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

mapman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 22,308 posts 05-15-2012 at 12:29am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Check my system page. I've been using Seagate external USBs for ripping and backup now for a couple of years and I can highly recommend these. Very reliable and good performance. Comes with free backup software that is efficient, easy to use and is reliable as well.
kgturner Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 663 posts 05-15-2012 at 01:23am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I've never used an external CD drive, but I always had good luck with LiteOn internal drives. From what I recall, Plextor used to be the "bee's knees" of internal drives. I assume their external drives are of sufficient quality as well. Look at Newegg.com and see what the reviews say.
slikric3000 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 638 posts 05-15-2012 at 01:42am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete FYI, I think the max read speed on most externals is 24x
realremo OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 460 posts 05-15-2012 at 05:13am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete thanks, I'm seeing a lot of external DVD writer drives, but no CD/ROM drives, I guess that is a sign of the times. I like the Seagate brand, I use one of their external hard drives to hold all my rips...