Andrew Errington wrote, On 05/02/09 15:20:
I like my Aspire One. I think I will like it more with Linux, but that entails investing some effort into the process, plus outlaying cash for an external DVD drive. Oh, and an external hard drive for backups (Noel's has one for $90 160Gb. I swear I am not on commission!)
We had a desperate need for a USB connected CDROM here... so I connected a 5.25" CDROM drive to a 3.5" hard drive IDE USB adapter, and it worked well enough. Needed mains power of course.
You don't necessarily need an expensive portable laptop optical drive. -- Craig Falconer
