Since my cd burner (internal) is not burning or even working these days...should i buy an external burner one and leave the internal one where it is or should i buy a replacement internal cd burner and get somebody to install it......and how much would a reasonably good burner cost? Becasue i've seen heaps selling from $45...
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Astro,
Are you after a completely new external cd burner ?
Perhaps you want to just buy an external USB2.0 / Firewire case and take your internal and make it external.
Personally, im not a big fan of external drives unless they are powered by the USB / firewire ports (Maybe because im a laptop user).
Are you after a completely new external cd burner ?
Perhaps you want to just buy an external USB2.0 / Firewire case and take your internal and make it external.
Personally, im not a big fan of external drives unless they are powered by the USB / firewire ports (Maybe because im a laptop user).
redslert
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CD burners have dropped down to prices of around $45, i still remember only last year that a CD READER costs $60...
the reason for such a large price drop is because everyone is buying DVD burners instead
so i would advice you to go out and spend the money on DVD Writer instead of external drive
the cheapest price for a 8x DVD burner i think is around $99
if you are not going to use the external burner on another PC, then it really is a waste of money as it defeats the purpose of having an external drive, note that external drives cost TWICE as much as an internal
the reason for such a large price drop is because everyone is buying DVD burners instead
so i would advice you to go out and spend the money on DVD Writer instead of external drive
the cheapest price for a 8x DVD burner i think is around $99
if you are not going to use the external burner on another PC, then it really is a waste of money as it defeats the purpose of having an external drive, note that external drives cost TWICE as much as an internal
x speed for dvd is not the same as cd burners x speeds - its faster.Jago said:
But no, my x4 burns a full dvd in about 25mins.
apparently they are up to x12
But then again, when they start introducing "double layered" blank dvd's - teahcinically it would take the same amount of time yeah ?
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careful you don't cut yourself installing your cd burner like me, lol
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Cd drives are fairly easy..
1)unplug power source
2)remove old CD drive IDE, CD audio cable and power cable
3)slide new one in.. attach cables assuring that the red line on the IDE cable is facing outwards..
4)mount with screws
5) boot up.. goto BIOS.. and detect drive.. usualli in newer ones its lik auto
6)ready to use
i think its so basic these days.. like lego.. just read the manual and the pieces come together
1)unplug power source
2)remove old CD drive IDE, CD audio cable and power cable
3)slide new one in.. attach cables assuring that the red line on the IDE cable is facing outwards..
4)mount with screws
5) boot up.. goto BIOS.. and detect drive.. usualli in newer ones its lik auto
6)ready to use
i think its so basic these days.. like lego.. just read the manual and the pieces come together
redslert
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i cut myself on the metal edges everytime i open my computer
you don't have to install it yourself, you can find yourself a nice computer shop and ask them to install it free of charge, ie if you buy it from that shop
you don't have to install it yourself, you can find yourself a nice computer shop and ask them to install it free of charge, ie if you buy it from that shop
jm1234567890
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you forgot master/slave configuration+Po1ntDeXt3r+ said:
redslert
yes, my actual brain
CDRW should be in the master setting and most if not all of them come default in that, so plug and play should figure it out
this may seem like a stupid question - but are you suppose to remove every screw....i did and the case is still stuck on.....oh well i'll just ask if they can install the burner when i buy it....
Thanks everyone for your help
Thanks everyone for your help
Personally I'm not a fan of external... even if they're USB or Firewire...Grizzly said:
But if you're looking at External, try to make sure they're both Win and Mac compatible, with Firewire and USB if possible...
Otherwise... LiteOn and BenQ internals are cheap and they work... so yeah. *shrugs*
My 2 cents, hope it helps.
redslert
yes, my actual brain
force maybe neccessary if you have a really old computer case but since you can't even open it, i think it's better to leave it to someone with experience
Grizzly said:x speed for dvd is not the same as cd burners x speeds - its faster.
But no, my x4 burns a full dvd in about 25mins.
apparently they are up to x12
But then again, when they start introducing "double layered" blank dvd's - teahcinically it would take the same amount of time yeah ?
yeah 12x dvd burners are out... i got one!! but there arn't any 12x dvd recordable media!! but i have seen dual layered dvd's... apparently a dvd burner writes the first layer at max speed.. and then it drops to about 2.5x to burn the second layer.... in effect taking alittle over an hour to burn a full 8.74 gb...