Your Questions About Internal Dvd Cd Burners

David asks…

where can i get a internal dvd burner for a dell inspiron 6000?

i want to upgrade from cd burner to dvd burner

admin answers:

The best place would probably be www.newegg.com

Donald asks…

What do i need on my Dell computer and i want wireless internet and dvd and cd burner and want it to be fast?

Iam making a dell computer and this is what i got so far is this all i need or do i need more?
INSPIRON 1520
PROCESSOR Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T2310 (1.46GHz/533Mhz FSB/1MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition edit
DISPLAY Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280×800) edit
VIDEO CARD Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 edit
MEMORY 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz edit
HARD DRIVE Size: 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive) edit
WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini-Card edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) edit
SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 36-months

admin answers:

Wireless Internet? That term really bothers me. The only “wireless internet” that i can think of is satellite. What you are referring to is a wireless network with a shared Internet connection. The only other thing you will need to make that possible is a wireless router that is compatible with your wireless card. A Linksys 802.11g router can be bought for like 20 bucks. All you need to do is configure it with your Internet connection and so that it will be used as a wireless access point for your computer.

Sandra asks…

Any recommendations for a mac compatible external cd/dvd burner and dvd playback drive?

My internal cd/dvd drive is broken on my Macbook Pro and I would like to use an external drive. I’ve had a hard time finding one that was not only Mac compatible, but also played DVDs. Many require to download some program for some crazy price just to play DVDs. Is there one that meets all my requirements without having to download anything?
“You’re doing it wrong” is not helpful information…also I have already purchased an external that only required 2 USB ports which I plugged in. This turned the drive on but did not show up on my computer even after rebooting. Only helpful information please.

admin answers:

Unlike PCs, the Mac comes with its own DVD Player software named “DVD Player”. You already know this I’m sure since it sounds like you’ve watched movies on your mac. Now that the internal player is dead, you just need to restore the ability to read the DVDs. Once the Mac can see the disc in an external drive, DVD Player will be able to play the movie. As proof, open up DVD Player and look in the File menu. The “Open DVD Media…” option would let you select the disc in your new drive if it didn’t play automatically. This won’t be a problem on a Mac, thank goodness.

Once you know that, it’s all about price and options. I prefer Lacie drives. They have portable and desktop solutions. One nice feature to look for is Lightscribe. Using Lightscribe discs, the DVD burner can “draw” monochrome labels directly on your discs. No stickers or pens needed. It’s a nice touch. Included Mac software helps you design the labels. The links below show Lacie’s mobile drives that are powered with USB. They have larger plug-in models, but I won’t offer a direct link. Here is an example of a Lightscribe label:
http://i.afterdawn.com/users/pictures/lightscribe_image_quality_improvement.gif

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