External DVD drives offer some of the best options for government agencies to provide themselves with fully protected, physically durable, data storage and transfer media. Although newer forms of communications and data storage technology such as USB 3.0 and Firewire are getting more attention, they are... oftentimes not as useful to certain educational offices as portable DVD drives that can hold entire network system backups. External DVD drives also offer safety to government systems that are always connected to a public network or a Cloud based network.
Some of the premier companies in the industry for external computer DVD drives include LG, Addonics, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Dell. The larger companies such as Dell and LG, which do not necessarily specialize in portable DVD drives, are usually more compatible with systems already in place within larger agencies and educational offices. However, the smaller production companies tend to provide slightly better specialized resources, as well as faster read and write speeds.
Along with read and write speeds, an agency should make sure that the external DVD drives that it invests in take both types of DVD media, +R and -R. The two media are meant to hold different types of data and most agencies have a need for both. Portable DVD drives can also create a full backup system for an agency in an easily accessible format that can be filed and easily found. With advantages like these, the external DVD drive is a must have for most government and educational offices.