Cable for DVD hookup

[roguerower]

I have a dell notebook (rig 2 i think) which is pretty much topped out. I usually can't watch an entire movie on battery. I have an additional battery that i replace teh dvd drive w/ so that i have a relatively decent battery life. Is there a cable (USB 2.0?) that could connect the dvd to the laptop w/o having to take out the extra battery?

 

[ShellGuy]

I take it you want to use the DVD drive from you dell to do this?


Will G.

 

[bearxor]

You're looking for something like this:

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/Prod...ductlisting.aspx&instock=&refurbished=

This uses the D-Port on some Latitude notebooks, but is not on the M70. The D-Port looks like two USB ports, one for connectivity and one for power. Maybe someone here has hands-on experience with one and can let you know if it will work with two usb ports.

 

[andrewbabcock]

IMHO, either way you are going to have to power the dvd drive. I don't think you are going to get much of a boost from a second battery. It will help a little but i doubt its worth the trouble.

 

[VTHodge]

To me it sounds like you need to rip the DVD to the hard drive. This should use less power, since the DVD isn't spinning, and you can have the second battery in.