need suggestion for external CD ripping drive

I think the optical drive in my laptop is about to die, it is making strange noises. Is there a good external drive for ripping CDs that is USB 2.0?

realremo05-14-2012 4:41pm

sfar Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,756 posts 05-15-2012 at 01:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You're not likely to find a new CD/ROM-only ripper/burner but as far as I know all DVD drives will also handle CDs. I have an external DVD drive from Other World Computing with a Pioneer mechanism that's been completely reliable ripping and burning hundreds of CDs and is very heavily built. It has both USB 2.0 and Firewire ports. The only downside is that the fan is noisy during the burning or ripping process but since I'm using it almost always just during the time I'm transferring music that's not a big concern. It also comes in handy for software installations on a laptop with a flaky optical drive. I do agree with the Seagate recommendation, I've bought dozens of their products at work and never had a problem.
sfar Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,756 posts 05-30-2012 at 01:42am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It's true, as Simorgh says, that some of the portable USB external burners need more power than a single USB port can provide. There are cables that have two USB plugs on one end to provide the power and connection to the computer and a single plug on the other end to connect to the burner. If you don't have two USB ports available on your computer you can plug one of the dual USB plugs into any standard USB charger to provide the extra amperage.