is there such a thing as external DVD/CD re writers

postingalwaysposting

sorry to hijack your thread loppy

intel

postingalwaysposting wrote:

i have a cdrw one already though and would want to have both is that impossible? would it be better to get someone to fit it for me?

Maybe,, where are you in the South West as Im in Bristol

postingalwaysposting

bristol too its a new pc as in days old so i am hoping i can upgrade it

intel

postingalwaysposting wrote:

bristol too its a new pc as in days old so i am hoping i can upgrade it

I am going to Private Message a few Instructions

Browntoa

INSTRUCTIONS BEING......

pay me in tenners !! lol

postingalwaysposting

replied thanks

Jon_C

Because Loopy asked us what the difference between the drives were, I'll assume she would prefer not to hoke around too much with enclosures or internal drives so the simple solution of an external drive is probably more suitable.

With that in mind I would recommend her to get a fairly good external (USB 2.0) DVD rewriter.

I say this because the difference in price between those and the cheapest read-only DVD drives isn't that much and even if you want to save money, you might actually be better off in the long run by buying a slightly more expensive drive that will be easier to sell on if/when you no longer need it.

£55 gets you one of these from Bigpockets (free delivery on this item):

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/product.php?lang=&submenu=Hardware&menu=peripherals&product_id=1058&session=00a5649d5fb31a8cac0ba057853b15e4

It will write to most formats and at what seems to be the industry standard, 16x speed for DVD-R or DVD+R, which are probably the discs you will use most frequently. Of course it writes to CDs too.

I don't have this drive myself but if I needed another fairly good, medium-priced DVD burner, that's the one I'd probably go for.

I hope this helps.

intel

Browntoa wrote:

INSTRUCTIONS BEING......

pay me in tenners !! lol

Moi :rolleyes:

loopy_lass

postingalwaysposting wrote:

sorry to hijack your thread loppy

no worries.... hijack away

loopy_lass

Jon_C wrote:

Because Loopy asked us what the difference between the drives were, I'll assume she would prefer not to hoke around too much with enclosures or internal drives so the simple solution of an external drive is probably more suitable.

With that in mind I would recommend her to get a fairly good external (USB 2.0) DVD rewriter.

I say this because the difference in price between those and the cheapest read-only DVD drives isn't that much and even if you want to save money, you might actually be better off in the long run by buying a slightly more expensive drive that will be easier to sell on if/when you no longer need it.

£55 gets you one of these from Bigpockets (free delivery on this item):

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/product.php?lang=&submenu=Hardware&menu=peripherals&product_id=1058&session=00a5649d5fb31a8cac0ba057853b15e4

It will write to most formats and at what seems to be the industry standard, 16x speed for DVD-R or DVD+R, which are probably the discs you will use most frequently. Of course it writes to CDs too.

I don't have this drive myself but if I needed another fairly good, medium-priced DVD burner, that's the one I'd probably go for.

I hope this helps.

ok, call me oldfashioned... or thick,this looks good to me, and good price. However, one of the reviews speaks about a caddy not being right? and er.. what is a USB 2.0 thingy? and how do i know ive got one ... sorry but its all a bit techie for me..

:eek:

loops