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Old April 23rd 11, 07:33 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Jo-Anne[_4_]
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Default choosing an external DVD burner

Although I planned to buy an external DVD burner when I purchased my WinXP
netbook in 2009, I didn't do it. Now I have more of a need for one
(installing some software, copying files, playing CDs and DVDs) and have
found an enormous number to choose from.

The advice I received here in 2009 was to check reviews and not to go by
price--that more expensive wasn't necessarily better. But what else should I
consider? For example, will all burners work with WinXP? Is tray loading
better than slot loading? Should any brands be avoided? I'd be grateful for
advice.

Thank you!

Jo-Anne


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Old April 23rd 11, 01:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
Although I planned to buy an external DVD burner when I purchased my
WinXP netbook in 2009, I didn't do it. Now I have more of a need for
one (installing some software, copying files, playing CDs and DVDs)
and have found an enormous number to choose from.

The advice I received here in 2009 was to check reviews and not to go
by price--that more expensive wasn't necessarily better. But what
else should I consider? For example, will all burners work with
WinXP? Is tray loading better than slot loading? Should any brands be
avoided? I'd be grateful for advice.

Thank you!


Hi Jo-Anne! I like those slimline Samsung SE-S084. I got three of them
and they work really great. I tried others and they were not so hot.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...g+dvd+external

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3


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Old April 23rd 11, 02:14 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Default choosing an external DVD burner

On 04/23/2011 07:41 AM, BillW50 wrote:
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
Although I planned to buy an external DVD burner when I purchased my
WinXP netbook in 2009, I didn't do it. Now I have more of a need for
one (installing some software, copying files, playing CDs and DVDs)
and have found an enormous number to choose from.

The advice I received here in 2009 was to check reviews and not to go
by price--that more expensive wasn't necessarily better. But what
else should I consider? For example, will all burners work with
WinXP? Is tray loading better than slot loading? Should any brands be
avoided? I'd be grateful for advice.

Thank you!


Hi Jo-Anne! I like those slimline Samsung SE-S084. I got three of them
and they work really great. I tried others and they were not so hot.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...g+dvd+external



For the price...one can hardly go wrong.

I've found the NewEgg customer reviews to be helpful and honest
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Old April 23rd 11, 04:43 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
BillW50
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Default choosing an external DVD burner

In ,
philo wrote:
On 04/23/2011 07:41 AM, BillW50 wrote:
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
Although I planned to buy an external DVD burner when I purchased my
WinXP netbook in 2009, I didn't do it. Now I have more of a need for
one (installing some software, copying files, playing CDs and DVDs)
and have found an enormous number to choose from.

The advice I received here in 2009 was to check reviews and not to
go by price--that more expensive wasn't necessarily better. But what
else should I consider? For example, will all burners work with
WinXP? Is tray loading better than slot loading? Should any brands
be avoided? I'd be grateful for advice.

Thank you!


Hi Jo-Anne! I like those slimline Samsung SE-S084. I got three of
them and they work really great. I tried others and they were not so
hot.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...g+dvd+external


For the price...one can hardly go wrong.

I've found the NewEgg customer reviews to be helpful and honest


Yes true! Although just a few years back, you couldn't touch one of
these for under 100 bucks. But it seems the more they sell, the more
inexpensive they get. ;-)

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3


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Old April 23rd 11, 05:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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"BillW50" wrote in message
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In ,
philo wrote:
On 04/23/2011 07:41 AM, BillW50 wrote:
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
Although I planned to buy an external DVD burner when I purchased my
WinXP netbook in 2009, I didn't do it. Now I have more of a need for
one (installing some software, copying files, playing CDs and DVDs)
and have found an enormous number to choose from.

The advice I received here in 2009 was to check reviews and not to
go by price--that more expensive wasn't necessarily better. But what
else should I consider? For example, will all burners work with
WinXP? Is tray loading better than slot loading? Should any brands
be avoided? I'd be grateful for advice.

Thank you!

Hi Jo-Anne! I like those slimline Samsung SE-S084. I got three of
them and they work really great. I tried others and they were not so
hot.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...g+dvd+external


For the price...one can hardly go wrong.

