Best laptop for DVR/DVD recorder

Archived from groups: alt.video.dvdr,comp.sys.laptops (More info?)

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 08:38:04 GMT, Mike Walters
<walters@wisp_DOT_physics_DOT_wisc.edu> wrote:

>I will soon be starting a new job that may involve a significant amount
>of travel. I'm looking for a laptop that I can use as a DVR/DVD
>recorder while I'm on the road. If possible, I would also like it to
>support DVD-RAM, as I have two Panasonic DMR-E80H recorders at home.
>Which laptop would you recommend for this? It looks like the Toshiba
>Qosmio laptops have everything I want, but they are heavy and have poor
>battery life. It's no fun to have the battery run out after 2 hours
>when you're on a 6 hour flight. Sony has a comparable model, but it
>isn't DVD-RAM compatible.

Thought about a ext usb2 drive?

Or if LG have one get a notebook driv ewith a lg dvd burner which
supports dvd-ram.

I think I have read that the toshiba do dvd-ram 2x write support.
www.toshiba.com

www.lge.com