DVD Burner Question

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I'm looking to get my first DVD burner, have a eMachines 6805, and am considering an NEC 6500A burner. I've never upgraded a laptop, as I'm on my first and only had it a few months. Will all drives made for laptops fit all new laptops? Would you recommend this one?

Also, I was thinking of an internal for my laptop since it's quite a bit faster than my PC. Would there be any reason to get an external instead so it could be used on both?

Thanks a lot for any help.
 
the external ones via USB or firewire dont work that well
the USB bus doesnt support the underbuffer run tech that well
so alot of the time if the machine has to think about something for a sec you can end up with a dead disc

the NEC is a great drive
i'm using it right now

as for upgrading the 650x, you can and its not hard but be prepared to do some moding and glueing if you want to reuse the origional face

i think there are a couple of guys around who have done it
so i would put a post up asking about it

the external USB isn't that much of a cheaper option anyways
a good burner like the NEC3520 is $70 and a good usb enclosure is $45 so your looking at $115 vs $125 for the mobile drive
 
tiebird321 said:
i think there are a couple of guys around who have done it
so i would put a post up asking about it
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I put a 6500 in my Toshiba. It rocks. Once I figured out how to mod it, the install was easy. It dropped right into place, but my Toshiba expects a 'reverse ata' drive...fixed that by popping it open (four screws) and applying a dab of conductive paint (rear window defroster compound). Or you can just flash the 'reverse ata' version of the BIOS, but you don't get the latest and greatest features that way (ritek DL support). Looks factory.

Your mileage may vary.
 
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