I've found the NewEgg customer reviews to be helpful and honest


Yes true! Although just a few years back, you couldn't touch one of these
for under 100 bucks. But it seems the more they sell, the more inexpensive
they get. ;-)

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3


I have two self powere external dvd burners.

The "LG" model works more or less the same as the internals though even on
fast pc I tend to burn no faster than 8x.

I also have a "MadDog" external burner. Of ALL the burners I have (right now
7 in various pc plust the two externals) it is THE ONLY ONE does
"everything". Specifically, it is the only one capable of both reading and
burning "sub channel" info. In other words, it's the only one I can burn a
Karaoke cd with. Not a big deal unless you have friends into that sort of
thing, ask you to make a copy to then find out your brand new "does
everything" drive actually doesn't.


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Old April 23rd 11, 05:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Default choosing an external DVD burner

"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
Although I planned to buy an external DVD burner when I purchased my
WinXP netbook in 2009, I didn't do it. Now I have more of a need for
one (installing some software, copying files, playing CDs and DVDs)
and have found an enormous number to choose from.

The advice I received here in 2009 was to check reviews and not to go
by price--that more expensive wasn't necessarily better. But what
else should I consider? For example, will all burners work with
WinXP? Is tray loading better than slot loading? Should any brands be
avoided? I'd be grateful for advice.

Thank you!


Hi Jo-Anne! I like those slimline Samsung SE-S084. I got three of them and
they work really great. I tried others and they were not so hot.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...g+dvd+external

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3


Thank you, Bill! I looked at this model at Newegg last night and was
seriously considering it. The only drawback I could find is that it seems to
require two USB ports, which is all I have on my netbook. That would make it
hard to use my mouse. I do have a seven-port USB hub with an adapter to plug
into a wall outlet; but I had trouble with it on my laptop. Seemed like some
external devices worked OK with it and others didn't.

Jo-Anne


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Old April 23rd 11, 05:51 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Default choosing an external DVD burner

"philo" wrote in message
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On 04/23/2011 07:41 AM, BillW50 wrote:
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
Although I planned to buy an external DVD burner when I purchased my
WinXP netbook in 2009, I didn't do it. Now I have more of a need for
one (installing some software, copying files, playing CDs and DVDs)
and have found an enormous number to choose from.

The advice I received here in 2009 was to check reviews and not to go
by price--that more expensive wasn't necessarily better. But what
else should I consider? For example, will all burners work with
WinXP? Is tray loading better than slot loading? Should any brands be
avoided? I'd be grateful for advice.

Thank you!


Hi Jo-Anne! I like those slimline Samsung SE-S084. I got three of them
and they work really great. I tried others and they were not so hot.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...g+dvd+external



For the price...one can hardly go wrong.

I've found the NewEgg customer reviews to be helpful and honest



Thank you, Philo! I too like the Newegg customer reviews.

Jo-Anne


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Old April 23rd 11, 05:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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"pjp" wrote in message
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"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
philo wrote:
On 04/23/2011 07:41 AM, BillW50 wrote:
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
Although I planned to buy an external DVD burner when I purchased my
WinXP netbook in 2009, I didn't do it. Now I have more of a need for
one (installing some software, copying files, playing CDs and DVDs)
and have found an enormous number to choose from.

The advice I received here in 2009 was to check reviews and not to
go by price--that more expensive wasn't necessarily better. But what
else should I consider? For example, will all burners work with
WinXP? Is tray loading better than slot loading? Should any brands
be avoided? I'd be grateful for advice.

Thank you!

Hi Jo-Anne! I like those slimline Samsung SE-S084. I got three of
them and they work really great. I tried others and they were not so
hot.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...g+dvd+external

For the price...one can hardly go wrong.

I've found the NewEgg customer reviews to be helpful and honest


Yes true! Although just a few years back, you couldn't touch one of these
for under 100 bucks. But it seems the more they sell, the more
inexpensive they get. ;-)

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3


I have two self powere external dvd burners.

