Suggested CD/DVD External Frive: Toshiba NB505-N508BL 10.1-Inch Netbook (Blue) What is the recommended External CD/DVD Burner for these ?
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I got the Toshiba-branded multidrive from a Radio-shack, and it works, but I'm sure any external burner will do. The only thing to remember is that Windows Explorer won't list the drive unless you stick some media in - even a blank disc.
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No DVD/CD drive. Should work well as a word processor. I run Media Center on it. Stream video from network attached storage and Netflicks with no performance issues.
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Very few laptops have CD/DVD drives anymore. Most software is available as a download. If you must install from a CD/DVD then you would need an external drive that plugs into the USB port.
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I'm not aware of any netbooks that have an optical/cd drive...they're design is too small to contain one. External CD drives are not overly expensive, but will add to the cost of a netbook (unless you already have one)....they work fine with netbooks but would not be convenient if needed in class (they'd be fine back at the dorm room or apartment). The newer netbooks will do everything you want. Since you're posting on the 1215t thread, I assume you're considering one. How much battery life do you need in class? If you can plug in, it's no problem. With wifi off and screen brightness on low, I can get 5.5+ hours run time. If you need more batter life, the 1215B or 1215P may be a better choice. I'm not aware of any netbooks that have an optical/cd drive...they're design is too small to contain one. External CD drives are not overly expensive, but will add to the cost of a netbook (unless you already have one)....they work fine with netbooks but would not be convenient if needed in class (they'd be fine back at the dorm room or apartment). The newer netbooks will do everything you want. Since you're posting on the 1215t thread, I assume you're considering one. How much battery life do you need in class? If you can plug in, it's no problem. With wifi off and screen brightness on... » Read More I'm not aware of any netbooks that have an optical/cd drive...they're design is too small to contain one. External CD drives are not overly expensive, but will add to the cost of a netbook (unless you already have one)....they work fine with netbooks but would not be convenient if needed in class (they'd be fine back at the dorm room or apartment). The newer netbooks will do everything you want. Since you're posting on the 1215t thread, I assume you're considering one. How much battery life do you need in class? If you can plug in, it's no problem. With wifi off and screen brightness on low, I can get 5.5+ hours run time. If you need more batter life, the 1215B or 1215P may be a better choice. « Show Less
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This case has one (1) external 5.25" bay. This allows for a single standard size DVD or Blu-ray drive. Though a good Blu-ray burner will also play and burn DVD's. This case is amazing, but make sure your motherboard has an on-board USB 3.0 header.
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If you are asking about optical media, there is no CD or DVD drive, so you have to get an external one. The hybrid 1TB disk is OK; not as good as a true SSD but it boots pretty fast. Windows Performance Information gives it a disk data transfer rate score of 5.9, and that's the lowest subscore, so that determines the overall 5.9 score for the computer. Not sure if that scoring mechanism is really fair for hybrid drives though.
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Ye, I also have the Toshib Portable dvd for this, and it works very well! I've used mine many-many times. However...it seems that the Toshiba laptop works best with another Toshibs brand. I bought my Toshiba Portable dvd from amazon!
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Even when this is an awesome laptop, it haven't a dvd-cd burner. (actually doesn't have an optical drive). But you can buy an external one!!!
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http://reviews.cnet.com/best-netbooks/?tag=rb_content;contentNavAsus Eee PC 1005HA has an excellent rating
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You will have to purchase an external DVD/CD-ROM drive. AMAZON has several for sale.
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THANK YOU! I've never heard of an external DVD/CD-ROM drive so I truly appreciate the advice! Thank you!!
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Netbooks lack an optical drive, requiring you to download software from the net. This lack of CD/DVD drive facilitates a smaller size.
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Yes, and no.. Most netbooks do not have an integral DVD drive built into them, so if you wish to use this on a netbook, you'll need to have a USB-connectable DVD drive available and a working USB port in the netbook to connect it through. Please also make sure your netbook is capable of booting to a USB-DVD drive.
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You have to add an external USB based CD/DVD drive. Lenovo makes one, there are many others as well that will work.
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I'm not aware of any netbooks that have an optical/cd drive...they're design is too small to contain one. External CD drives are not overly expensive, but will add to the cost of a netbook (unless you already have one)....they work fine with netbooks but would not be convenient if needed in class (they'd be fine back at the dorm room or apartment). The newer netbooks will do everything you want. Since you're posting on the 1215t thread, I assume you're considering one. How much battery life do you need in class? If you can plug in, it's no problem. With wifi off and screen brightness on low, I can get 5.5+ hours run time. If you need more batter life, the 1215B or 1215P may be a better choice.
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You will need an external cd/dvd drive. There is not an internal one in this model.
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I ended up ordering a System76 Starling netbook that is pre-loaded with Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 and also has the option to order an external USB optical drive with it. I assume that System76 will make sure that all the needed drivers are there and that the thing will work "out of the box." I haven't received the thing yet. I do know that USB thumb drives that I bought for my Windows PC worked with no problem on an old Toshiba laptop that I had installed Ubuntu (Feisty Fawn) on. So my guess is that if the device is connected via USB, you won't have a problem.