Re: [tlug] External DVD drive: LF-P767C-Panasonic: Power From USB Host or Input Jack

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On Wed, 9 Jan 2013 11:33:20 +0900, Nicolas Limare <nicolas+tlug@example.com> wrote:

[> On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 21:01:05 -0500, jep200404@example.com wrote:]

> > It might be prudent to shop for a USB optical drive 
> > that can get its power from either its USB host or from 
> > an external power supply (through a power jack). 

> The Panasonic drive I mentioned[1] can be powered bu the USB bus (with
> only one USB plug) or an external AC converter. 

Nice. 

> > It would not surprise me if 
> > a USB optical drive would read and write faster when 
> > using a power source other than the host. 

> The spec says it will
> use 5W when running on USB and 15W when running on external power, and
> indeed the speed will be different.

Awesome. Maybe I should get one. 

By the way, my impression of optical drives is that many of 
them are designed with little margin, either of profit or of 
design. When I can wait, I burn at the slowest speed possible 
in the hopes of minimizing the stresses. 
I expect Panasonic stuff to be made better than lesser brands. 
Even so, I would try to be gentle with it. 

> -> http://panasonic.jp/p3/download/prod_catalog/pdf_file/lf/lfp767c.pdf

[1] On Wed, 9 Jan 2013 11:11:52 +0900, Nicolas Limare <nicolas+tlug@example.com> wrote:

> http://www.amazon.co.jp/LF-P767C-Panasonic/dp/B0006BEDP6