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laptop dvd drive into external?

  • 11-07-2008 11:56am
    #1
    flogen
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I know this is about a laptop component but I felt this forum is more general and is likely to have more people who know the answer!

    I have a couple of working internal DVD drives from old laptops that have gone kapput - I was going to just chuck them but was thinking about it today and figured they might be worth holding onto if I can convert them into external drives (which could connect via USB).

    I'm thinking that if I eventually get myself a mini-notebook like the EeePC it would be great to be able to get a disc drive for it at little expense, rather than having to fork out for a new one should I need to run something on the device.

    Anyone know of a solution or will they only work internally? I'm thinking if you can do it with a HDD you should be able to do it with a CD/DVD drive.


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  • #2
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,946 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Jaysus dont chuck em out. Offer em off free on adverts! Laptop Dvd drives break quite often anyway.


  • #3
    Lab_Mouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,219 ✭✭✭Lab_Mouse


    Have never come across one(maybe because i have never looked for one!!)I'd say try komplett's or maplins online catalogues.Peats in dublin might also be a possibility...


  • #4
    flogen
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭flogen


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    Jaysus dont chuck em out. Offer em off free on adverts! Laptop Dvd drives break quite often anyway.

    Yeah, might do that if I don't get a solution to this... although can't guarentee if they're actually fully operational at this stage as they've been lying around for a while... then again you can't complain if you get it for free!
    Lab_Mouse wrote: »
    Have never come across one(maybe because i have never looked for one!!)I'd say try komplett's or maplins online catalogues.Peats in dublin might also be a possibility...

    Will check out Maplin's site - have the peats catalogue (as I just remembered) so might give that a go too.

    Cheers.


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