dvd-rw for older compaq

Hi guys,

I'm looking for a suitable DVD-RW drive to suit a Compaq Armada E500
notebook (being compaq I wasn't sure if I would need something proprietry as
is the case with some of their desktop parts). Yes I realise this machine is
old and wasn't designed to burn dvd's, but a new notebook isn't an option
right now.

If I need something model-specific let me know (hell I'd be happy with CD-RW
even).

Chris

Your older CPU may not be fast enough to run a DVD-RW burner

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DaveW
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> Hi guys,
>
> I'm looking for a suitable DVD-RW drive to suit a Compaq Armada E500
> notebook (being compaq I wasn't sure if I would need something proprietry
> as
> is the case with some of their desktop parts). Yes I realise this machine
> is
> old and wasn't designed to burn dvd's, but a new notebook isn't an option
> right now.
>
> If I need something model-specific let me know (hell I'd be happy with
> CD-RW
> even).
>
> Chris
>
>

On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 16:10:16 -0700, "DaveW" <nothing@bot.org>
wrote:

>Your older CPU may not be fast enough to run a DVD-RW burner

False, so long as the HDD and DVDRW are in UDMA mode there
is no particular requirement for a modern/fast CPU, only a
fast enough HDD.