Don't forget leasing, Tanya, you can then afford a better model. I'd be very careful with second-hand laptops, you never know what abuse they've suffered. Modern laptops do come with built in CDR/CDRW drives anyway (and possibly DVD - haven't checked recently), and XP includes OS level burning software. I would avoid trying to install any new hardware in a laptop, it's pretty crowded in there!
John Coyle (formerly a whinging Pom, now a constructively-criticising Aussie!) Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 9:43 PM Subject: laptop question... > Just a quick question guys and gals... > > I have been looking at second-hand (used) laptops, and my only prerequisite > really is that it can run a slideshow program, such as IrfanView, check and > send emails and burn cds. I am not going for anything high tech here, just > something to get me by whilst on the road. > > So, anyways, my questions are - pretty much all of the laptops that i have > looked at in my price range come with cd-roms, and many with dvds, but very > few with burners. So, I am quite capable of installing new hardware onto my > own pc, but have never opened up a laptop. How involved would it be for me > to purchase a separate burner and install it myself or, alternatively, has > anyone ever used an external cd-burner with a laptop, and if so, how did you > find it? what problems, if any, did you find? what sort of power source > would I need to run an external cd-burner or would it draw power from the > laptop? > > TIA, > tan. >
