Budget external DVD drive for AAO?

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    releaseyourself

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    I am looking for a budget external dvd drive that can play and record CD/DVD. Any recommendations?

    I am in the UK by the way. :D
     
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    If you are just looking for cheap, and not necessairly portable, these guys have a wide selection of refurb dvd drives dirt cheap. I bought mine for $23 and it works fine!

    http://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=DVD
     
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    I'm a newbie to the Acer One....just got it today! If i buy the above mentioned product, will I be able totake all programs on cd and load them onto the hard drive? Also, I use some dvd's for teaching CPR, would I be able to install those as well? Thanks for any input.
     
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    yes.yes.
    it is a dvd burner that will work with your aa1
     
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    I'm also using the Samsung SE-S084B/RSBN, which I picked up for $80 CAD. I think it's a great portable writer to go with the Aspire One. The writer is powered by two USB slots with no option to directly power the drive from an AC source. And I can personally confirm the drive can withstand a 1 meter drop onto concrete (though I wouldn't recommend trying that at home :mrgreen: ).
     
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    I also bought a Samsung SE-S084B/RSBN and I too am happy with it.

    I noted one detail that others may find useful, when booting from an optical disk it does not always work from a cold start, but I have had consistent success if I first boot to the hard drive, connect the optical drive and then restart. So far it has always booted by from the optical disk when that was my selection.
     
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    Just want to make certain before I purchase the DVD drive ...

    Will my Acer Aspire One, while running off its battery I have a larger capacity, 6-hour battery), be able to power through the 2 USB ports a Samsung SE-S084B/RSBN DVD drive to permit me to watch a movie?

    Thanks.
     
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