On 3/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Just a quick question guys and gals... > >I have been looking at second-hand (used) laptops, and my only prerequisite >really is that it can run a slideshow program, such as IrfanView, check and >send emails and burn cds. I am not going for anything high tech here, just >something to get me by whilst on the road. > >So, anyways, my questions are - pretty much all of the laptops that i have >looked at in my price range come with cd-roms, and many with dvds, but very >few with burners. So, I am quite capable of installing new hardware onto my >own pc, but have never opened up a laptop. How involved would it be for me >to purchase a separate burner and install it myself or, alternatively, has >anyone ever used an external cd-burner with a laptop, and if so, how did you >find it? what problems, if any, did you find? what sort of power source >would I need to run an external cd-burner or would it draw power from the >laptop? > >TIA, >tan.
AAAAAAAAARGH. For God's sake Tan, buy an Apple iBook with a Superdrive (DVD burner) - this computer was made for you, you just don't realise it. You buy it. You take it out of the box. It works. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
