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    What's the Best Portable Optical Disc Drive?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by JP$, Mar 28, 2010.

  1. JP$

    JP$ Notebook Evangelist

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    One of the laptops I'm considering purchasing does not have an internal ODD. If I purchase this computer, it will be my first time with no ODD (yes, I'm a no-ODD virgin). Folks are telling me I'll be fine without an internal ODD because of the availability of digital downloads. But I'd like to have a portable ODD. What's the best kind? Probably looking for a DVD+-RW/CD-RW combo, but what kind of write speed and other specs should I be paying attention to? I generally do not do a lot of burning, and would primarily use this drive for reads.
     
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    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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  3. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    Any, if you go into any of your local computer shops, they should have some good branded ones, but stay away from the crap you find on eBay.
     
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