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    I'm in love with the WIND but have a few Q's about using it.

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Shin Kai, Jun 5, 2008.

  1. Shin Kai

    Shin Kai Notebook Geek

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    Since it doesn't have an optical drive, you'd have to use a USB optical drive to play DVD's right?

    What's a reliable brand and model to buy one from?
     
    Shin Kai, Jun 5, 2008
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    Sony and LG make good optical drives.
     
    jetstar, Jun 5, 2008
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    anthony99 Notebook Consultant

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    i have an Eee 900

    what i have done is get a ide to usb converter cable and used the 2nd dvd drive on my desktop as a usb drive for my Eee

    i tried a usb flash drive and sd card to install xp but it wouldnt work

    but the cable works everytime
     
    anthony99, Jun 5, 2008
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    samsung for optical drives imo.. the sony optiarc ones are not made by sony they are lite on drives rebadged..
     
    zfactor, Jun 6, 2008
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    well... I suppose it depends if you have a second computer or not - I mean, it'd be pretty easy to either copy a dvd onto a usb drive and then just transfer the movie over to the WIND... or else you could get a USB drive and do it that way too. Just that with 80 gb of memory, space shouldn't be that much of a problem and it's always more power efficient to run off of the HD
     
    cannibal869, Jun 15, 2008
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