Get The Most of Your Netbook with an External DVD Drive

Netbooks have exploded in popularity this past year, with their sales expected to exceed $32million by year’s end. At nearly half the size and price of the average laptop, netbooks offer a convenient, affordable means of mobile web access.

With the next school year starting up in just a month or so, many are picking up netbooks as part of their essential school supplies. Netbooks are ideal for parents who are nervous about investing in expensive laptops that may be lost or stolen at school. The limited power of the netbook also lifts many parents’ worry about their child’s school computer being used more for gaming or downloading media.

Our very own Ann from Triangle Laptops HQ recently bought a laptop for her family and was happy to share her thoughts on these impressive new devices. Like most parents, Ann bought her netbook for her son, Cole, to use for school. They bought the netbook this past spring, but look forward to putting it to use when school begins again in the fall.

After researching through the reviews of various netbook models, Ann went with the Aspire One D150. She’d shopped around to find the best price and also to get a hands-on sense for the netbook to make sure it felt comfortable to use.

“It’s great!” Ann said about her new netbook, “Cole no longer has to worry about remembering to back up his computer work at school to take home. He just takes the netbook to and from school and his work stays in the same place.” Thanks to the travel-friendly size of the netbook, most people needn’t worry about having to sync up their data between multiple locations.

Ann also confesses that there is some entertainment value to this educational tool. Cole recently spent some time in the hospital, though the days felt less long with the netbook by his side. “He’d connect through the hospital’s wifi network and watch online videos,” Ann explained. “It was nice, but it would have been nicer if he could have watched some DVDs from home.”

One drawback to netbooks (as a trade-off for their petite size) is that they lack any kind of optical disc drive. Not only does this prevent the ability to watch DVD movies, but it also makes the installation of any disc-based software impossible.

Luckily, Ann found a solution through Triangle Laptops. The external CD/DVD drive for netbooks connects to the netbook with ease through its USB port. With this external optical drive, netbook owners can now access their favorite files and software.

Most netbooks have a limited storage capacity compared to laptop and desktop PCs, so backing up data is a common necessity. The external DVD burner allows you to easily back up your data or music from your netbook to CD or DVD. No matter how careful you treat your netbook, we always recommend routinely backing up your data in case of an accident or hardware failure.

The netbook external DVD drive comes in three snazzy colors, depending on your personal tastes: Black, white, and silver. It’s also super-slim, making it just as portable as the netbook itself. There’s no need to worry about compatibility since the external DVD drive can connect with any netbook, PC, or Mac computer with a USB 2.0 port.

For a faster, more reliable data transfer; these external optical drives also have internal SATA connections.

Now is the time to pick up the right netbook accessories to make sure that you or your student is completely prepared to get the full benefits of a netbook before school begins this fall. Triangle Laptops also offers replacement netbook keyboards and netbook AC adapters, as well as other useful computer-related accessories.