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DVD Burner or CDRW/DVD Combo?

post #1 of 8
6/28/04 at 5:52pm
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Should I go with the 4x DVD+burner or the CDRW/DVD combo? I was thinking about saving a little money and later on getting a higher speed internal desktop burner and a case so I can use it externally. I was told by a friend who builds computers professionally its better to use a burner just if you're burning and use another drive for everyday use. I can see the reasoning but is it flawed? Will either of them use up the battery faster with just regular use?

This is my first laptop and would be my first DVD burner. I have never burned a dvd or ripped one to hd. Plus the burner offered for the G3 is only a DVD+burner not a +/- so I'm leaning towards building an external...even though I'm not completely sure about the difference between the DVD+ and the DVD-.

Thanks for your help.
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post #2 of 8
6/28/04 at 6:10pm
i agree, save the money and wait to buy a desktop dvd burner

the 16xs are coming out if i'm not mistaken?
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post #3 of 8
6/28/04 at 6:20pm
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Originally Posted by Aikeo
i agree, save the money and wait to buy a desktop dvd burner

the 16xs are coming out if i'm not mistaken?
16x!!! i have an 8x bought 3 months ago... haven't seen any 8x dvd-r's around yet... at least locally

ya... definitely get the desktop version... not like u'll be in absolute need of burning dvd's while mobile unless u go on long trips often
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post #4 of 8
6/28/04 at 6:33pm
I thought about the same thing and decided to save the $$$ and wait. Besides, for what I want to burn (backup copies of movies), the single-layer burners won't do anything for me. I'm going to wait for prices and availability and buy a dual-layer burner for my desktop instead. For all other purposes (music and back-ups), the CD burner will be great.

Sey
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post #5 of 8
6/28/04 at 6:56pm
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Thanks for your help guys. This notebook will be the only pc I'll have so if I buy a desktop dvd burner I'll need to buy a case for it too. Any idea which one I should go for? I was searching newegg but didn't know exactly what I was looking for and where to find it.
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post #6 of 8
6/28/04 at 9:17pm
My own plan is to get a CDRW/DVD drive for my notebook and then get an external Plextor DVD-burner. Plextor always makes quality stuff, and I can easily use it on both my notebook and desktop.
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post #7 of 8
6/28/04 at 9:49pm
you need a 5.25 inch firewire or usb enclosure with its own power supply.

get a cheap one. the fancy expensive ones have high end controller chips for large capacity hard drives, which you don't need.
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post #8 of 8
6/28/04 at 9:53pm
I don't think many people would burn DVD outside of their house, so external DVD writer is good enough. One addition benefit is that you can connect DVD RW to your desktop too.
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