Pl Help me choosing an external enclosure for DVD Writer - Club CDFreaks

naughty007 · 29-11-2004

Hi All,

I own a Dell Inspiron 4150 laptop which has USB 1.1 port. I bought HP DVD 630i Internal DVD Writer. I am planning to buy a combo usb/firewire carbus to add usb 2.0/firewire functionality to my laptop.
By looking at the above, which is the best suitable external enclosure for the DVD Writer. Please help me to choose?

*rdgrimes* · 29-11-2004

Stick with Firewire for sure. Recommend any case with the Oxford chip.

naughty007 · 29-11-2004

Thanx for the help. Pl direct to me specific enclosure. I am kinda consufused with lot of varieties. My budget is around 30 $. Thanx

*rdgrimes* · 29-11-2004

I've had good luck with Bytecc enclosures.

blitzs · 29-11-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by rdgrimes

Stick with Firewire for sure. Recommend any case with the Oxford chip.

What if my notebook only have usb ports? Which chipsets are recommended for the external enclosures then? Hopefully some that can support burning at 16x?

*rdgrimes* · 29-11-2004

Quote:

Hopefully some that can support burning at 16x?

AFAIK, there are no USB chipsets that will support a 16x burn. Many will only do 8x, and some will do 12x. Often, the limiting factor is the motherboard USB controller itself. Also, very few laptop hard drives will deliver a sustained data stream at those speeds.

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naughty007 New on Forum Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5	Pl Help me choosing an external enclosure for DVD Writer <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Hi All, I own a Dell Inspiron 4150 laptop which has USB 1.1 port. I bought HP DVD 630i Internal DVD Writer. I am planning to buy a combo usb/firewire carbus to add usb 2.0/firewire functionality to my laptop. By looking at the above, which is the best suitable external enclosure for the DVD Writer. Please help me to choose?

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rdgrimes Retired Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Deadwood Posts: 11,449	Re: Pl Help me choosing an external enclosure for DVD Writer Stick with Firewire for sure. Recommend any case with the Oxford chip.

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naughty007 New on Forum Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5	Re: Pl Help me choosing an external enclosure for DVD Writer Thanx for the help. Pl direct to me specific enclosure. I am kinda consufused with lot of varieties. My budget is around 30 $. Thanx

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rdgrimes Retired Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Deadwood Posts: 11,449	Re: Pl Help me choosing an external enclosure for DVD Writer I've had good luck with Bytecc enclosures.

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