Internal Or External??

**jang** · 11-02-2004, 09:59 AM

I am going to buy a new cdrw drive for my comp.Not sure whether to go for an internal or an external and if i went external is it better to get an external ide case or go for just a standard external drive.

What do you recommend i go for?

Thanks in advance.

Oh and comp specs are
Athlon2800,512 2700 ddr RAM,120 gig seagate(out at moment),80 gig wd,ati 9600 pro.

**Livy** · 11-02-2004, 01:01 PM

go for internal, alot cheaper, less hassle, and no extra hardware lying about the place.

**Virtualbody1234** · 11-02-2004, 01:16 PM

For the price of an extrenal CDRW drive you could buy an internal DVD Burner.

**tesco** · 11-02-2004, 01:44 PM

Internal.

**jang** · 11-02-2004, 05:35 PM

Thanks.Just ordered this http://www.novatech.co.uk/NOVATECH/S...EC-ND2500.Only cost £40 too.
I have a dvd burner installed already so need to set new one up as a slave.Will be able to install it fine but not sure if i need jumper like you do with a hdd and if i do how do i find out where to put it on master?Think it might be middle 2 pins out of the five...hope that makes sense....or maybe i am talking jibberish....Any help would be grateful.cheers to all.

**tesco** · 11-02-2004, 05:38 PM

on the back of the drive you will see 3 sets of 2 pins...they'll be labelled sl, ma, and cs. simple enough right?

**Livy** · 11-02-2004, 05:40 PM

why the need for a cd-rw then, if you already have a dvd burner.

£3 more and you could have had a 16x dual format double layer writer

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=72877

**jang** · 11-02-2004, 07:40 PM

Well my dvd burner is a combo and wanted to get another cdrw so my dvd is not over used for just burning cd's.Having looked around i found a good deal for another combo for not much more than i would spend on just a cdrw so i bought another combo.That drive looks good Livy but i need mine to be black.

Thanks Rossco easy when you say it like that.