Question about USB CD-RW/Enclosures

[Little Po]

I was thinking about doing one of these two things...

I have a 12/10/32 CD-RW on my desktop that I'd like to put in a USB enclosure so I can use it with my laptop. Would I just buy a usb enclosure to do that? Also, will it work alright? I've heard that it may not do too well...

Buy a external cd-rw?

What do you suggest?

 

[Damascus]

Well, unless it was already USB to begin with (which doesn't sound like it is),
it will be complicated to do, if not impossible...

 

[Zach]

<< Well, unless it was already USB to begin with (which doesn't sound like it is),
it will be complicated to do, if not impossible... >>



Nope, the USP enclosures have IDE connections inside. I've been thinking of turning my fiance's zip drive into a USB model.....

And, it should work. I've heard of people getting USB CDRW's and ripping out the drive, then installing it as a normal IDE. Supposed to work fine, so why not do it backwards?

 

[Zach]

ANd, what's wring with vi? You some sort of emacs freak?

 

[EBM]

Directron sells these: External USB Enclosures

I have one of those translucent colored ones with a TDK 8x burner. Works fine but will burn only at a max of 4x due to the limitatiion of the USB bus. Hope this helps.

 

[Damascus]

vi, leftovers from the 70's hehe. Okay, that was a bad idea...