ASUS and Acer mini laptops CD drive? Forgive me, I don't know the correct lingo. Thinking of a "mini" laptop for my daughter for word processor and some games. Not internet at this time. But can you insert a disc into these small laptops (to play a kids game or save a word document to)?? I see no mention of it and pics don't show it. Thanks! ASUS and Acer mini laptops CD drive? Forgive me, I don't know the correct lingo. Thinking of a "mini" laptop for my daughter for word processor and some games. Not internet at this... » Read More ASUS and Acer mini laptops CD drive? Forgive me, I don't know the correct lingo. Thinking of a "mini" laptop for my daughter for word processor and some games. Not internet at this time. But can you insert a disc into these small laptops (to play a kids game or save a word document to)?? I see no mention of it and pics don't show it. Thanks! « Show Less
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There is NO dvd/CD drive.I have one and love it,but WAY to small to have the DVD You would have to buy an external one.You can get one for around $75.
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I don't have a Assus 900HA, but going to buy one. I don't think it has an internal CD drive, period.
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I am a little technically challenged but if I buy the small ACER mini laptop and purchase an ecternal drive, which sounds like you connect with a usb cable, can I take this external drive with me on trips and watch DVDs or is this external drive large and not portable, which would defeat my purpose of carrying a mini laptop. Please help!
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so Because of its size, the Aspire One does not come with an integrated optical drive, but optional CD/DVD read/write drives can be connected to the laptop via one of the three USB ports, enabling you to create your music mixes, burn movies to DVD, and more. In the product description of the Asus EeePC, it says that it handles your digital images and movies. Does that mean the same way as the Acer Aspire One with an external drive?
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How does an external DVD drive fit with the mini laptop? Do you connect it somehow to the laptop?
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I put it in my Alienware system. They are both pretty similar it should work, I would think as long as you have an Msata slot it should read it just fine. If it doesn't come up as My Digital, it will come up as generic drive. It is very fast for the price.
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Optical Drive Mystery: Why do some owners/reviewers of this laptop say they wish it had an optical drive when one is listed in the specs provided by Amazon? The specs say DVD-RW. Strange huh?
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1) You must use an external DVD drive. There are many on the market including some portable USB-powered ones.2) Yes.I hope this helps you in making your decision.
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A 2.5" drive (like this one) can be put in almost any device that has a HDD, or SSD currently in it. That means practically all laptops and all desktops. Obviously you can't put this in a tablet or some of the tiny netbooks such as a Chrome book. To answer your question specifically... Yes. You can.
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No... CD/DVD drive. This is a Netbook. Get a larger Laptop if you need a CD/DVD drive. :-)
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There is no mini notebook or tablet that has a DVD player, unfortunately, they are becoming obsolete (You can now Download Movies straight from Amazon, as Digital copies.) everything is digital download now. Then you Save the movie to USB flash drive plug that in and watch away from there. If you are wanting the DVD, so you can take it on road trips or a flight to watch movies, get this " USB 2.0 Slim External DVD ROM CD-RW Combo Drive Writer " it runs about $16.00, there is also an adapter for the car too, which allows you to connect the tablet/notebook to the car charger. Like I said at first, all mini notebooks/tablets do not have DVD/CD/burners in them. Eventually, no computer will have DVD/CD they are becoming the old Floppy disks useless, now that we have USB drives, Phones with MP3, Internet to stream movies and download movies. There will be no need for DVD or Floppy anymore, though I hope they do not go away soon, unless companies are willing to send USB drives out instead of DVD or CD doe software. :) Make sure you just get one that plugs in using USB 2.0 that is all.. Hope that helps.
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I haven't used it for games, basically I needed the drive robe able to put Microsoft Office on my Acer! But I would imagine it would my installation went without any problems.
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Unfortunately I haven't been able to do anything with DVD drive. It won't play dvd's, cd's I too have a HP Envoy touch that did not come with a DVD/CD drive. I haven't been able to figure it out yet.
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Netbooks don't have disc drives for CDs. I bought an external drive but never use it. I usually find an ISO for anything I want to install or I make an ISO on my other computer and share it.
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No DVD/CD players in Netbooks One of the reasons they are cheaper[I have 2 and am happy with them but you need an external drive if you want to play games/movies] If that usage is important buy a laptop.
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Hey Kaylin - when I first received the unit & held it in my hands - I asked myself that same question: "What is that thing on the side, if it's not a DVD drive?" Answer: "A mostly black piece of glossy plastic!" (LOL / I was hoping maybe the description got it wrong. But no.) It looks like it's "DESIGNED" to accommodate a DVD drive (perhaps in a more expensive model?) But from me to you (person-to-person) it ain't there. Hope this helps! :-) Brian Newberry
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Hey, I found really good instructions online.. It's already formatted in fat32 but it needs to be set up on a laptop first.. After you do the setup you just plug and play. It's been a great storage device so far.. Feel free to get back to me.. Oh yeah, it was on ehow.
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Its strictly a DVD drive. And no discrete graphics card. Its integrated shared memory type only.
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Hi Cosmo, the previous review failed to mentioned that certain brand of discs does not work with well with Asus's readers. We suspected that he used a poor quality disc as a master disc that couldn't be read. We recommend using a higher quality discs such as Taiyo Yuden, HP or Phillips. Stay away from Optical Quantum or Memorex if you can as internet prices on most of those discs are about the same.
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Hi William: I have so far had a good experience with the LaCie 3TB minimus (with Windows 7). It is possible I may have a review of it on Amazon. My concerns were largely issues of formatting a 3TB drive. But an official vendor's quote could be taken if you make a pdf of the Amazon page for the relevant product. I would think the same goes for any other site. And give the school a printout of the pdf. They can verify it independently as well once you have given them the pdf. If the school is bureaucratic about it get written quotes from neighbourhood computer stores. That ought to do it. Good luck!!
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Hi Flo, No, unfortunately this would not work for you. You must have at least a net book that can attach to a dvd drive. As it does take up memory, I would advise using only with a laptop or desktop. If you have a tablet Amazon and Google Play both have lots of great free games I have found. It makes a great substitute when traveling light. ;) Good Luck!