External Disc Drive

kah22

The internal dvd drive on my Dell Inspiron 1764 has broken and I wish to replace it. The laptop itself will probably be replaced within the year so I'm thinking that an external drive would be the best option. But I'm not to sure what I should be looking for. Any advice?

I've been doing a search on Amazon and there seems to be plenty of USB External DVD Combo Drive CD burner for Laptops available and there also seems to be plenty of External DVD Burner Drive CD burners available, but I don't know what the difference is.

I've also done a quick check on ebay and items there seem to be coming in at a cheaper price but the ones I've glanced at don't seem to be 'names,' e.g.Sony but does that really make a difference

Any advice and even a few suggestions would be appreciated.

Kevin
ps my policy is always to get the best I can at any particular time

Figment

Click for replacement internal drives

Almost any USB DVD will work. Which you choose depends partly on what you wish to do with it.

A DVD Combo / CD Burner will play DVDs and Play and Burn CDs
A DVD Burner / CD Burner will play and burn DVDs and CDs

googler

Replacing the drive in situ shouldn't cost more than £10-15

A laptop with working drive will probably be more attractive when you do sell it than one with the non-functional one

It'll be more convenient than USB too

NiftyDigits

Fix problems with CD or DVD drives that can’t read or write media

Did you install the latest Firmware for your drive from DELL?

Paying more doesn't always get you the best.

diable

If you know the drive is faulty then I would just pickup a replacement from somewhere and replace it.