82E16827151194 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/ImageG...del%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 |
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choosing an external DVD burner
Jo-Anne wrote:
"Daave" wrote in message ... 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/Produc...82E16827151194 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/ImageG...del%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. I find that surprising! |
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choosing an external DVD burner
Jo-Anne wrote:
"Daave" wrote in message ... 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/Produc...82E16827151194 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/ImageG...del%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. I find that surprising! |
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choosing an external DVD burner
Daave wrote:
Jo-Anne wrote: "Daave" wrote in message ... 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/Produc...82E16827151194 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/ImageG...27-151-194-Z06 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. I find that surprising! I think the slim drives run on 5V. The claim here is that it is bus powered. http://www.samsung.com/sg/consumer/p...ype=prd_detail The picture on Newegg for that drive, shows it has a "Y" cable for USB. And that allows 5V at up to 1A to flow. One USB connector is just for the power pins, the second is a full connector with data pins. Being miserly on power, means a longer spinup. http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/27-151-186-S04?$S640W$ ******* The desktop versions run on 5V and 12V, and draw more current from each. They're a different design. The desktop version definitely needs a power brick. I've measured mine and it draws 12V @ 1A when running with media in the tray. The label on my desktop drive says it draws 1.5A max. And things like desktop Blu-ray drives draw even more current. Although those numbers seem to be dropping on the latest ones. They're getting closer to the other CD/DVD drives. I think I've seen one earlier than this, that draws 2.5A max. http://www.bettercomputers.com.au/so...ner~p-517.html Power Consumption 5V @ 1.1A, 12V @ 2.2A max HTH, Paul |
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choosing an external DVD burner
Daave wrote:
Jo-Anne wrote: "Daave" wrote in message ... 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/Produc...82E16827151194 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/ImageG...27-151-194-Z06 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. I find that surprising! I think the slim drives run on 5V. The claim here is that it is bus powered. http://www.samsung.com/sg/consumer/p...ype=prd_detail The picture on Newegg for that drive, shows it has a "Y" cable for USB. And that allows 5V at up to 1A to flow. One USB connector is just for the power pins, the second is a full connector with data pins. Being miserly on power, means a longer spinup. http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/27-151-186-S04?$S640W$ ******* The desktop versions run on 5V and 12V, and draw more current from each. They're a different design. The desktop version definitely needs a power brick. I've measured mine and it draws 12V @ 1A when running with media in the tray. The label on my desktop drive says it draws 1.5A max. And things like desktop Blu-ray drives draw even more current. Although those numbers seem to be dropping on the latest ones. They're getting closer to the other CD/DVD drives. I think I've seen one earlier than this, that draws 2.5A max. http://www.bettercomputers.com.au/so...ner~p-517.html Power Consumption 5V @ 1.1A, 12V @ 2.2A max HTH, Paul |
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