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    External DVD writers

    Discussion in 'HP' started by SalD, Aug 27, 2004.

  1. SalD

    SalD Notebook Consultant

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    I was wondering which DVD writers you guys would recommend. I have a ZX5000 with a DVD/CDRW Drive. All of my previous CDRW Drives have been HP and I've never had any problems so I'm going to stick with them. My price range is from $150-$200. I was looking at the External HP DVD Movie Writer DC3000. Price is $179. I never burned DVD's yet so I'm just wondering if this is a good writer because I hear a lot of ppl have problems burning. Thanks in advance.
     
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    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you don't mind the bezel not matching, swapping in a new internal DVD burner is easy. You can get Toshiba 4X dual-format burners from ultradrives.com (which I did, nice folks) or Panasonic 4X slot-loading burners from newegg.com, both are under $150 with shipping. If the Panasonic had been available at the time I'd have gone with that. The drive will be recessed about 3/8ths of an inch into your case because you'll lose the very thick curved bezel the original drive has in favor of a normal/flat one. It works out pretty well.

    You can get faster external drives, but 4X is pretty decent.
     
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  3. SalD

    SalD Notebook Consultant

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    I'm only looking for an external DVD drive so I can bring it to a friends house and rip all there DVD's =). Plus I would like to use it on my desktop at home.

    ZX5000 - P4 2.8GHz - XP Home -15.4" WXGA (1280x800)- 64MB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) 9200 - 512MB DDR SDRAM (2x256MB)- 60 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive - DVD/CD-RW Combo - 802.11b/g WLAN - 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery - $1,096
     
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    marcog Notebook Enthusiast

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    Have a look at the http://club.cdfreaks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=61 forums.

    I am about to receive my internal 16x NEC ND-3500A and an external enclosure sold seperately nd put them together to make an external DVD writer. Cheaper and faster than getting an external drive off the shelf.



    HP nx7010 DU259A: Pentium-M 1.6GHz, 2x256MB RAM, 60GB 7200RPM HDD, 64MB Radeon 9200, 15.4" WXGA, XP Pro.
     
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