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Burning Using Laptop
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AngelFan
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1. November 2005 @ 12:41 |
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I was wondering if I can use my laptop with my external drive to burn DVD movies..I have already installed AnyDVD and DVD Shrink..there is an internal CDRW/DVD rom drive with the laptop..I hope it works..I am gonna test it now
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AfterDawn Addict
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1. November 2005 @ 14:45 |
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DVD burning can be done with a laptop if the system resources are enough to handle the process. At least 512 MB of ram and a USB 2 or Firewire port for the external drive. At least 10 gig HD free space but better with 12 to 15 gig free.
Jerry
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neodave
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1. November 2005 @ 15:55 |
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I've done it with my laptop when I was on a business trip. A Sony 1.2gig 512mb etc. Worked just fine but seemed a little slower than I was used to. With the price of laptops and replacement parts I personally wouldn't think it was a good idea if it was your main work horse though.
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trock0002
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1. November 2005 @ 16:15 |
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I second that. I would not use the laptop as the main "work horse". I do it, but only in rare cases.
JT
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1. November 2005 @ 17:46 |
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another thing is that most standard HDs in laptops are at 5200 rpm instead of teh 7200 used for comps.
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dvd_craze
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1. November 2005 @ 18:04 |
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i use my laptop all the time for burning dvd's and i also have the epson r320 printer hooked up to it.With over 100 burns no coasters yet!!i just defrag once a week using perfectdisk 7.0.
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1. November 2005 @ 18:15 |
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i use my laptop all the time for burning dvd's and i also have the epson r320 printer hooked up to it.With over 100 burns no coasters yet!
Well you certainly showed us a thing or two.:I
No one was saying that you CAN'T burn w/ a laptop it's just that it's slower.
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AngelFan
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1. November 2005 @ 18:18 |
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I have been using the laptop with the external burner and I am amazed at how fast it is..on my desktop it would take me 6 hours to burn a DVD cause I had USB 1.1..but with the laptop to burn a dvd takes about 40 minutes..the laptop is cool to the touch..I guess centrino is good after all :-)
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1. November 2005 @ 18:22 |
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Okay i didn't know that you had a usb 1. If you have a usb 2 on your lap then of course it is going to be faster. Just wondering how fast is it encoding/analysing on your lap. I say you get that other drive dissconnected from your comp then just put the burner in you comp.
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neodave
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1. November 2005 @ 18:58 |
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I used the firewire. Slowest part was putting it on the HDD. The firewire/burn process was probably about the same as my desktop. The centrino is a sweet laptop.
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AngelFan
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1. November 2005 @ 19:39 |
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According to what it says on the encoding screen..it says 4,802b/sec..it is super fast..MUCH faster then what it would be on my PC..if I was knowledgable about taking apart computers then I would definately disconnect the bad drive from my desktop..but I just don't feel comfortable opening up the machine and trying to disconnect something and I might do it wrong..Im better off doing what I am doing now..just using the laptop..if I had known then what I know now I would have never restored the computer to begin with..I am very surprized the laptop doesn't get hot and its speeding away so fast..Im very impressed
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2. November 2005 @ 04:54 |
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The older laptops were designed as a PC that was mobil and in many cases were limited in what they could do well. They were in most cases a second backup to a main PC elsewhere. The newer laptops are designed and can be used as your main PC. Not always as good as a desktop unit but can be used to multitask and do things like dvd burning if set up right. If the complete system has the resources there shouldn't be a problem.
Jerry
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2. November 2005 @ 05:00 |
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First post! Been reading a while, great forum. Anyways, I thought I would share my experience backing up 350+ dvd's with a laptop. (dell 2.6, 512, 30)
At first I would rip to the HD, and burn with an external burner, delete the files, and do another. Then I started burning one while ripping another. Then I started ripping 2 movies at once to an external hard drive to burn at a later date, but the comp would get hot and encoding speeds were way slow. Pointed a fan at the keyboard, the comp cooled down and encoding speeds went to near where ripping one would be.
I know most people will frown on this, but I have yet to make a coaster since I went with Ridata media burning at 4x. I won't recommend my methods, but backing up with a laptop can definitely be done.
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