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laptop dvd-r

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  • 13-05-2004 10:28am
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    paddyc
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    looking to buy a laptop theres one in currys at £699 but the dvd-r is only 1 speed, is there any point in this as it will be very slow, is it better to wait and see about getting a x4 speed.

    thanks paddy


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    Stephen
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    It would take about 2 hours to burn a full DVD-R disc at 1x speed, and a drive that low-end would probably be fairly slow in burning regular CD's too. 4x DVD +/- R drives should be getting much cheaper now with 8x ones being available, so I'd say they'll start appearing in laptops more frequently.


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    paddyc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭paddyc


    I might have got a wee baby on www.tiny.com

    will see how the funds look.

    thanks again. paddy


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    elmer
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    i think you're going a bit over the top with 2 hours - more like an hour - still well slow though.

    I got a 4x +r drive off ebay but my laptop is too slow to do 4x - burning 2x is acceptable for light burning at about 35min for a full disc

    Nige


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    Stephen
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    sorry, you're right.
    (oops)


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