DVD Burner?

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Does anyone have a recommendation for an external DVD burner for my
Sony Vaio GRT150 laptop? It came with a DVD read/CD burner combo drive.

Thanks, jimbo

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I'd get a Pioneer A07/107 or A08/108 desktop drive and an external USB
2.0 case to mount it in. This can be done for under $100.


jimbo wrote:

> Does anyone have a recommendation for an external DVD burner for my Sony
> Vaio GRT150 laptop? It came with a DVD read/CD burner combo drive.
>
> Thanks, jimbo

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http://www.esbuy.com/pidvexus.html

The 107 and 108 is OEM.

I have the DVR-A07XLB(black) and so far its a excellent drive. Now if you
could get the A08/USB (super fast 16X) combo for $100US I would jump on it
right now.



"jimbo" <jimbo62@spamex.com> wrote in message
news:10leqsnobg4qj27@corp.supernews.com...
> Thanks for your reply. Excuse my ignorance, but isn't the Pioneer 108
> a PCI card? Maybe I just don't know what an "external USB case" is.
> Can you give me a reference?
>
> Thanks, jimbo
>
> Barry Watzman wrote:
> > I'd get a Pioneer A07/107 or A08/108 desktop drive and an external USB
> > 2.0 case to mount it in. This can be done for under $100.
> >
> >
> > jimbo wrote:
> >
> >> Does anyone have a recommendation for an external DVD burner for my
> >> Sony Vaio GRT150 laptop? It came with a DVD read/CD burner combo drive.
> >>
> >> Thanks, jimbo

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foolinyu wrote:

> http://www.esbuy.com/pidvexus.html
>
> The 107 and 108 is OEM.
>
> I have the DVR-A07XLB(black) and so far its a excellent drive. Now if you
> could get the A08/USB (super fast 16X) combo for $100US I would jump on it
> right now.
>
>
>
> "jimbo" <jimbo62@spamex.com> wrote in message
> news:10leqsnobg4qj27@corp.supernews.com...
>
>>Thanks for your reply. Excuse my ignorance, but isn't the Pioneer 108
>>a PCI card? Maybe I just don't know what an "external USB case" is.
>>Can you give me a reference?
>>
>>Thanks, jimbo
>>
>>Barry Watzman wrote:
>>
>>>I'd get a Pioneer A07/107 or A08/108 desktop drive and an external USB
>>>2.0 case to mount it in. This can be done for under $100.
>>>
>>>
>>>jimbo wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Does anyone have a recommendation for an external DVD burner for my
>>>>Sony Vaio GRT150 laptop? It came with a DVD read/CD burner combo drive.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks, jimbo
>
>
>

OK, second look. I have found a couple of places that bundle a
Panasonic DVR-107 with an external case with an IDE interface for the
DVR-107 and a USB interface for the computer. The same thing could be
done for the DVR-108. But, the external case is what I need some help on.

By the way, I have a DVR-108 on order, shipped 9/22 and scheduled for
delivery 9/27 from a place called BuyPana, $79.58 including shipping.
I had been planning on installing it internally, but the external case
option gives more flexibility.

jimbo

jimbo

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No, the Pioneer drives themselves are bare drives that are ALL IDE
devices. I don't know what you are looking at, but if it has a USB
interface, then it's more than a bare drive.



>
> Well, the 107 appears to have a USB interface, but the 108 appears to
> have an IDE interface. Barry talked about an external case that the 108
> would fit in that had a USB interface. That is what I need some advice
> about.
>
> Thanks, jimbo