the problem is my rewriter has broken i think as now any cd i put it whether its blank, games, original audios, or to record on a blank cd from windows media player for music files all you hear is the crutching sound or as if the cd is constantly going round and getting stuck and then the cd is not recognised and doesnt to anything and gets stuck in the machine i have tried a number of different brands of blank cds and nothing works so i know now my drive has gone.. when buying a external one what is it i am looking for? i.e names, description, type... PROVANTAGE.COM: Listing of Fujitsu - CD/DVD Combo Drives::
That means one side of a DVD-R disc will hold up to 4 hours of DVD quality video or 16 hours 5, External USB DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive (FPCDVR64) By Fujitsu
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Freecom is reliable and uncomplicated; plug it in and Windows will install it automatically. Use good quality blanks eg Verbatim or TDK
This model is excellent value
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I use a Freecom USB external DVD/CD writer; I bought mine at Argos. It comes with software which allows you to write files to either CDs or DVDs (although the former you can do anyway if you have Windows XP). The drive has an external power supply and simply needs to be plugged into a USB port to access it like any other drive. You can play music or movies from it as with any normal internal drive.
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Does your current drive read any disks?
It may only want cleaning. You can by CD/DVD drive cleaners at computer shops. Usually these consist of a CD ROM kind of disk which has a small soft brush which cleans the lens in your CD/DVD drive. I'd check this out first before spending money on an external drive.
It would probably be cheaper to replace you current DVD drive with another internal one. You can get these very cheap from PC World and the like. external hard drive Content at ZDNet UK::
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Caroline, I wouldn't bother with an external DVD/CD combo. Normally this would mean that it can read both CDs and DVDs, but only burn to CD.
Just go for a DVD±RW. This means that it can read AND write (burn) to both CDs and DVDs.
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What is a dvd/cd combo external disk drive? 
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