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portable dvd drive help szramiakje 11-05-2007
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Posted by szramiakje on November 5, 2007, 10:16 pm
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 hey guys. i have a question:
I'm looking to buy a portable dvd drive for my dell inspiron 6400 but
every drive that i've looked at comes with an ac adapter. i though if
a drive was portable then it would run off of the usb power. do you
know if my computer even has enough power for a dvd drive? i was
looking at the Sony DRXS70U External Portable Slim-Line USB 2.0 DVD
Drive from Amazon.com. Please advise me!!!!!!! Cheers, John


Posted by Roy on November 6, 2007, 8:41 am
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> hey guys. i have a question:
> I'm looking to buy a portable dvd drive for my dell inspiron 6400 but
> every drive that i've looked at comes with an ac adapter. i though if
> a drive was portable then it would run off of the usb power. do you
> know if my computer even has enough power for a dvd drive? i was
> looking at the Sony DRXS70U External Portable Slim-Line USB 2.0 DVD
> Drive from Amazon.com. Please advise me!!!!!!! Cheers, John

Most of the external DVD RW drive for the laptop I saw has an
ACadapter plug, as I had one. I am not sure about the CD RW/DVD
ROM( combo drive)
With my External DVDRW device...
..If I plug just the device USB plug alone.to my notebook .. it does
not work. The power needs for my external DVD drive ( if its AC plug
is not attached to the outlet ) overwhelms my notebook power
supply.....


Posted by Bustout on November 6, 2007, 4:05 pm
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> hey guys. i have a question:
> I'm looking to buy a portable dvd drive for my dell inspiron 6400 but
> every drive that i've looked at comes with an ac adapter. i though if
> a drive was portable then it would run off of the usb power. do you
> know if my computer even has enough power for a dvd drive? i was
> looking at the Sony DRXS70U External Portable Slim-Line USB 2.0 DVD
> Drive from Amazon.com. Please advise me!!!!!!! Cheers, John

I use the LiteOn SSW-8015SX. It comes with a power adapter but it is
not necesarry. I've never had any problems with it.


Posted by Mike S. on November 7, 2007, 12:49 pm
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>hey guys. i have a question:
>I'm looking to buy a portable dvd drive for my dell inspiron 6400 but
>every drive that i've looked at comes with an ac adapter. i though if
>a drive was portable then it would run off of the usb power. do you
>know if my computer even has enough power for a dvd drive? i was
>looking at the Sony DRXS70U External Portable Slim-Line USB 2.0 DVD
>Drive from Amazon.com. Please advise me!!!!!!! Cheers, John

Most of the generic ones I've seen can be powered via USB, usually using
one of those cables that have a double-header lapto-side USB connector so
that it can draw power from 2 ports at once. This may be necessary as many
DVD drives draw close to 1 ampere and you can't get that from one USB
port alone. Many of those slimline optical drive cases also have a coaxial
power socket for just that reason; I for one prefer to use a dedicated
supply rather than tax the USB port power to its limit.




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