Any laptops have cd buners in them?

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me6@privacy.net wrote:
> Ive not kept up on the laptop market but a buddy who is in market for
> one asked me a question I didn't know for sure.....and that was if one
> can get an internal cdrw burner in a laptop? Can you? Or are all the
> cd drives in lap tops read only drives?
>
> If the answer is no... that you can NOT get a cd burner in a
> laptop....can you buy an external one that will hook up to a laptop
> easily and burn them THAT way?
>
> Thanks in advance.

Ok so I've read the entire thread and I thought I just post all my comments
in reply to the OP.

1) As stated laptops have had burners for quite a while now. I have three
currently, a 4150 and 1100 both with burners, and an 600m with a DVD only.
They work just as good as the ones in my PCs.

My 4150 has swappable optical drives and I have a separate DVD-ROM and CDRW
ROM. And yes I can watch DVDs on the laptop.
My 1100 has a single DVD-CDRW ROM. This eliminates the need to swap drives.

2) 600m vs. 1150. (the 1150 is like my 1100). Personally I like the 600m
Much better. It's much lighter, it has the swappable media bay, like my
4150, it has a standard Parallel and Serial port, along with USB. The 1150
ONLY comes with USB. The 1150 has a 15" option for the LCD where the 600m
only has a 14.1" screen. Frankly, the extra size is not that big of a deal
to me. The 1150 is HEAVY. Too heavy for me to carry around all the time.
My 4150 is lighter and the 600m is certainly lighter. The 1150 does not
have a miniPCI slot (nice for wireless nics) where the 600m does, and
because it's a Centrino system it comes with wireless. The 1150 uses a
Celeron or Pentium 4 where the 600m uses the Pentium M(obile) processor.
the M processor is suppose to be more power efficient and perform as well as
the other chips even though it's rated at a slower MHz. My 600m is a 1.4m,
the 1100 is a Celeron 2.0 and the 600 out performs the 1100.

You can get more detail on the 600m at
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspn_600m?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd#tabtop
You can get more detail on the 1150 at
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspn_1150?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd

3) If you plan to be mobile with this laptop the idea of an external burner
is silly and unnecessary. IMO I'd just order the laptop with the drive
functionality that you need and be done with it.

4) Both will make a decent desktop replacement, but I think the 600m is more
suited for this especially if you have older peripherals like a printer that
requires a parallel port. The 600m has a docking port for the available
docking system The 11xx does not.

5) Make sure you price the systems carefully. Also look at the 5150 for
comparison. The 5150 and 1150 use the same case but the 5150 has more
options. Anyway, I'm certain you'll be able to price the 1150 for less then
the 600m but be aware of what comes with both. the 600m may have more for
the dollar.


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>
>3) If you plan to be mobile with this laptop the idea of an external burner
>is silly and unnecessary. IMO I'd just order the laptop with the drive
>functionality that you need and be done with it.

OK Robert.... good info! Thanks!

Sounds to me like Id want the 600m.... as there may be a day I
actually do NEED a laptop.... rather than just having one as a desktop
replacemnet....and the smaller size of the 600m would be needed in
that case.

As far as the cd burner.... could I get the 600m without a cd burner
as you suggest and then use an external burner if I so wished?

If yes.... would you only get the 600m with a hard drive and no
optical drives at all..... or just no cd burner but still an optical
cd reader, dvd reader, etc? Is that what you mean?

 

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me6@privacy.net wrote:
>> 3) If you plan to be mobile with this laptop the idea of an external
>> burner is silly and unnecessary. IMO I'd just order the laptop with
>> the drive functionality that you need and be done with it.
>
> OK Robert.... good info! Thanks!
>
> Sounds to me like Id want the 600m.... as there may be a day I
> actually do NEED a laptop.... rather than just having one as a desktop
> replacemnet....and the smaller size of the 600m would be needed in
> that case.
>
> As far as the cd burner.... could I get the 600m without a cd burner
> as you suggest and then use an external burner if I so wished?
>
> If yes.... would you only get the 600m with a hard drive and no
> optical drives at all..... or just no cd burner but still an optical
> cd reader, dvd reader, etc? Is that what you mean?

