Amacom is one of those experts in selling the best hard disk drives which incorporates viable features in them.

As it is very well known that an external hard disk is a drive which can be connected from the outside or externally to a computer. Initially they were just large boxes set apart but with the incorporation of Firewire and USB interfaces, they have gradually gained a lot of exposure and their uses have taken a great hike in the field.

The new interfaces also made a great cut in the cost by replacing the complex SCSI and they can be partitioned and formatted in the same way as the traditional one.

Amacom has come down with the Double Layer Drive which uses a single laser which is refocusable to write in both the layers. Usually the top layer or the L0 is written first. Then the semi-transparent metal reflector which is made use by the L0 enables in writing the second L1 or layer two. That’s how these types of Rewritable Drives work.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

This USB 2.0 supported Amacom double layered DVD RW drive is fully loaded with the capacity to burn or copy data of up to 8.5 GB. This is equivalent to a 4-hour video with theatre quality in a DVD. This drives proves to be an obvious back up solution for storing additional data and is also portable.

It helps in storing backup datas of great importance as well as sharing and archiving collections of MP3, photo images or digitalized videos. With all the features that are available, one can very easily make a copy or rewrite any CD or DVD format which incorporates and type of data inclusive of music, pictures or videos. This Double Layered External Hard Disk has great compatibility with many of the other devices and therefore it is pretty easy to share all your collections of audio and video in any other CD or DVD players.

DESIGN

This Amacom double layered DVD RW poses a compact and sleek box with a glossy black colour which can look good on any desktop setting. This Amacom drive proves to be very easy to carry and store up.

BURNING SPEED

The speed of this Double Layered Drive from Amacom burns the discs at a true speed of 16 x and this makes less time to copy or rewrite data in less than half the time taken normally.

PRODUCT IN DETAIL

This 16 x speed supported EHD possesses a dual format drive to its special features. They are the DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW and also have a double layer support which helps in burning data up to 8.5 GB capacity in one disc. This amounts to data-time of about 4 hours of video in a theatre quality technology.

SUPPORTING INTERFACES

The two most important interfaces that can be used by the computer users and which are quite user friendly are the USB 2.0 and the Firewire. They form the integral part of this product.

COMPATIBILITY

This external hard drive is extremely compatible with Mac as well as Windows. It supports the Windows 98, SE, ME, 2000, and the XP. It also blends with the functions of the Apple MAC 10+ which is not originally supplied with the rest of the MAC compatible software.

Amacom External Hard Disc Drive is extremely user friendly as mentioned above and you can operate it by just plugging and starting to operate or play it.

WARRANTY

This product has a manufacturer’s warranty period of one year RTB (Return to Base).

Amacom USB 2.0 16x External DVDRW Drive - Technical Specification Table

Manufacturer AMACOM
Model Name USB 2.0 16X EXTERNAL DVD RW DOUBLE LAYER DRIVE
Model number AMA-DVRW2-16UF
Colour/Finish Black
Dimensions 235 x 152 x 50
Product Specifics DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW in a Dual Format Drive
Burn up to 8.5GB on one disc with a Double Layer Support
Burns discs at true 16x in a High Speed Recording
Added Specifics Compatible with Windows 98/SE / ME / 2000 / XP / Apple MAC 10+
Have integrated interfaces like USB 2.0 and Firewire
Easy to Plug and Play
Warranty One year RTB

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