Laptop + External DVD RW drive

[WackityWhiz]

I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 with a regular dvd drive in it (i'm dumb and didn't spend the extra hundy on the upgrade). If I get an external dvd-rw drive, would I be able to put one of my dvds in my Inspiron and put a blank dvd in the external to make a back-up?

I don't know much about this, so any help would be appreciated.

also, which DVD's would be the best to use for this?

thanks,
-WW

*it sounds like it would work, almost sounds too simple. I just wanted to come here and clarify before I go spend money on it.

[smoore]

Well, you can burn DVDs but AFAIK the pressed DVDs we buy hold more information that the ones we can burn. check out doom9.org for all your DVD backup questions.

[Nomad84]

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Well, you can burn DVDs but AFAIK the pressed DVDs we buy hold more information that the ones we can burn. check out doom9.org for all your DVD backup questions.

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You can get dual layer burners, but the blank dual layer DVDs are still a good bit more expensive than single layer DVDs.

Im not to sure what our rules are on this board via piracy and so on so I cannot go into details but if I were you I take notes because the next 3 things I post are important:

1.GOOGLE - Can be your very best friend
2.DVDSHRINK - Used to copy original DVDs
3.NERO 6 ULTRA - Software used to make the copies