LaCie portable DVD±RW drive gets makeover, new software bundle

Macworld Awards 2009 nominee LaCie has introduced a new look portable DVDRW drive that also includes a refreshed software bundle.

Designed by award winning UK-based industrial designer Sam Hecht, the LaCie portable DVDRW drive comes in a new sleek black design, which the makers promise is light and small enough, less than an inch tall and weighing under a pound, to be easily portable.


Mac users get Toast 9 Basic from Roxio, while PC users get Creator Suite 10 also from Roxio bundled with the portable drive.

The LaCie portable DVDRW drive is also equipped with LightScribe, technology that allows you to burn silkscreen-quality labels directly onto CDs and DVDs with a laser instead of a printer.

LaCie portable DVD±RW drive gets makeover, new software bundle

"The new, black, Sam Hecht Portable DVDRW offers mobility, simplicity, and of course style – without compromising the key features that complement their computing systems and their lifestyles," said Christelle Dexet, Mutimedia Product Manager. The drive is well suited to netbooks and the MacBook Air suggests LaCie, which omit optical drives to save space.

The LaCie portable DVDRW drive has a SRP 64.99 and is available from stores and online. More information can found at www.lacie.com.

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