[ubuntu-uk] USB DVD/CD Drive

[Simon Greenwood]

On 6 July 2017 at 11:56, Simon Greenwood <sfgreenwood at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 6 July 2017 at 11:31, Tony Pursell <tony.pursell at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Thursday, 6 July 2017, Steve Mynott <steve.mynott at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I'm looking for a cheap external DVD/CD USB drive (mainly to rip my
>> > own CDs and maybe burn some DVDs).
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>> > Can anyone recommend a model which works well with 16.04?
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>> > I have USB3 if that helps.
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>> > 4096R/EA75174B Steve Mynott <steve.mynott at gmail.com>
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>> > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
>> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
>> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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>> I got a really cheap one from Ebuyer. No problem with it working.  On
>> 14.04 at that time.
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> ​Same, I've had the same Samsung burner from eBuyer for years, even works
> with a Raspberry Pi (slowly).
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​And as if Amazon was reading my email *cough*, this turned up in Today's
Deals just now:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/External-Version-Pictek-Portable-Computer/dp/B01KWTM7F4/ref=pe_2118791_201439211_dotd_h_t

A USB 3 drive/burner for just over £20 with a couple of other alternatives
at the bottom. There's no reason it shouldn't work with Ubuntu.

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