I would get either a CDRW or DVD CDRW combo. I would never (and I don't
think you can) not get a CD/DVD drive and frankly I'm still struggling with
this external CD idea. There's no need.

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Rob
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A: "Hey ya'all watch this!!"

 

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>I would get either a CDRW or DVD CDRW combo. I would never (and I don't
>think you can) not get a CD/DVD drive and frankly I'm still struggling with
>this external CD idea. There's no need.

Oh....I think I misunderstood you in previous post then

I thought you were implying to buy only a 600m with a hard drive ONLY

But now after re-reading your other post you are saying to buy the
600m and go ahead and get a "burner" In the dang thing.

Sorry..... now Im picking up what you are putting down. lol

 

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me6@privacy.net wrote:

>>This works pretty well. My last three systems since 98 have been laptops,
>>and my wife's last three have as well.
>
> Cool!
>
> Do you guys basically have ONLY laptops in your house...and no
> desktops any more?
>
> I mean....do you use laptops AS desktops?
>
> I really don't NEED a laptop myself....dont travel, etc...... but Im
> thinking on getting a laptop as my next PC and using it as a desktop
> in my home just cause its smaller.... less cable...etc.
>
> Good idea or not?
Pretty much. We both sit on the couch and do whatever we need. I work in
IT so I might be on the VPN upgrading the service pack on a server or
something like that, she is a part time college student so she does her
work on the other end of the couch. We went from a little hp340 portable
printer between us to a photosmart 1218 off a network drop in the tv stand.

If your only going to use a laptop on a desk then the extra price of a
laptop won't be worth it, but when you get wireless and a decent not too
heavy laptop you can sit anywhere in the house or outside (My higher end
Cisco wireless can cover the whole yard and a long way into the field next
to us without even dropping the speed down).

 

[Eugene]

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me6@privacy.net wrote:

>>I would get either a CDRW or DVD CDRW combo. I would never (and I don't
>>think you can) not get a CD/DVD drive and frankly I'm still struggling
>>with
>>this external CD idea. There's no need.
>
> Oh....I think I misunderstood you in previous post then
>
> I thought you were implying to buy only a 600m with a hard drive ONLY
>
> But now after re-reading your other post you are saying to buy the
> 600m and go ahead and get a "burner" In the dang thing.
>
> Sorry..... now Im picking up what you are putting down. lol
I should clarify that going external isn't for everyone. It isn't as handy
sometimes but if you have more than one system in the house or a laptop
like my C400 where any drive is external its a good compromise.

 

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Eugene wrote:
> me6@privacy.net wrote:
>
>>> I would get either a CDRW or DVD CDRW combo. I would never (and I
>>> don't think you can) not get a CD/DVD drive and frankly I'm still
>>> struggling with
>>> this external CD idea. There's no need.
>>
>> Oh....I think I misunderstood you in previous post then
>>
>> I thought you were implying to buy only a 600m with a hard drive ONLY
>>
>> But now after re-reading your other post you are saying to buy the
>> 600m and go ahead and get a "burner" In the dang thing.
>>
>> Sorry..... now Im picking up what you are putting down. lol
> I should clarify that going external isn't for everyone. It isn't as
> handy sometimes but if you have more than one system in the house

Networks!!!


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A: "Hey ya'all watch this!!"

 

[Eugene]

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Robert R Kircher, Jr. wrote:

> Eugene wrote:
>> me6@privacy.net wrote:
>>
>>>> I would get either a CDRW or DVD CDRW combo. I would never (and I
>>>> don't think you can) not get a CD/DVD drive and frankly I'm still
>>>> struggling with
>>>> this external CD idea. There's no need.
>>>
>>> Oh....I think I misunderstood you in previous post then
>>>
>>> I thought you were implying to buy only a 600m with a hard drive ONLY
>>>
>>> But now after re-reading your other post you are saying to buy the
>>> 600m and go ahead and get a "burner" In the dang thing.
>>>
>>> Sorry..... now Im picking up what you are putting down. lol
>> I should clarify that going external isn't for everyone. It isn't as
>> handy sometimes but if you have more than one system in the house
>
> Networks!!!
>
>
That works too. takes an extra step but sometimes her XP box decided it just
doesn't like USB drives so I have to copy it over the network anyway.