Have you checked on eBay if a replacement is available? It might be very inexpensive. If not, then how often do you use the DVD? I replaced mine with an extra disk and rarely miss the DVD.
Don On 29 September 2017 at 17:14, znoteer--- via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote: > > Le 29 septembre 2017 à 17:02, "Chris F.A. Johnson via talk" < > talk@gtalug.org> a écrit : > > > > Hi, > > I'm not an expert, but here are my thoughts: > > > The DVD drive on my Dell Inspiron laptop has died. > > > > I see three options: > > > > 1. Get it fixed > > This will likely be the most expensive in both dollars and > hours-of-downtime > > > 2. Replace it > > 3. Ignore it and get an external DVD > > 3 is the easiest and the fastest (cost in time, relative to 2), because > you don't have to open up your lappy, and you don't have to figure out > which model of internal drive is compatible with your lappy, and possibly > wait while it is ordered. Couldn't say which (between 2 and 3) would cost > more dollar wise. > > But, with 2, you don't have to carry around, and find desk space for, > another device and cable. > > All the best, > > -- > znoteer > znot...@mailbox.org > --- > Talk Mailing List > talk@gtalug.org > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >
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