Compatibilty between laptop and external DVD drive info please 2 July at 8:27AM in Techie Stuff 20 replies 224 views

Copter

I highjacked a thread which was wrong, so will start again.
I am considering buying an Acer Aspire 3, 15.6" Celeron 4GB, 128GB and then would want to buy an external USB DVD Drive, would they be compatible and work with no problems. Need to view photo's on DVD disc's.
Thanks 

Neil_Jones

They're all standard. Just buy one and plug it in, it'll be fine.

jonnygee2

Yes, they will work fine.
Check the USB types on the laptop (USB 2.0, USB 3.0, USB 3.1 etc) and buy a disk that matches for the best performance / price.

debitcardmayhem

As above but I would copy all your DVDs to another storage medium too

roddydogs

Their not all " fine" I bought a £12 cheapo from e bay, didn't work.

Copter

Thanks each of you, reassuring. I'm quite sure that within a day or so I will have the laptop, once I've familiarised myself with it, then I'll get the USB dvd drive. 

Gravedigger

Also be aware that some do need two USB ports, one being for power. I have an Asus.

TheRightOne

I would think twice before buying a laptop with a Celeron N4000. Not much in the way of future proofing on offer there. Better to spend a few pounds more on a decent processor that has a bit of headroom.
It lags behind even the lowliest Ryzen 3: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Celeron-N4000-vs-AMD-Ryzen-3-3200U/m503050vsm771805

Copter

Gravedigger said:

Also be aware that some do need two USB ports, one being for power. I have an Asus.

tell me about your Asus please. It so happens my son-in-law has an Asus and he commented to me that the sound was great, not that I use it for sound much. But what model, cost, how long have you been using it, where from etc.

TheRightOne

Seems that you don't want to listen; https://laptopmedia.com/review/acer-aspire-3-a315-34-review-the-most-affordable-one-of-the-bunch/

TheRightOne

Copter said:

TheRightOne said:

Seems that you don't want to listen; https://laptopmedia.com/review/acer-aspire-3-a315-34-review-the-most-affordable-one-of-the-bunch/

Clearly I've misunderstood something along the way, but lord knows where. I'm not deliberatly ignoring any advice, just have got lost along the way, sorry for that,

Ideally, you want a laptop that grows with you. Not something which is disposable.
The Central Processing Unit(the thing that does all of the calculations) is quite poor and there is no upgrade path. You can read all about it's performance in the review.
It's £300 for a reason and it's not a good reason.