Enclosure kits

[duffyr83]

my laptop recently went out , power failure i assume. anyways instead of repairing i decided that i may better off getting a desktop, especially since my laptop spent most of its time as one. well, i was wondering if i could take the dvd burner from the laptop and use it as a external burner. my question is are there any enclosure kits for optical drives?

thanks for any repsonses

[888888]

my laptop recently went out , power failure i assume. anyways instead of repairing i decided that i may better off getting a desktop, especially since my laptop spent most of its time as one. well, i was wondering if i could take the dvd burner from the laptop and use it as a external burner. my question is are there any enclosure kits for optical drives?

thanks for any repsonses

Yes there are. They are very popular. Try Pricewatch.com.

[duffyr83]

NICE!

thanks for the reply

[888888]

NICE!

thanks for the reply

Most enclosures I know of fit standard desktop 5 inch drives. There are probably enclosures that fit laptop drives as well but they may be more expensive making it more prudent to buy a new desktop burner considering how cheap and fast they have gotten.

[duffyr83]

true, i just feel bad deserting the burner, i've only had the laptop for a year so i was hoping i could salvage more than just the hdd. i'm keeping my options open whether to repair the laptop or purchase the desktop with/without a dvd burner.

thanks

[888888]

true, i just feel bad deserting the burner, i've only had the laptop for a year so i was hoping i could salvage more than just the hdd. i'm keeping my options open whether to repair the laptop or purchase the desktop with/without a dvd burner.

thanks

Sell the burner!!! This way, it is win-win. You get to buy a nice new DL 12x burner. And some guy with a laptop can burn DVDRs at 4x while eating a piece of pie at Starbucks.

[duffyr83]

thats was a good idea, but i decided to get the laptop fixed, my only hope now it doesnt cost too much. but it seems i'm not the only one with a sony vaio that doesnt power up so i didnt feel too bad, i guess its good to know you're not the only one. well, thanks again