The cool thing about this new DVD Writer & Hard Disk Combo is the fact that you can now convert your data onto multiple formats all on the same box, and do it on the move. Not only can you transfer data to and from USB drives and DVD via the three in-built USB slots, but it’s also got an SD card slot which means you’ve got access to the microSD cards that smartphones use as well, if you use an adapter.
Throw in your own 2.5 inch hard disk to act as a central data store and you’re cooking, since there’s not a lot else you’ll need to convert data from just about any format to anything else. It’s very neat indeed, and at $62.00 well priced (excluding the hard drive of course).
but it needs a pc to control it so why would you need it? – most pc's have dvd writers and card readers built in these days
Ultrabooks typically don't have built-in card readers or DVD writers so it should be useful for those devices