Buying DVD burng drive

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northeastsurfing

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I want to replace my cd rw drive with a dvd/cd burning drive on my PC, with windows xp, 1 gb ram, 80 gb hard drvie. The computer was built for me, what is a good dvd burning drive for the money, and will it be hard to install?
 
At the moment... Sata is good for cable management... but you get the same time if you use IDE
 
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I am going to buy one of these, the reviews seam the same for the most part. One item posted claims that the samsung did not come with unit (no manual, SATA cable)

What do you think I should go with, out of these two which seam like really good for the money, which one would you buy. I need an easy install, and a dvd player, burning, cd rw drive, that is a little faster then normal, and easy to use, ronnie lees.

Software, etc.
 
it depends if u have available sata ports or not, if u are unsure i would just buy the ide, if its oem the drive will not come with cables or manuals it will be the drive itself, but for ide u should have ide from ur other drive so ur good,
 
g25racer said:
Get a Sata drive!! Much better to work with and soon IDE is going to be outdated.
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Yeah i might be but you can't get the speed down a sata and if you can an IDE do it... if you have IDE do it... gives you a free sata port for other hard drives etc.... so what if IDE is going to be out dated soon.
 
g25racer said:
Get a Sata drive!! Much better to work with and soon IDE is going to be outdated.
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i buy ide cd and dvd drives and use my sata's for hdd's

and ide might be outdated but if some1 doesnt have ne sata ports are u expecting them to buy a sata card when they can save a few bucks and just get the ide, both the sata and ide will do the same thing, they will let u burn cds and dvds and read dvds
 
JlCollins005 said:
i buy ide cd and dvd drives and use my sata's for hdd's

and ide might be outdated but if some1 doesnt have ne sata ports are u expecting them to buy a sata card when they can save a few bucks and just get the ide, both the sata and ide will do the same thing, they will let u burn cds and dvds and read dvds
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Yes! That is what i was saying.
 
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Hello, for some reaon having problems with my screen name northeastsurfing, anyway can you tell me what to do, getting confusing. I want the best for my money. New Tech is key, and need everything. If I should go with the newer type of buner/player, and it does not come with wires to connect it do you know where and how much wires are? Also does it come with some basic burning software. I do not want to spend big money on that.

Maybe there is a package deal with all three, wires, burner, software? Of I can pick the one you have recommended and buy the extras for cheap. Thanks Northeastsurfing.
 
Your not trying to plug Northeastsurfing.com, now are ya:rolleyes:.

If you need the cables, you can usually get them where you got the drive. If you want software, theres some free ones. But you can just buy a retail Burner not a OEM and the cables come with them and some models have burning software with them.
 
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Where does it say northeastsurfing.com? I only see northeastsurfing. Hey do you have any recommendations for a burner that comes with software, hardware, and wires? I am looking for a burner that is a great deal for the money? Thanks.
 
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