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Philips' JackRabbit32 DVD/CD-RW External Drive

Posted by timothy on from the cheaper-than-a-notebook-with-superdrive dept.

James Bell writes "Designtechnica.com has just posted a brief first look of Philips new JackRabbit32 external DVD/CD-RW drive. This appears to be the first information leaked on the net about this product from what I can tell. This drive has multiple video out ports for hook up to a television or other video sources. There is also Dolby Digital 5.1 support as well as USB 2.0 and Firewire support. The drive can also play audio or MP3 CD's as well. Since the decoder is onboard, it should be easy to get the Jackrabbit32 to run under Linux I would imagine."

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    1. Re:A Gentlemanly First Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  3. People are DYING... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...in China just for expressing their opinion on the internet and /. has a story about an CD Burner?!?

    1. Re:People are DYING... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      but they are dying because american corps like Sun, Cisco, Nortel & Microsoft eagerly sell their wares to the Chinese government giving them the ability to monitor, arrest, prosecute and ultimatly execute those who express an opposing view on the internet. If you cant see the relevamce to /. in this story then you are nothing more than a sheep following the flock.

  4. Re:Learn some grammar, please. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Excellent example. Now, Mr. Smartypants, tell us how to pluralize it. CDs? No, that's just a miscapitalized acronym. CDes? That spelling is just as bad as the previous and it still doesn't meet the need.

    So, just what is the correct way? What are the precedents? Inquiring minds want to know!

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  6. Re:price by esanbock · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In case anybody was wondering, his signature reads "I am batman"

    +5 informative

  7. My balls are pretty and lickable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i have pretty balls, who out there would like to lick them, and name them Brenda?

    1. Re:My balls are pretty and lickable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


      Sure, I don't have much better going on. Are you on the west coast? Otherwise we'll have to talk about splitting the cost of a ticket.

  8. Re:Learn some grammar, please. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Contrary to your belief, we give a shit

  9. Re:Learn some grammar, please. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The Apostrophe Protection Society. Take a look people, it only takes 2 minutes to learn correct usage.

  10. Re:Learn some grammar, please. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    actually, you're wrong. when you pluralize an abrievation like CD the ' is added.