CD burners

[sparklingblue]

My computer is fairly old and I'll have to get a new one sooner or later. BUT I don't want to lose all the stuff that I have on my harddrive. It might also be handy to be able to burn stuff so I can take files to school with me to work on them, or to make back-ups. My PC has a drive for floppys and CD-ROM, but not a CD burner. So I decided that I needed to get one, preferrably an external burner.

I shopped around a bit on the net, but then it occurred to me that I don't know anything about CD burners. I realise that it probably has to be IBM compatible, but are there other criteria? Like, what operating system I use (Windows 95) and how much RAM my PC has (64 MB)?

[Ace]

External hardrives cost several times more than internal ones, but then most external comp products do. And you might want to think about investing so much in one if you're getting a new computer that might have a DVD-RW dirve in it. If you're afraid of installing one they're actually very easy to do (I did mine years ago) and the manufacturers usually give good instructions.

Yes there are Operating systems specs you have to look for to see what's compatible. The best place to find the info are the manufacturer's sites like Hewlett Packard Most internal drives though should be compatible with Win 95, some external ones might require Windows 98.

Ace

[sparklingblue]

Thanks!!

I checked with the guy at our electronics shop today, and he basically told me the same thing. I can't use an external one because these require USB and Win 98. They have some at a very reasonable price, and they would even install it (for about $30). I'll look up the info on HP's site, too. Might even endeavour to install it myself. I'll have to think about it.