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#323159 25th May 2009 9:53pm
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can anyone tell me where to get an external cd/rw for a dell laptop thanks

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Hi Marilyn what model Dell is it? is the one that came with it broken or in need of replacement? There are plenty of external cd/rw or even dvd external drives but would need a little more information thnks
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Take your pick:

Ebuyer.com
Play.com
Dabs
PC World
Staples
Tesco
Argos

The simple rule of thumb is to look for a USB 2.0 drive ad it should work with any modern (ie. upto 5 years old) computer system running Windows. Most drives will, in some way or another, run under OSX and most flavours of Linux.

Though it makes a difference with external hard drive transfer speeds, IEEE1394 aka Firewire, has little benefit on an external CDRW or DVDRW drive, so it's not worth paying extra for.

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thanks folks its a latitude d510 and i do believe the battery is going now asi flashing 4red 1green light laptop is not hot it does not have a rw

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http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latd510/en/sm/upgrades.htm#wp999869

have a look at the link above which is your laptop on the dell website you might be able to get a seconds cdrw drive direct from dell or do a google search for the drive for your model number (dell lattitude d510
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google search found this which fits your laptop

Dell D Series DVD+/- RW GT404 U1038 KN669 RN286 NX140 UC458

Dell New DVD+/- RW Plus/Minus Drive Inc DVD RW . Writes DVD+ /- RW CDRW ETC

Price:£31.99 (£36.79 Including VAT at 15%)


http://www.itcsales.co.uk/acatalog/Dell_Optical_drives.html

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