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Does anybody know if dvd drives for lap tops are
out yet

Hi Rob,

Yeah - they`re out there alright.

I particularly fancy the Apple Powerbook G3, which I believe to be fitted as standard with a DVD drive. (It has a very sexy transparent keyboard, but`s that`s how sad I have become....)

Have a look at it here http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/73/wo/Mw4AT0dcbhrw9u3WP01/0.3.0.3.26.19.2.1.3.1.1.0?79,72

(Nice URL eh?).

If Mac`s don`t float your boat then I know that Compaq and Toshiba both have offerings specced with DVD.


Take a look at the Compaq Armada (excellent tools - I`ve got a lower spec one) at http://www.compaq.com/products/portables/arm7800/
or the Tosh at http://computers.toshiba.com/tais/csd/garm/satellite.html

Hope this helps,

Ade.

Ah, I see..


Having re-read your message at a more normal pace, It may be that you`re after buying a DVD-ROM drive to go with your existing laptop, in which case ....erm...

No idea, but I`d think that any aftermarket device would have to be proprietary (expensive).

Am I still wrong?

Ade :-)

Not seen an external unit yet, but DVD Reviewer has just acquired a Toshiba Tecra 8000 with DVD. Looks region hackable but not dared to upgrade the drive firmware yet!!

Have you tried Simply Computers for an external unit? www.simply.co.uk

Mark

Surely your manufacturer can replace your existing CD Rom drive for an over inflated price.

However, what better way to waste money on fancy new toys such as the Sharp, Panasonic or Pioneer portable players, each costing in the region of £1000 - if you got that much money to burn :)

Thanks for the help,I am looking for a external
drive (for compaq armada) it`s my wife`s machine
but it could be good fun to use at work.

Have a look at http://www.datawise.co.uk
They have two external DVD drives I think (haven`t looked for any more than a few seconds I`m afraid) which use the PCMCIA slots.

Thanks Simon I checked out thier site
and they are just what I was looking for
when i get one ill let you know how it performs

i`ve got one of the external parallel port hard disk kits from them and it`s works really well (I got it from misco if you`re after a supplier by the way) -
let me know how the DVD drive works out though if you would becaus eI know quite afew people with laptops.