I am buying another dvd writer tomorrow. I currently have a hp300i, and a pioneer dvd-rom in my computer. I want to take out the dvd-rom drive and have both burners set in the tower. What I ultimitely would like to do is use the dvd-rom in an external case using either USB2.0 or Firewire to rip my dvds to my HDD to keep from wearing on the burners. The dvd-rom reads @16x/hp300i@12x/Benq1620@16x.
1. Is it actually possible to put a dvd-rom drive in an external case?
2. Will ithe dvd-rom drive still be as fast at ripping as it was in the computer. Or will it atleast be faster than the 12x HP?
3. I keep hearing that USB2.0 transfers more data than firewire, but firewire actually is faster? True/Untrue?
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3. I keep hearing that USB2.0 transfers more data than firewire, but firewire actually is faster? True/Untrue?
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-145-360&depa=0
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Go get yourself a LIteon or something and get an external case from newegg.com.
Get one with both USB 2.0 and Firewire if you can afford it. I Like firewire personally. -
what chipset do those use budz? I have two Bytec enclosures and both are Prolific chipsets not Oxford 911s.
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Originally Posted by Poppa_Meth
i purchased the bytecc me-740u2f prolific chipset enclosure from a local pc shop because it was only a $3.00 difference compared to newegg.com. i didn't want to wait 4-5 days to receive the enclosure. the only thing about this enclosure is the damn blue led light is BRIGHT! other than that it works fine. -
I've got a couple firewire/usb combos enclosures, bytec prolifics, which are plastic and seems to be working nicely. Has a built in fan as well. Thankfully the light is a mild green and blinks orange when the harddrive in one is busy. I'm personally more interested on what the light on the lite-on cd drive in the other one means. Its green when reading, and when burning normal discs goes orange, while when burning special discs, like a securom protected disc with alcohol 120 it lights up red. I'll have to look into that one more.
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www.computergeeks.com has some inexpensive ones. The one I had I housed my DVD burner in with fw interface when I was capping on a laptop. It got alot of use
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