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DVD Burner For Laptop
I have a Dell Inspiron laptop that is about 1.5 years old. It has a 1.8 P4
processor. I have a CD reader (not burner) in it. Is it possible to remove the CD Drive and install a DVD burner? Are the burners for laptops pretty reliable? I would probably take it to a local shop to have the DVD burner installed, but I just want to see if it is worth pursuing, or if there are any gotchas. Thanks very much. |
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If it has a built in firewire port, you could think about an external
burner...my notebook is now 3 years old and has built in firewire. Cari www.coribright.com "Buck Turgidson" wrote in message s.com... I have a Dell Inspiron laptop that is about 1.5 years old. It has a 1.8 P4 processor. I have a CD reader (not burner) in it. Is it possible to remove the CD Drive and install a DVD burner? Are the burners for laptops pretty reliable? I would probably take it to a local shop to have the DVD burner installed, but I just want to see if it is worth pursuing, or if there are any gotchas. Thanks very much. |
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Yes to remove/install ( in fact, I put a "Dell" branded DVD+R/W burner in my
laptop ). As to reliability, possibly actually more than desktop burners - as long as you don't use your laptop as a doorstop/dustpan... My +r/w burner was bought off of eBay, and as I said was originally made for Inspirons etc... ( the Gotcha? Price, but I considered $200 worth it for an internal burner for my laptop. You can get some burners for less, but I have seen nothing comperable in the +r/w camp and I prefer it to the -r/w - soon it likely won't matter, but right now minimum burn speed on -r/w is 1x and +r/w is 2.4x ). "Buck Turgidson" wrote in message s.com... I have a Dell Inspiron laptop that is about 1.5 years old. It has a 1.8 P4 processor. I have a CD reader (not burner) in it. Is it possible to remove the CD Drive and install a DVD burner? Are the burners for laptops pretty reliable? I would probably take it to a local shop to have the DVD burner installed, but I just want to see if it is worth pursuing, or if there are any gotchas. Thanks very much. |
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My +r/w burner was bought off of eBay, and as I said was originally made
for Inspirons etc... ( the Gotcha? Price, but I considered $200 worth it for an internal burner for my laptop. You can get some burners for less, but I have seen nothing comperable in the +r/w camp and I prefer it to the -r/w - soon it likely won't matter, but right now minimum burn speed on -r/w is 1x and +r/w is 2.4x ). Could you explain why the format won't matter soon? I am still learning about all this stuff. Thanks! |
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