2 Quick questions

31st August 2006, 19:48

I want to buy the following.
1) DVDRW:
Read the buyers guide and you guys recommended the samsung SH-S163A. Is this available in BE. I went to samsung.be and there was no mention of this model on the market.
2) Laptop HDD:
I have a Acer Travelmate 630 series (2001)? where the hdd has gone to HW heaven. Can I buy any HDD and put it in?

Thanks for any advice

31st August 2006, 23:54

I'd say just buy the cheapest DVD-RW drive from a brand with a good rep, as drive speeds are at the point where they are not really the bottlenect anymore.

Any laptop drive should work just fine. A laptop drive is any 2.5" inch drive... if you get a faster speed drive it won't matter except to help performance, but you might run into size limitations with a board that old if you go 80gigs or larger. If you call Acer up and just ask they should be able to tell you definitively quickly and easily enough.

31st August 2006, 19:48	#1
Maffia Posts: n/a	2 Quick questions I want to buy the following. 1) DVDRW: Read the buyers guide and you guys recommended the samsung SH-S163A. Is this available in BE. I went to samsung.be and there was no mention of this model on the market. 2) Laptop HDD: I have a Acer Travelmate 630 series (2001)? where the hdd has gone to HW heaven. Can I buy any HDD and put it in? Thanks for any advice

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31st August 2006, 23:54	#2
Kougar Posts: n/a	I'd say just buy the cheapest DVD-RW drive from a brand with a good rep, as drive speeds are at the point where they are not really the bottlenect anymore. Any laptop drive should work just fine. A laptop drive is any 2.5" inch drive... if you get a faster speed drive it won't matter except to help performance, but you might run into size limitations with a board that old if you go 80gigs or larger. If you call Acer up and just ask they should be able to tell you definitively quickly and easily enough.