EXTERNAL DVD DRIVE (A little help)

HDX

Right so my current internal laptop dvd drive is fucked,
so i will need to buy an external one,
will an external one work for playing games on?
will it be slower than an internal one,
and should i get it in lidl/aldi the next time they do them?

Slippin Jimmy

HDX wrote:

will an external one work for playing games on?

I would imagine that it would work for playing games on. I can't see any reason why it wouldn't. I am open to correction on this.

HDX wrote:

will it be slower than an internal one,

No it shouldn't be once you have the correct speed you want.

Ruu_Old

Always go for an internal one if you can at all, no external power required and less clutter but an external one will work fine too.

PogMoThoin

Ya, i got 1 off Aldi. 320Gb, was 300gb when i converted it to NTFS. I only use it for music & data storage. Does the job for me. Dont know bout installin progs on it tho.

Edit. thought it was hd, sorry

HDX

that's a hard drive you're talking about.

Tom Dunne

Yeah, an external will work fine.

I use both an external HD and an external DVD writer for most of my games. They do tend to take that bit longer to load, but it is certainly bearable.

I played Half-Life 2 from start to finish with the external drives.

nuttz

You could buy and internal dvd drive for your laptop on komplett.ie, that one I have linked to is the only one on komplett I could find, they used to stock others.
I changed my laptop DVD drive a few months ago and it's going fine.
The standand dimensions for the drive are: 12.8 cm x 12.9 cm x 1.3 cm

amok

There are many reasons to go internal one of which is price. You can get them for next to nothing these days.

themonk

is there any difference in reliability in internal external >? i have had to bring my philips internal dvd writer back for the 3rd replacement recently to pc world .... would be much happier with external model if it kept working !

Ruu_Old

themonk wrote:

is there any difference in reliability in internal external >? i have had to bring my philips internal dvd writer back for the 3rd replacement recently to pc world .... would be much happier with external model if it kept working !

Not really that much of a difference I don't think. Are they giving you a brand new replacement or a refurbished dvdrw?

PogMoThoin

I've noticed mine gets v hot, but no probs. Go for internal if u can. Its quicker & faster.

NOTE TO SELF: I MUST READ FULL THREAD BEFORE POSTING

amok

themonk wrote:

is there any difference in reliability in internal external >?

Well yes because like any external device it is much more susceptible to damage.

themonk

fair point .... external would just sit on my pc and never move ... my experience has me thinking internal is just as likely to fail ... each time i returned it they took one off the floor and gave me a new one ... and checked the old one for obvious damage and fault ... they did not mind changing it ...

amok

There's only one thing for it, have you an innie or an outtie belly button?

(go with internal)

themonk

lol ..... last time i checked i had to sent it back to my mum