Need opions!

Matrix Saiyan · Post by **Matrix Saiyan** » Thu Dec 05, 2002 11:45 pm

ok so far I have found a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive for $180 is it worth the money?

klinky · Post by **klinky** » Thu Dec 05, 2002 11:49 pm

NO!

Buy a $30 DVD off pricewatch.

Buy a $60 CDRW off pricewatch.

Both would probably be better then whatever that is.

~klinky

Matrix Saiyan · Post by **Matrix Saiyan** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 12:15 am

Well I have a Gateway computer it is ok. But the thing is if i get those that you are telling me to get i dont know how to install them onto my tower. or are they external ones that you are talking about?

Matrix Saiyan · Post by **Matrix Saiyan** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 12:20 am

I mean I dont know how to add them onto my tower.

klinky · Post by **klinky** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 12:21 am

They're internal drives. It's best to go with a internal drive since you'll get better performance from it.

If you don't know how, then find out..

Ohh ohhh, look gateway even has a tutorial on how to do it:

http://service.gateway.com/gateway/step ... 02,00.html

Also if you were looking for something specific, then please state so.

"I found a CDRW/DVD thing is it good?" <---how should I know?

"I found a EXTERNAL USB CDRW/DVD drive, it's SONY CDRW-DVD232? Is this a good drive? Do you have any other reccomendations for a external drive since I do not know how to install a internal one?" <---very helpful and you'll get a better answer.

Get a internal one and learn how to install it. You'll get knowledge + save money.

~klinky

Matrix Saiyan · Post by **Matrix Saiyan** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 12:34 am

Thanks but if i dont install the DVD or the CD/RW drives in right will it screw my computer up?

Matrix Saiyan · Post by **Matrix Saiyan** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 12:50 am

now are you sure that the people sellin at pricewatch give you everything you need? like the software and all that?

FurryCurry · Post by **FurryCurry** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 1:00 am

If you buy what's called a "retail box" product, it will have everything in it you need to connect it up, including a cable, instructions, and software.

If you buy an "oem" designated product, it might just be a baggie with the drive and a software CD in it.

it will cost a tiny bit more, but you can probably find a good deal at a nearby "big box" store like Staples, Best Buy, or Circuit City. the stuff they sell there is pretty much Retail-box only, and if you completely fail at the installation, it's easier to take it back for a refund.

Really, if you follow the instructions, its not hard at all.

SSJVegita0609 · Post by **SSJVegita0609** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 1:01 am

Matrix Saiyan wrote:Thanks but if i dont install the DVD or the CD/RW drives in right will it screw my computer up?

Yes. But if you follow the instructions Klinky gave you you'll do it right. Then again, if you're too afraid to install it all yourself (You are a n00b when it comes to computers after all) you can always just pay extra and have it done professionally...

Matrix Saiyan · Post by **Matrix Saiyan** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 1:13 am

Hey I can see that the guides klinkly gave me are simple but the thing is that none of the guides pictures can give me an idea of what each thing is looks like in my computer.