How often do you use the CDRW in your laptop?

[Jugernot]

I'm looking around for a laptop and one of the requirements has been a dvd/cdrw drive, but I've been rethinking the CDRW component as it adds like $150 to the price. I doubt I'll be using it as my main system, so I'm not sure that I'd use the CDRW function much, though I think it would be nice to have if I needed it.

I mostly use the DVD-RW drive in my desktop for backing up movies and duping CDs.

What do you guys think? How often do you use the CDRW function of your laptops?

 

[fr]

I just have a DVD-ROM on my notebook and I've never felt the need for a CD-RW drive. But heck, I seldom use the ones on my desktop

 

[ThaGrandCow]

I neveruse the cdrw drive in my laptop, cause I don't have one.

 

[chanachana]

I use to use it quite often when my laptop was my only machine.

 

[Electrode]

I've never had a need for a CD-RW in my laptop. The only time I ever need to move files between it and my desktops manually is right after a fresh install of an OS, before the wireless card drivers are installed, and a USB pen drive is good enough for that.

 

[murphy55d]

Don't have one. Just a DVD drive.

 

[Rkonster]

Originally posted by: chanachana
I use to use it quite often when my laptop was my only machine.

Same.

 

[ROTC1983]

I have been using them alot to take data from my laptop to my computer or vice versa. CD-RWs are pretty cool.

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: ROTC1983
I have been using them alot to take data from my laptop to my computer or vice versa. CD-RWs are pretty cool.

when i had a laptop, i found it easier to plug it into a router

 

[DaFinn]

I have an IBM X24 ultraportable and a docking station with DVD... I never really felt the need for a CD-RW, been totally happy with "just" the DVD.

Most of the time I use it without the dock= without any drives... only if I need to install something i use the dock.

Smaller files I transfer with CF cards as the IBM has build-in CF reader, and my main machine has HP Photosmart printer with CF reader...

Oh, and I have WLAN so I can connect to internet or my main rig without any extra cables... bliss. :beer:


-DaFinn

 

[Zugzwang152]

come to think of it, i wish i even had a laptop now

 

[DaFinn]

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152

Originally posted by: ROTC1983
I have been using them alot to take data from my laptop to my computer or vice versa. CD-RWs are pretty cool.

when i had a laptop, i found it easier to plug it into a router

I second that!!! Now that I have a wireless router+ wireless nic in the lappy= no need for stupid CD-RWs...

 

[Derango]

Considering its faster than the burner in my desktop, I'd say I use it quite a bit

 

[Ernieb]

maybe copule times a week (2-3) times
for back up my stuff to a cdrw
burning music
burning movies