Can an external portable dvd drive be used on this?
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Probably not. Cheaper netbooks tend to have under powered USB for what is needed by an optical device. Even if USB would support drive, you will also need viewing software to play video (codec for decoding video, and enough memory for buffering from device) I was unable to find any "free software" that would worked worked with Android 2.2 for viewing videos
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Robyn Garland, I tried to use an external portable for CD on this Wolvol small computer, but it did not work, so I am just assuming that it might not also work for an external portable for DVD.
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I'm not sure I don't have a portable dvd, - I can check - my brother has one
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If you want to use it as an external drive, you can get an enclosure for it. Here's an example of what I mean:http://www.amazon.com/ORICO-2588US3-External-Enclosure-Support/dp/B00FYKRI9M/
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The trend is away from built in optical drives, and this model, which I am typing on now, does NOT have an optical drive built in. An external is very inexpensive, like this one : http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Portable-External-SE-218CB-RSBS/dp/B00DBV28TG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1403010072&sr=8-1&keywords=usb+dvd+drive . They are thin and light so they aren't too much trouble, but if you ned one built in, check carefully as they are not as certain to be there as in the past. Good Luck!
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Sure, you can use an external enclosure and use it as a backup drive. Just remember that it's a 2.5 inch drive (like in laptops), not a regular 3.5 inch (like in a pc).Cheers
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The external dvd drive works with a standard usb connection as long your computer has usb port yes it will work
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No. You would have to by an external adapter for a cd drive. It does however have 2 USB drives.
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I actually gutted a LG 8x Portable DVD Rewriter with M-DISC slot load USB external drive to use in mine. It's about $40 at Microcenter http://www.microcenter.com/product/431055/8x_Portable_DVD_Rewriter_with_M-DISC I did have to plug into an internal USB header since the interface is USB, but I prefer it that way.
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No I don't think so. It functions with an SD card, which is better because you can then transfer that to your computer and make dvds.
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I used it to install Linux on an old XP computer, so I don't know why it wouldn't. You plug in its two USB male ports (to get enough power, as it doesn't use AC nor battery power) and it seems to be a fully functional DVD drive.
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Yes it can. I am actually using an external Blu-ray drive via USB 3.0 port.
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Technically it can, since it's a laptop DVD ROM drive in an external casing. The thing to remember is that it has a USB connection, meaning data transfer from disc to PC may be a little slow, so you may experience some lag depending on the game. I think this works better as a movie player/disc burner than a drive for a PC game. I have not played a PC game using this as mine is being used for an older netbook. I suggest matching up the computing requirements for the game with your computer and see if this DVD drive fits the bill.
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Nope, no physical DVD rom/player. You can connect external DVD rom/player via USB port. Better if you copy DVD file unto FlashDrive and plug it in USB.
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CD/DVD drive can not be installed in to the laptop. But, External slim DVD/RW drive can be purchased and connected through USB port, it works fine. I like this option as nowadays DVD/RW drive is rarely required and it can be kept aside.
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It does have the native ability to play DVDs, but I'm not sure about taking from or sending to external video. Mine is not cabled to be able to do such, but there might be an additional input/output that I'm not aware of.
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No, there is no dvd drive. Just buy an external if you need to load something on dvd.
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Yes. Just as long as you have RCA AV cables. Look to see if you have a red, yellow, and white outlet on your portable DVD player.
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With some form of conversion kit, but it wouldn't make sense, If you want an external DVD RW, the DVD RW drive with power adapter, etc. would probably cost less than converting this one.