External Burner Queries.

[Foo Fighter]

If I was to purchase a slimline dell PC would I be able to hook up an external burner?

Thanks in advance. 👍

 

[emad]

as long as there are firewire or usb2.0 ports, then yes, you can use an external burner.

I'd suggest buying an internal burner and getting a kit to modify it into an external burner. It's a lot cheaper that way.

 

[Foo Fighter]

Thanks for the tip.

Just another question, I'm not sure what the data flow rate limitations for USB are but, would the max burn speed be limited to the flow of data through the USB port?

 

[emad]

Your max burn speed will be limited by your device and whether or not you have USB2.0 ports. That's because USB 2.0 has a rated max speed of 480mbps (more realistically, people get between 50mbps and 300mbps). I'd suggest getting firewire if you have firewire ports on your pc. It's a bit faster and more reliable to work with over longer periods of time.