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5/29/2010 6:53:20 PM EDT
I tried posting this in the commando forum, maybe I will have better luck here.


I just got a toshiba netbook and want an external cd. This will be used mostly for backing up, I'm not going to be watching hi-def on my netbook.

THere are some on amazon for less than 20 bucks but I can't tell if they are windows 7 compatible and I have windows 7 home premium. I saw one for around 50 bucks that states it does not need a driver, which should make it windows 7 compatible right?


I thought you could get an external cd drive the same way you get an external hard drive, but I guess there aren't many windows 7 drivers yet?

The model netbook is the Satellite T115D-S1120. THe number of toshiba netbook configurations is greater than the national debt so that info might be of limited usefulness.
5/29/2010 6:54:33 PM EDT
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For something like that I'd look on newegg and read the reviews carefully.  
5/29/2010 7:23:14 PM EDT
[#2]
I've had good luck with my external DVDRW.  Brand is Lite-On.
5/29/2010 7:42:37 PM EDT
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Doen't they have to have windows 7 compatible drivers? I was reading a review of one on amazon and you supposably don't need a driver just to read. It had 2 usb cords, which is no problem, I have 2 side by side.
5/29/2010 8:00:17 PM EDT
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Ideally the manufacturer will provide Win7 drivers.
I didn't need it for my Lite-on though, Win7 supported it without getting drivers elsewhere.
5/30/2010 11:14:40 AM EDT
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welp, I got one. I used it to install some virus protecton other than norton. Now that norton is off my computer my problems seem to have gone away.
5/30/2010 11:20:19 AM EDT
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Several friends and myself have an LG external super multi dvd rewriter. Works flawlessly under windows or linux





-Foxxz
5/30/2010 11:39:46 AM EDT
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Plextors are my favorite.  But that being said... I've also used a good number of cheap drives, and they've worked fine.  A bit slower, and some have died early, but they've all worked.
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