The eNAU708 is a good example of what we've come to expect from Lite-On's portable optical drives. Along with a great looking design, this compact and lightweight DVD writer offers a long list of features as well as some of the fastest reading and writing speeds available on a portable unit.
The eNAU708 performed relatively well when writing to DVD+R and DVD-R media. In our tests, the drive took about 11 minutes to burn an entire 4.7GB DVD. It also turned in some respectable times when writing to other types of media. However, the writing quality could have been better with some DVD+R DL discs. When it came to reading DVD's, the eNAU708 was able to read data and video DVD-ROM's as well as most recordable media at 8x.
Reading CD's wasn't a problem for the eNAU708 either. While its access times were a little higher than I would have liked, the drive read pressed and recordable CD media at speeds as high as 24x. This level of performance carried over to our DAE tests, where the drive ripped audio CD's at 24x. As a writer, the eNAU708 performed as expected. The drive was relatively quick when writing to CD-R and CD-RW media and its writing quality was quite good.
When it comes to features, Lite-On's new portable DVD writer definitely delivers. A truly portable drive, the eNAU708 is powered completely off a computer's USB bus. Without the need for an AC power source, you can burn and play DVD's wherever you go. The drive also includes support for Lite-On's SMART technologies and has the ability to set the book type of DVD+R/RW and DVD+R DL media. To top it all off, Lite-On includes Nero Essentials as well as their own MyDisk Suite which includes applications for the PC, iPad and iPhone.
The Lite-On eNAU708 is available now and can be purchased from Amazon or the retailers listedon PriceGrabber for as little as $40.
| Lite-On eNAU708 Portable 8x DVD Writer |
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| Features: Installation: Performance: |
9 9 8 |
| Overall: | 9 |
Highs:
- Writes to DVD±R media at 8x
- Writes to DVD+RW media at 8x
- Writes to DVD-RW media at 6x
- Writes to DVD±R DL media at 6x
- Reads single layer DVD-ROM's at 8x
- Reads DVD±R, DVD±RW and DVD±R DL media at 8x
- Reads and writes to DVD-RAM media at 5x
- Features 24x CD-R and CD-RW writing speeds
- Good CD-R and DVD±R writing quality
- Supports bitsetting for DVD+R/RW and DVD+R DL media
- Compact and lightweight design
- Supports SMART-BURN, SMART-X, SmartWrite and OverSpeed technologies
- Powered off the USB bus
- Includes Windows and Linux software from Nero
- Includes MyDisc Suite with applications for the PC, iPad and iPhone
- Affordably priced
Lows:
- Questionable writing quality with some DVD+R DL media
- Poorly designed USB cable
- High access times
- Only a 1.5MB buffer
