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    Help Please simple optical drive question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Scottyballs, Dec 2, 2010.

  1. Scottyballs

    Scottyballs Notebook Consultant

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    Ok I bought a external optical drive for my M11X its a dell 5GTT7

    DVD+/-RW,8X

    Ok Im having a brain fart now can this drive just read DVD or can it Burn them too? or burn and rewrite DVD...etc.. can I get a translation please :D
     
    Scottyballs, Dec 2, 2010
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    DVD±RW / DVD-RAM
    Read Speed

    24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
    Write Speed

    24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 6x (DVD±R DL)
    Rewrite Speed

    24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM)

    Specs off the Dell slim external ODD for M11x

    Similar to the slim external ODD I got with my Latitude 13
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Dec 2, 2010
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  3. Scottyballs

    Scottyballs Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for the break down + Rep ;)
     
    Scottyballs, Dec 2, 2010
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