September 19th, 2007

LaCie has announced the shipping of its new Portable DVD±RW Drive with LightScribe.

The stylish, slim drive was designed exclusively for LaCie by designer Sam Hecht, and was created with a focus on pure design. Measuring in at less than one inch tall, and one pound in weight the FireWire or USB 2.0 bus-powered LaCie Portable DVD±RW Drive offers mobility for Mac, Windows or Linux operating systems.

The USB 2.0 version of the drive comes bundled with Easy Media Creator Suite 9 for Windows, while the FireWire version comes with Toast 8 Titanium.

The portable DVD±RW drive is equipped with LightScribe technology that allows you to burn labels directly onto CDs and DVDs with a laser instead of a printer.

The LaCie Portable DVD±RW Drive with LightScribe USB 2.0 and the LaCie Portable DVD±RW Drive with LightScribe FireWire with Toast 8 Titanium are available now from LaCie direct and are widely available via LaCie?s specialized dealer network at the suggested retail price of $99.99 for USB 2.0 and $149.99 for FireWire.

Basic specifications:

DVD speeds (Write, Rewrite, Read)

• 4.7GB DVD+RW Speeds - 8×8x8x
• 4.7GB DVD-RW Speeds - 8×6x8x
• 8.5GB DVD±R DL Speed - 4x
• DVD-RAM Speed - 5x

CD speeds (Write, Rewrite, Read)

• 700MB CD-RW Speeds - 24×20x24x
• Access Time : DVD: 130ms / CD: 120ms