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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yup, the Nintendo Wii beat Samsung to the punch.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 17th 2007 3:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[yup. .the Wii might not record on them but its been doing this for ages.. weird thing for samsung to try and claim..]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[David]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 17th 2007 3:42AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm just surprised that Engadget didn't point out this rather obvious fact in the post.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[paralipsis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 17th 2007 3:48AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[I thought of the Wii too, but remember, it doesn't have a DVD drive, and it certainly doesn't have a burner. As far as Apple's slot-loaders, while they may accept 80-cm media, it is unsupported and can damage the drive: <a href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58641" rel="nofollow">http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58641</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nilay Patel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 17th 2007 2:26PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[Other slot-loading drives that accept 8cm discs:<br>Pioneer DVR-K07<br>Teac DV-W28SLC<br><br>The Pioneer drive has been shipping from the end of last year (in Japan anyway).<br>Samsung, liars?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael K]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 17th 2007 4:15AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[But I think the Samsung may quilify as the first standalone 8cm compatable slot loading DVD drive.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 17th 2007 5:01AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[I had iMacDVse back in 2001 and I read somewhere that the slot loading DVD drive takes 8 cm disks if you load in the middle.  I did not have 8 cm disks and never tried to confirm this.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sOMa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 17th 2007 6:40AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[Considering how small it is, wouldn't you consider Wii to be stand alone?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[elmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 17th 2007 6:42AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[I bought a Clarion head unit for my car in 1996 that accepted 3 inch discs. While it's not a DVD drive, it is a slot loader. My parents had a slot loading CD drive, made me wonder why they never made them more mainstream.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lectoid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 17th 2007 9:08AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[I've never tried it, but I'm pretty sure Macs will play 8cm discs just fine.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 17th 2007 9:56AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[Looks like another unconfirmed story- just like the Apple release date story.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-o]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 17th 2007 11:28AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[Plextor PX-716AL accepts 8cm disks too, and has been out forever, being first announced in 2/2005.  But granted, it is a desktop drive.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[alcuin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 17th 2007 1:09PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think the more impressive thing is that this puppy is bus powered.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BlackDayz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 17th 2007 7:06PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[Newegg.com has it for $99<br><br><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827151147&ATT=27-151-147&CMP=OTC-Froogle" rel="nofollow">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827151147&ATT=27-151-147&CMP=OTC-Froogle</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 17th 2007 10:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[The slot load DVD-ROM and CD-ROM drives from the iMac CRT series and Ti PB were able to use the smaller (round!) discs. These drives all had guides that would align the disc properly.  The newer drives Apple uses make you insert the disc nearly all the way before it will grab it.  This is supposed to prevent you from inserting the smaller discs.<br>The CD player that came stock with my 2001 Focus would also read these discs just fine...it positioned the disc once it was all the way in.<br>Most user manuals state whether or not a drive will work....but Samsung is far from the first.<br><br><br>/Apple Service Tech]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 17th 2007 10:20PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wii, anyone?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[magicite]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 18th 2007 3:02AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/17/samsung-slot-loading-dvd-burner-supports-8cm-discs/</guid><description><![CDATA[When will some make a drive that just supports the 8CM disks.<br><br>It would kick ass for UMPCs, 3.5" bays to replace floppies, and even allow portable devices a generic format to show SOny how the PSP UMD SHOULD have been done.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ratteler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2007 2:01PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>