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lolwut
06-12-2008, 05:07 PM
Well, I'm getting the Acer Aspire One with 1 GB RAM and 120 GB HDD and Linux for £199.99 from Amazon UK.
It doesn't have a CD drive though, and I'm going to be installing XP Pro/Home on it, but I need a CD drive to do so...
It's not got to be a CD-RW or DVD-RW because I don't need 'em, all it needs to is read CD's and DVD's.
I don't want to spend over £20 but like I said it has to be able to play DVD's.

I was hoping you could give me recommendations? :)

Recursion
06-12-2008, 06:27 PM
www.ebuyer.com

You do know you can install XP from a USB drive?

lolwut
06-12-2008, 06:27 PM
www.ebuyer.com

You do know you can install XP from a USB drive?
I don't know how well you listened, but I said my price budget was £20. The cheapest External CD on there is £31.45 or something.

And I know it's possible to do via USB, but I don't have any USB drives over 1GB.
So that method fails.

N!ck
06-12-2008, 06:39 PM
I don't know how well you listened, but I said my price budget was £20. The cheapest External CD on there is £31.45 or something.

And I know it's possible to do via USB, but I don't have any USB drives over 1GB.
So that method fails.

1GB is fine to install XP.

Tomm
06-12-2008, 06:39 PM
You don't need it to be over 1GB and the Windows XP setup is not over 1GB...

lolwut
06-12-2008, 08:25 PM
True, but I'm still going to need a CD Drive for one reason or another...

Anyone got any recommendations for 'em?

You
06-12-2008, 08:32 PM
ebay if you're truly skanky.

Colin-Roberts
06-12-2008, 10:00 PM
an external under 20, good luck finding a decent make, or one at all.

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