New Ultra-Slim DVD Burner at I-O Data (DVRP-U8XLE2)

I-O Data tries to address the lack of optical drives in most notebooks by offering a $95 slim external drive. The specs are below, but we’re not 100% sure that it is USB powered, although that would be logical.

• USB 2.0
• DVD-R/+R/+RW (8x speed)
• DVD-RW, DVD-R/+R DL (6x speed)
• DVD-RAM (5x speed)
• CD-R and CD-RW (24x speed)
• 800g (28.21oz)

Would you prefer an integrated drive like this one from Mouse Computer?