Tray. I think there's a slot version as well, but I could not find one locally.
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| Author: | skeeder [ 07 Apr 2009, 21:39 ] |
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I need an external DVD drive for my new laptop. I'm not willing to spend $70 for one...it just seems rediculous. Anyone have a solution thats around $30 new? or heck, I'd go used too. |
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| Author: | The_cranky_hermit [ 07 Apr 2009, 22:34 ] |
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I don't think you'll get one for less than $50. |
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| Author: | packerfan [ 07 Apr 2009, 22:39 ] |
| Post subject: | external DVD |
Your best bet is just footing the bill or maybe take an old dvd drive and get a 5.25" external enclosure. |
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| Author: | Abram [ 07 Apr 2009, 23:41 ] |
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For a laptop I'd suggest the Samsung SE-S084. It's freaking tiny and does;t need external power to run, jsut two usb ports. Though it can run on a single usb. I foudn oen for a friend for about $75 CAD. That was the cheapeswt i could find it in Canada. (got it price matech from Futureshop's $130. It's fairly fast and quiet. Not quite as fast as a large external with a external power supply, but for the trade-off, i think it's quite worth it. Enclosures are good too, since you can slam a HDD in there if you need to. |
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| Author: | Mesh [ 08 Apr 2009, 18:39 ] |
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I've been considering the SE-S084B but couldn't find a good picture of it, is it the tray/free-roaming disc kind or the laptop, stick disc on pike kind? |
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| Author: | Abram [ 08 Apr 2009, 21:26 ] |
| Post subject: | external DVD |
Tray. I think there's a slot version as well, but I could not find one locally.
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| Author: | Mesh [ 09 Apr 2009, 08:12 ] |
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No, not tray vs slot, What I mean is, is it the laptop style tray, also like the ps2slim, where you have to stick the disc on the spinner part, not just drop it in a tray free-roaming, like most desktop 5 1/4 inch drives are. I'm asking because I already have an external dvd reader with the desktop style, and it sometimes gets a bit loud. I'm looking for an external dvd drive, hopefully usb powered, that also has the laptop style tray to make it quieter. Basically, I'm looking for one with a tray without the hole. |
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| Author: | Abram [ 09 Apr 2009, 08:58 ] |
| Post subject: | external DVD |
Oh. Pa-chow! 
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| Author: | Mesh [ 09 Apr 2009, 19:07 ] |
| Post subject: | external DVD |
Nice, thank you, that's exactly what I was looking for. |
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