The "LG" model works more or less the same as the internals though even on
fast pc I tend to burn no faster than 8x.

I also have a "MadDog" external burner. Of ALL the burners I have (right
now 7 in various pc plust the two externals) it is THE ONLY ONE does
"everything". Specifically, it is the only one capable of both reading and
burning "sub channel" info. In other words, it's the only one I can burn a
Karaoke cd with. Not a big deal unless you have friends into that sort of
thing, ask you to make a copy to then find out your brand new "does
everything" drive actually doesn't.


Thank you, pjp! I just looked at that one, and it does seem to be good--but
pricey.

Jo-Anne


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Old April 23rd 11, 06:14 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
BillW50
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On 4/23/2011 11:50 AM, Jo-Anne wrote:
Thank you, Bill! I looked at this model at Newegg last night and was
seriously considering it. The only drawback I could find is that it seems to
require two USB ports, which is all I have on my netbook. That would make it
hard to use my mouse. I do have a seven-port USB hub with an adapter to plug
into a wall outlet; but I had trouble with it on my laptop. Seemed like some
external devices worked OK with it and others didn't.


Hi Jo-Anne! Oh no, don't let the two USB plugs scare you. As I have over
a dozen laptops here and three working netbooks. And I never needed the
second USB for extra power. I wouldn't plug it into any USB 1.1 ports
without a powered hub though. But you won't see any of those ports on
computers newer than 10 years old. Just use the USB plug that has two
wires coming out of it and you should be just fine. ;-)

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v3.0
Centrino Core2 Duo 2GHz - 1.5GB - Windows 7
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Old April 23rd 11, 06:22 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Jo-Anne[_4_]
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"BillW50" wrote in message
...
On 4/23/2011 11:50 AM, Jo-Anne wrote:
Thank you, Bill! I looked at this model at Newegg last night and was
seriously considering it. The only drawback I could find is that it seems
to
require two USB ports, which is all I have on my netbook. That would make
it
hard to use my mouse. I do have a seven-port USB hub with an adapter to
plug
into a wall outlet; but I had trouble with it on my laptop. Seemed like
some
external devices worked OK with it and others didn't.


Hi Jo-Anne! Oh no, don't let the two USB plugs scare you. As I have over a
dozen laptops here and three working netbooks. And I never needed the
second USB for extra power. I wouldn't plug it into any USB 1.1 ports
without a powered hub though. But you won't see any of those ports on
computers newer than 10 years old. Just use the USB plug that has two
wires coming out of it and you should be just fine. ;-)

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v3.0
Centrino Core2 Duo 2GHz - 1.5GB - Windows 7


Thank you again, Bill! Looks like this'll do it, then!

Jo-Anne


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Old April 23rd 11, 06:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Jo-Anne[_4_]
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"BillW50" wrote in message
...
On 4/23/2011 11:50 AM, Jo-Anne wrote:
Thank you, Bill! I looked at this model at Newegg last night and was
seriously considering it. The only drawback I could find is that it seems
to
require two USB ports, which is all I have on my netbook. That would make
it
hard to use my mouse. I do have a seven-port USB hub with an adapter to
plug
into a wall outlet; but I had trouble with it on my laptop. Seemed like
some
external devices worked OK with it and others didn't.


Hi Jo-Anne! Oh no, don't let the two USB plugs scare you. As I have over a
dozen laptops here and three working netbooks. And I never needed the
second USB for extra power. I wouldn't plug it into any USB 1.1 ports
without a powered hub though. But you won't see any of those ports on
computers newer than 10 years old. Just use the USB plug that has two
wires coming out of it and you should be just fine. ;-)

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v3.0
Centrino Core2 Duo 2GHz - 1.5GB - Windows 7



Oops, forgot one question: The Samsung S084 now comes in a D version and an
F version (see the webpage you referred me to). I think the F is newer and
perhaps lighter, although I couldn't find anything about it at the Samsung
website, other than a picture. At Newegg, it looks like the DVD-ROM access
time for the F model is a bit faster than for the D (160 ms versus 190). The
price for the F is just a couple dollars more than for the D. Any idea of
which to choose?

