Review for Lite-On 8x External Top Load DVD/CD Writer

The LiteOn External DVD Writer is possibly one of the best pieces of kit I've ever had. For those people with notebooks, this will be a great addition to allow you to install new programs without having to go through all the hassle of finding the site and downloading it first.

Powered by USB and weighing less than 350g make this easily portable and also the very definition of the phrase 'plug in and play'. I thought I would be here for hours, installing, reinstalling, ruining seven disks to test and then giving up. But no! Within a few minutes I was up and making backup copies of all the files on my computer. The writers' ability ranges from DVD writing at 8x Speeds to CD writing at 24x speeds. I know in this world of Blu-ray and Mp3, very few people are using CDs, but still if you have an old stereo in your car that only takes CDs this is a great little tool to have.

I found the LiteOn External an indispensable piece of equipment and until they can reduce the cost of Blu-ray writers, this is a perfect way to archive your files or create CDs or DVDs.