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    Can you use desktop dvd burner on laptop?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by johncolazabal, May 12, 2010.

  1. johncolazabal

    johncolazabal Notebook Geek

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    I have a desktop dvd burner and would like to use it with my laptop. Is it possible? What do I have to buy? Thanks :D in advance.
     
    johncolazabal, May 12, 2010
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  2. TofuTurkey

    TofuTurkey Married a Champagne Mango

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    Put the drive in an enclosure. Depending on your laptop interfaces, get either a USB2 or 3 or eSATA enclosure.
     
    TofuTurkey, May 12, 2010
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  3. johncolazabal

    johncolazabal Notebook Geek

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    I can only find enclosures for laptops but not desktop drives
     
    johncolazabal, May 12, 2010
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  4. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You'll need a 5.25" enclosure, but you will almost certainly need a power adapter for it and it will not be able to run off of one or two USB ports.

    A few things off of this list should work.

    Specifically, this.
     
    Greg, May 12, 2010
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    Recommend you doing what he said. :)
    But it would probably be best to choose a USB2 Interface.
     
    DEagleson, May 12, 2010
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  6. Krane

    Krane Notebook Prophet

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    In that case, you're not looking in the right places. They're readily available and I have that very setup on my laptop.

    I bought my drive (blu-ray writer) and enclosure from Videoguys as a package, but I'm sure the drive is sold separately. All I needed was a screwdriver and a few minutes to assemble it.
     
    Krane, May 12, 2010
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  7. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    You don't necessarily need an enclosure for this to work... you can alternatively get a SATA/IDE to USB adapter and an appropriate power brick, and that'll work just as well. I've been doing the latter for years now.
     
    Commander Wolf, May 12, 2010
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    yes u can but safest way is enclousure.. depending on what type of interfaces u have , get a e-SATA or USB2.0 one.. if u have e-SATA , ur better off...
     
    sean473, May 14, 2010
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    I doubt you'll be able to run a 5.25" off USB at all. USB only supplies 5V, and most 5.25" drives use 12V to run. A 5.25" drive enclosure will require a power connection to the wall.
     
    Pitabred, May 15, 2010
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