TEAC Europe has just released the DV-W28U-VS3, a portable DVD burner for notebook users. The external DVD writer measures just 134 x 134 x 18mm and weighs just 250g. It is powered by the USB 2.0 interface and supports the following speeds:

Data recording speed:

8 x DVD+/-R
5 x DVD-RAM
6 x DVD+/-R DL, DVD-RW
4 x DVD+RW
24 x CR-R, CD-RW

Data reading speed:

8 x DVD-Rom, DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, DVD-Rom DL, DVD+/-R DL
4 x DVD+/-R DL
24 x CD-Rom, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA
5 x DVD-RAM