The slim DVD±RW supports burning to DVD±R DL,DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R , CD-RW and other media. It'll handle dual layer media . Its CD writing speeds (24x write, 20x rewrite, 24x read) feel a little mundane on paper, although they'll still manage most discs suitably fast and without too much vibration at higher speeds, which is quite important in an external drive.

The drive is capable of playing all your existing CD-ROMs, DVD movies, Music CDs, and CDs that you have created with your CD burner.

Now you can give your notebook PC the performance you'd expect from a desktop computer disc drive. Utislising Buffer Under Run prevention technology to give you a reliable service when writing to recordable DVD, the Samsung 8x slimline DVD-RW drive is an ideal choice for your laptop. Ready to handle DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-R, CDRW and even DVD-RAM, along with double-layer DVD discs.