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    Dell Lightscribe drive technology avail?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by coolmen777, Jun 15, 2006.

  1. coolmen777

    coolmen777 Notebook Guru

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    Hello Dell users. I am a proud owner of E1505 with a DVDRW burner. I have stumbled on a Lightscribe technology that supposedly allowed laser engraving DVDs and CDs, instead of labeling or using printer. Does anyone know if there is something of that sort available for notebooks, or better yet compatible with our Dells? Is it any good? Does anyone miss it at all?
    Thanks for any info you can provide on this topic.
     
    coolmen777, Jun 15, 2006
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  2. Unreal

    Unreal Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    You can get them in notebooks but not dells. HP/compaq has them and i'm not sure who else.
     
    Unreal, Jun 15, 2006
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    05Edge Notebook Consultant

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    I believe it's proprietary to HP / compaq
     
    05Edge, Jun 15, 2006
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    Pleasure_Paulie Notebook Geek

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    In desktops all other companies now make Lightscribe technology. They may have to licence it from HP though and make prevent other companies putting it in their laptops.
     
    Pleasure_Paulie, Jun 15, 2006
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    hydra Breaks Laptops

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    Not worth it IMHO.

    You need special disks, expensive, and it's SLOW using the high resolutuon setting.

    If you need special disks you might consider the Epson $90 R-200 inkjet for printing on white blank disks, which is way cheaper and sold everywhere.
     
    hydra, Jun 15, 2006
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