Suggested CD/DVD External Frive: Toshiba NB505-N508BL 10.1-Inch Netbook (Blue) What is the recommended External CD/DVD Burner for these ?
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I got the Toshiba-branded multidrive from a Radio-shack, and it works, but I'm sure any external burner will do. The only thing to remember is that Windows Explorer won't list the drive unless you stick some media in - even a blank disc.
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Dell has told me via chat that they sell a dvd drive for this computer. I was told to contact their parts department. I have not done this yet because I already have an external drive from my old laptop. And I'm not sure if its a big deal.
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I already had an external blu-ray burner, so I use that. It is kind of a good thing. If you think about it, it is one less thing to break and require you to send it and get it repaired.
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Does anyone have any recommendations for purchasing an external CD/DVD drive? Will any one do?
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No DVD/CD drive. Should work well as a word processor. I run Media Center on it. Stream video from network attached storage and Netflicks with no performance issues.
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You have to add an external USB based CD/DVD drive. Lenovo makes one, there are many others as well that will work.
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We have the Lenovo in our business and at first I was leery of it not having a cd/dvd drive. I realized that most programs can be downloaded now from the internet. I set this computer up without a disc, even though one is included with the computer when you buy it. However, for the rare occasions you may want to play a cd or dvd, for around $30 you can buy an external cd/dvd drive and just plug it in. Put into the search field on Amazon the words "external cd/dvd" and you get many good ones to choose from.
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I bought my Asus netbook off of eBay. I upgraded the OS to Windows 7 Home Premium before I purchased the external cd player.
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No. It does not. No netbook can play dvd's for the fact that they don't contain a drive.
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Hi - The quickest way is to ultiize an external dvd/cd burner. Your netbook has a usb port to attach an external dvd/cd burner. Other than that, I suspect you could transfer the Microsoft Office files on the cd to a thumb drive and then attach to netbook.
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You will have to purchase an external DVD/CD-ROM drive. AMAZON has several for sale.
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Hi Michael, It has a CD/DVD drive but you probably should check with vendor to find out whether it burns. Otherwise I'm finding it's a very good machine, fast enough and quite robust.
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no. this machine do not have any cd/dvd drive (cause it is lightweight). you can buy an external unit if you want. but to be honest, rarely you will need a dvd unit.
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I just received my Netbook and I am not really a "computer whiz", so I'm not sure what all the talk is about the rebate or DVD drive. What do I need to do to take advantage of the offer? Also, does upgrading to 2gb have anything to do with the speed of the computer or just additional memory?
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Small form factor notebooks does away with optical drives. 11.6"-14" usually does not include them. If optical drives are important to you then you will have to find laptops under 15.6" screen size range. Of course those are bigger and heavier notebooks, and are +$200 more expensive. If you regularly use an optical drive with your work flow, portability, light weight etc. then you could get one of those external optical drives http://www.amazon.com/Epartsdom-External-CD-RW-Combo-WriterBlack/dp/B00E6GWEG2/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1391377533&sr=1-1&keywords=external+optical+drive+usb+3.0
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No there's not, the unit is too small, but there are 3 usb 3.0 ports and a thumb drive is a much better thing to use than a CD or DVD, and you can always plug in an external CD DVD Burner. I've had this unit for over a year and a half now and I still luv it. It has an HDMI port to plug into as big screen TVand I can watch all my down loaded movies and photos ect.
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THANK YOU! I've never heard of an external DVD/CD-ROM drive so I truly appreciate the advice! Thank you!!