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Pioneer announces world's most compact DVD writer

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Published: Friday 31st July, 2009 | Author: Parm Mann
Products: DVR-XD09
Companies: Pioneer (All Pioneer content)
External reviews: Pioneer DVR-XD09

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With the likes of Blu-ray and digital distribution clogging up headlines, it isn't everyday we get excited about a good ol' DVD writer, but here's one worth mentioning.

It's manufactured by Pioneer, and it's called the DVR-XD09. The external drive, pictured below, measures 133mm x 133mm x 14.7mm, and weighs around 226g - making it "the industry’s most compact design to date," says Pioneer.

The DVR-XD09 connects via USB and is capable of reading/writing DVDs at up to 8x and CDs at up to 24x. And it'll support dual-layer DVD writing, too.

Pioneer reckons it's the perfect accompaniment for a drive-less ultra-portable, say for example the increasingly popular netbooks. Not a bad idea we reckon, and it'll be available next month priced at $79.99 (roughly £50).


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Re: News - Pioneer announces world's most compact DVD writer
Posted by this_is_gav - Fri 31st Jul 2009, 11:10am
A bit expensive to go with most netbooks (not that that's a complaint - it will presumably cost more to manufacture and equally R&D probably wasn't all that cheap), but certainly perfect for the ultra-portables without optical readers.Quote
Re: News - Pioneer announces world's most compact DVD writer
Posted by Saracen - Fri 31st Jul 2009, 11:39am
Hmmm. Good idea. And yeah, there's a price premium but not an insurmountable one. I don't need one, but if I did, the price sure wouldn't be much of an obstacle. In fact, it's priced cleverly .... high enough to ensure a god return but not high enough to put off those that really want/need one.Quote
Re: News - Pioneer announces world's most compact DVD writer
Posted by TooNice - Sat 1st Aug 2009, 12:00pm
Is it reasonable to assume that its USB powered? I've not bought an external optical storage since a Yamaha 4x CD-ROM so I am not sure if USB can power them, but I've come across more than one device where the power converter is bulkier than the device itself.Quote
Re: News - Pioneer announces world's most compact DVD writer
Posted by this_is_gav - Sat 1st Aug 2009, 5:57pm
You can get USB powered drives yeah. I've got a DVDRW at work, though it does require 2 USB cables to supply that little bit more juice (1 might be sufficient, and the 2nd just there to make sure, like the 2.5" Icyboxes have).Quote
Re: News - Pioneer announces world's most compact DVD writer
Posted by C_D - Sun 2nd Aug 2009, 6:06pm
Looks like it will go with my netbook nicely. Might even fit in the netbook sleeve ;)Quote

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