Hi. I recently purchased a LG 8x DVD burner for my Dell E1505 laptop. Then, I came to the painful realization of just how long it was going to take to burn a DVD on it. This is not to mention the potential driver conflicts, etc.
I have considered just loading the software from my LG GSA-E10L connected to my desktop, then connecting the laptop to it when I want to burn laptop info onto a DVD.
Advice?
Using your E10L is probably a good idea - you should get at least 8x out of it and maybe even 12x - 16x. Any laptop drive isnāt going to be faster than 8x.
I have the E10N hooked up to my Dell desktop and can get 12x out of it. 
The first thing Iād say is that 8x burning to an external burner isnāt exactly slow; compared to the solution I think you are proposing. 
Can you please be a bit more descriptive in why direct 8x burning is a problem, compared to loading files from laptop to desktop and then burning from there? Arenāt you going to use USB-2 for both procedures?
[QUOTE=imkidd57;1939715]Arenāt you going to use USB-2 for both procedures?[/QUOTE]
The E10x is definitely USB2 
Mind you, good point, I donāt find 8x particularly slow. 4x OTOHā¦
a customer of mine brought a laptop to me with a dead driver i recommended an external samsung 20x dvd drive for it and it burns @ 19x roughly and its usb 2 and cheaper then the liteys out there 
Yea sorry we posted at the same time 
To be honest Iām pretty confused about what our friend wants to doā¦
Well iāll throw a wrench in. I have my older lappy running with an eSATA PCMCIA card and works great for 20X burns with one of my Sammy S203Bās in an external SATA enclosure.
I do love the styling of the LG 8x. I also looked at a Sony 20x (donāt know the model #)ā¦but definitely UN-portableā¦and surely not meant to be. This sucker was about 10-11" long, 5-6" wide, and hefted like a brick. Thatās when I decided to make my laptop ready for the desktop GSA-E10L.
Notice I posted in the ānewbieā sectionā¦a shocker, huh?
- Speaking of a shocker, if I re-purchased the LG 8x, and found an adapter for it, how much of an increase in speed would there be, if any?
- As far as driver compatibility, itās a crap-shoot, even for a device labeled Vista ready, eh?
BTW, if anyone is looking for a good portable, ext. hard drive, I purchased the Simpletech 250g, and I love it! Perfect for a simpleton-tech like myself!
[QUOTE=imkidd57;1939723]Yea sorry we posted at the same time
To be honest Iām pretty confused about what our friend wants to doā¦
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I am trying to find the best solution for burning DVDs from my Dell E1505, im. 8x sounds very slow to me, compared to ā20xā, so I was considering just making my lappy ready to run my desktop E10L. Why buy a portable, which may be very slow? The E10L is gathering dust. Between the lappy and the desktop, it may get a workout.
Yea sorry I got the wrong end of the stick. You want to use the E10L as a portable for both lap-top and desktop.
[QUOTE=imkidd57;1939715]The first thing Iād say is that 8x burning to an external burner isnāt exactly slow; compared to the solution I think you are proposing.
Can you please be a bit more descriptive in why direct 8x burning is a problem, compared to loading files from laptop to desktop and then burning from there? Arenāt you going to use USB-2 for both procedures?[/QUOTE]
im, I wondered if it was possible to load a capture from laptop to desktop, then burning from desktop. Color me stupid, but exactly how would I go about that, connecting lappy to desktop? A USB connect? What interface for initiating the transfer should I expect? That sounds a lot easier.