Panasonic's CD Case-sized DVD Burner is Completely USB Powered

Here's another slim external DVD burner to fill up the retail shelves at Akihabara. American laptops are mostly integrated with optical drives whereas Japanese ultra-portables usually rely on USB and SD for removable media access. That would explain why companies like Panasonic keeps shipping new portable disc writers that are not much larger than a standard CD case. The new LF-P968C from Panasonic is upgraded to burn double-layer DVD at 8x regardless of the standard, 8x DVD+/-R, 4x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, and 5x DVD-RAM - something that the company would never leave out in any of its offerings. Road warriors maybe glad to know the drive is the completely USB powered, a godsend when an outlet isn't available. Comparatively, the Plextor PX-608CU, available in the states, is quite the same except the Panasonic burns DL twice as fast. The company hopes to sell 5000 a month... They will need a lot of people in need to upgrade.

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