Elliot B. Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 External DVD-RW drives are ?25 new, but I have a excellent internal SATA DVD-RW drive here that won't fit in my case, so I was considering alternatives (enclosures/caddies etc.). Enclosures for these drives (5.25" I believe? No idea) are not cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fahim S. MVC Posted February 7, 2013 MVC Share Posted February 7, 2013 Seems like a bit of janky solution, but something like this? clicky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Seems like a bit of janky solution, but something like this? clicky! ?15 is still too much unfortunately :( I think I'll just buy a ?15 external DVD-RW drive from eBay and sell this internal one for ?5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted February 7, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted February 7, 2013 Not really a cheaper way of doing it as your 5.25" drives require a bit more power than USB can provide, so it's always going to involve a costly mains power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fahim S. MVC Posted February 7, 2013 MVC Share Posted February 7, 2013 This one? Half the price... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-2-0-SATA-IDE-CABLE-HDD-POWER-ADAPTER-CONVERTER-/150896142864#vi-content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 This one? Half the price... http://www.ebay.co.u...2864#vi-content I was hoping for a kind of enclosure so the drive isn't so unprotected to the elements, if you know what I mean. Thank you all for the options! I appreciate them :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fahim S. MVC Posted February 7, 2013 MVC Share Posted February 7, 2013 I was hoping for a kind of enclosure so the drive isn't so unprotected to the elements, if you know what I mean. Thank you all for the options! I appreciate them :) I don't think you'll find one but good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUTZIFER Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I'd just get an external dvdrw drive. Like you stated, they are super cheap to buy. I paid around 25 bucks for my portable ASUS DVDRW drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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