Internal DVD Drive in External Case

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  1. alamo55

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    I've got where I trust you guys so send me in the right direction.
    My son has a laptop with no dvd burner and I am thinking about getting him a Lite-on SHM-1656S and putting it into an external box. Will this work ok or am I better off just paying more and get him an external drive?
     
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    LOCOENG Moderator Staff Member

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    You can do it that way, but you have to make sure you get an enclosure that will work correctly with your drive. I don't know a whole lot about external enclosures or drives, but my money would be on an internal drive in an external enclosure vs. external drive.
     
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    Thx Locoeng

    The drive is $35.55 at newegg and I found an external encloser for $20.00 so about $55.00 and I have not found an external drive that low.
     
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    Creaky thank you that thread answered a lot of my questions. I knew I could count on the people posting here at AD for help.
     
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    no problem, we're all here to help (and learn as we go along too)
     
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    Locoeng,
    Thanks for the link it answered many of my questions.
     
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    You are very welcome...good luck and happy burning.
     
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