Thank you again!

Jo-Anne


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Old April 23rd 11, 06:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Default choosing an external DVD burner

On 4/23/2011 12:36 PM, Jo-Anne wrote:
wrote in message
...
On 4/23/2011 11:50 AM, Jo-Anne wrote:
Thank you, Bill! I looked at this model at Newegg last night and was
seriously considering it. The only drawback I could find is that it seems
to
require two USB ports, which is all I have on my netbook. That would make
it
hard to use my mouse. I do have a seven-port USB hub with an adapter to
plug
into a wall outlet; but I had trouble with it on my laptop. Seemed like
some
external devices worked OK with it and others didn't.


Hi Jo-Anne! Oh no, don't let the two USB plugs scare you. As I have over a
dozen laptops here and three working netbooks. And I never needed the
second USB for extra power. I wouldn't plug it into any USB 1.1 ports
without a powered hub though. But you won't see any of those ports on
computers newer than 10 years old. Just use the USB plug that has two
wires coming out of it and you should be just fine. ;-)

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v3.0
Centrino Core2 Duo 2GHz - 1.5GB - Windows 7



Oops, forgot one question: The Samsung S084 now comes in a D version and an
F version (see the webpage you referred me to). I think the F is newer and
perhaps lighter, although I couldn't find anything about it at the Samsung
website, other than a picture. At Newegg, it looks like the DVD-ROM access
time for the F model is a bit faster than for the D (160 ms versus 190). The
price for the F is just a couple dollars more than for the D. Any idea of
which to choose?

Thank you again!


Hi Jo-Anne! Yes I noticed this too. Although I did notice something
looking at it again. As the D version will also write to DVDs. While the
F version seems to only read and not write.

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v3.0
Centrino Core2 Duo 2GHz - 1.5GB - Windows 7
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Old April 23rd 11, 07:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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On 4/23/2011 12:54 PM, BillW50 wrote:
Hi Jo-Anne! Yes I noticed this too. Although I did notice something
looking at it again. As the D version will also write to DVDs. While the
F version seems to only read and not write.


Well if you use that link I posted, it looked that way. But when you
look at them individually, they are all writers. Frankly I don't think
it makes a whole lot of difference which one you get Jo-Anne to be
honest with you.

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v3.0
Centrino Core2 Duo 2GHz - 1.5GB - Windows 7
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Old April 23rd 11, 08:04 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Jo-Anne,

I would just go and buy a "decent one" that is reasonably priced because
they are all the same and can do almost everything unless you also want
the facility to copy an image on the face of the CD/DVD itself (as seen
on commercial CDs and DVDs). It uses what is called Light-Scribe
Technology but it is not important to play CDs and DVDs.

hth




Jo-Anne wrote:
Although I planned to buy an external DVD burner when I purchased my WinXP
netbook in 2009, I didn't do it. Now I have more of a need for one
(installing some software, copying files, playing CDs and DVDs) and have
found an enormous number to choose from.

The advice I received here in 2009 was to check reviews and not to go by
price--that more expensive wasn't necessarily better. But what else should I
consider? For example, will all burners work with WinXP? Is tray loading
better than slot loading? Should any brands be avoided? I'd be grateful for
advice.

Thank you!

Jo-Anne


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Old April 23rd 11, 08:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Default choosing an external DVD burner

"BillW50" wrote in message
...
On 4/23/2011 12:54 PM, BillW50 wrote:
Hi Jo-Anne! Yes I noticed this too. Although I did notice something
looking at it again. As the D version will also write to DVDs. While the
F version seems to only read and not write.


Well if you use that link I posted, it looked that way. But when you look
at them individually, they are all writers. Frankly I don't think it makes
a whole lot of difference which one you get Jo-Anne to be honest with you.

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v3.0
Centrino Core2 Duo 2GHz - 1.5GB - Windows 7



Thank you very much, Bill! I just ordered the SE-S084D model from Newegg.
It's a relief not to have to hunt through the large number of burners
available.

Jo-Anne


 




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