External Optical Drive

[EJP]

Hi All

Can anyone recommend a decent and reliable external optical drive as the one in my imac is playing up. I'm a bit hesitant to buy the Apple superdrive as its received mixed reviews. I'm re-ripping a lot of my music and for some reason certain CD's are causing itunes to crash. I've tried a few things that i've found on the net to try and resolve the problem but so far have been unsuccessful.

Thanks in advance.

Regards, Ed

 

[vacdac]

I use this un Ed >>

[h=1]Samsung SE-S084C, External USB 2.0 Slimline 8X DVD Writer, Black[/h]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-SE-S084C-External-Slimline-Writer/dp/B002Q2FFTG/ref=sr_1_12?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1376952673&sr=1-12keywords=samsung+external+dvd+drives

Had it over two & a half years so it seems reliable enough. :^ .

 

[EJP]

Lovely, cheers Chris.

 

[RichardG]

I've just bought one of these...impressed so far - nice and quiet & v.quick compared to my (now failed) Vaio internal drive...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Ultra-Retail-External-Writer/dp/B0080K4K76/ref=pd_sim_sbs_ce_3

 

[Chumpy]

Yes, get lucky/buy what suits with at least 2 yr warranty ...

My external (for lappie) LGs conk out just after 2 yr warranty ...

 

[EJP]

I've just bought one of these...impressed so far - nice and quiet & v.quick compared to my (now failed) Vaio internal drive...http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Ultra-Retail-External-Writer/dp/B0080K4K76/ref=pd_sim_sbs_ce_3

Quick update, i bought one of these and so far is doing the job nicely. Thanks for the advice chaps.

 

[Chumpy]

... when my (2nd) LG external conks just after 2 yrs warranty, I for a lark will try the Chelsea drives ...

Thank goodness since 1998 all of the 4 desktops I have bought I ensure have 2 internal optical DVD/REWRITERS installed /buy externals only for lappies etc...

Buy locally in real-world with meaningful warranty/get lucky ...