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laptop has no optical drive?

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  • 09-07-2016 1:21pm
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    notatechy
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭


    hi there just bought a laptop this morning and i wanted to rip my cds to it but it has no optical drive.can I buy an external optical drive to do this?thank you


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    Timberrrrrrrr
    Registered Users Posts: 25,435 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    notatechy wrote: »
    hi there just bought a laptop this morning and i wanted to rip my cds to it but it has no optical drive.can I buy an external optical drive to do this?thank you

    Yes, just get a USB one and rip the same way.


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    notatechy
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭notatechy


    Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »
    Yes, just get a USB one and rip the same way.

    how much are they to buy?


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    Boskowski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,361 ✭✭✭Boskowski


    Not trying to be dicky but would it not be easier to find that out yourself on Amazon or pcworkd or something instead of waiting here for an answer?


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    notatechy
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭notatechy


    Boskowski wrote: »
    Not trying to be dicky but would it not be easier to find that out yourself on Amazon or pcworkd or something instead of waiting here for an answer?

    haha I know that I'm on their sites now but id need to be told exactly which product to buy as I haven't a clue


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    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Buy a USB DVD drive. Anything from 15 to 50 euro.

    No one uses CDs anymore I'm afraid.


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    notatechy
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭notatechy


    RossieMan wrote: »
    Buy a USB DVD drive. Anything from 15 to 50 euro.

    No one uses CDs anymore I'm afraid.

    I do ive invested so much in them ive to keep them.thank for ll your replies I seen one in currys that should do the job I hope


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    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    notatechy wrote: »
    I do ive invested so much in them ive to keep them.thank for ll your replies I seen one in currys that should do the job I hope

    Do you have an old laptop with a CD drive? If so just use that to rip your music and then use a USB stick to copy it to your new computer.


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