Stupid questions about low power dvd drive

morten · Post by **morten** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:37 am

Hi all.
My questions are these.
Are all dvd burner drives for notebook/laptop low power.
What brand is low power and noice.
I hope you can help a novice when it comes to power usage.

aristide1 · Post by **aristide1** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:09 pm

I doubt anyone considers this an issue because of the amount of time it's in use versus the amount of time the pc is on.

Also - A reading laser users less power than a burning/writing laser.

morten · Post by **morten** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:37 am

Thanks aristide1.

prostetnic · Post by **prostetnic** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:05 pm

Does anyone know the standby power for optical units then?

AuraAllan · Post by **AuraAllan** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:55 am

prostetnic wrote:Does anyone know the standby power for optical units then?

I dont know it but I guess its pretty close to zero.

smilingcrow · Post by **smilingcrow** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:46 am

prostetnic wrote:Does anyone know the standby power for optical units then?

I measured a difference of 1W at the wall when I disconnected a Samsung SATA DVD writer.