Reddit mentions of Lite-On 24X SATA Internal DVD+/-RW Drive Optical Drive IHAS124-14

Almost forgot: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ERJXTE4/ref=s9_acsd_top_hd_bw_bT8T31_c_x_1_w?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_r=HVZNT75K8JFEFRQT2XRD&pf_rd_r=HVZNT75K8JFEFRQT2XRD&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=bd18fd5f-05ee-4dda-8d62-e425543202de&pf_rd_p=bd18fd5f-05ee-4dda-8d62-e425543202de&pf_rd_i=430532031

That is for the power to the device. Converting a laptop CD/DVD player can be done. You will need one of these and an enclosure for the drive itself to mount in the desktop.

Or for $18 you can get one of these.

Sorry for not replying.

A cheap one like this will do : https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ERJXTE4/ref=s9_acsd_top_hd_bw_bT8T31_c_x_1_w?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-3&pf_rd_r=T75NYPC6211MK5PHG15W&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=9f1354fc-b32b-5a63-8e29-0f960a12d599&pf_rd_i=430532031

The drive wont even need to be installed into the case if you dont want, just hook up the sata and power connectors, and then remove it once installed if you dont want the drive

You must mean one of these?

This one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/LiteOn-IHAS124-14-SATA-Internal-DVD-RW/dp/B00ERJXTE4

Hi everyone,


I have a HP Envy win 7 laptop with no CD Rom drive. I have many cd's to rip. I can hear a difference between FLAC & mp3's/m4a. So with that in mind, these are the products I am buying to rip my cd's.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ERJXTE4


https://www.amazon.com/Vantec-NST-536S3-BK-NexStar-External-Enclosure/dp/B01MRUN0HQ/ref=pd_sbs_147_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KKBDD0BS37K4ZMCPFBWG


I will be using EAC. Will I need anything else to install this? Sata cable, etc...
Thanks for the help!

Here's a very basic drive that would do the job for most. I imagine what you have currently is pretty basic, though if it's not let me know. If you're wanting a Blu-Ray drive they're closer to $50, though Blu-Ray drives do not actually play Blu-Rays unless you have the correct software which runs ~$50 as well.

Again if you'd rather skip the installation an external drive would do the job just as well.

There haven't really been any advancements in DVD optical drives in so long that you may as well get whatever's cheapest. Something like this internal drive or this external one.

If you rip CD's to lossless, you might want to check out this list:

https://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?37706-CD-DVD-Drive-Accuracy-List-2016

Here's a decent option:
https://www.amazon.com/Lite--Internal-Drive-Optical-IHAS124-14/dp/B00ERJXTE4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456519126&sr=8-1&keywords=LiteOn+IHAS124-14

https://www.amazon.co.uk/LiteOn-IHAS124-14-SATA-Internal-DVD-RW/dp/B00ERJXTE4/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1510074792&sr=1-1&keywords=internal+dvd-rw+drive&dpID=41CeQNAGELL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
I mean is this really the best option I can have? Surely not

A lot of people are suggesting you build a pc, and I suggest you to build one too! My previous PC Build was good enough to run iRacing and, Including a BenQ monitor, cost around the £600 mark. I'll post my specs however some of the parts may be discontinued so I'll try and source similar components if they are.

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

AMD (Piledriver) FX-6300 3.50GHz

ASUS GTX 750Ti

Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB)

500W EVGA 80+ White Rated PSU

DVD Re-Writable(For Installing Windows)

1TB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive

BitFenix Comrade Midi Tower


BenQ 22inch Monitor

Let me know if want any of the peripherals(Keyboard/Mouse etc) aswell

Total Cost = ~£543

You might be able to find components cheaper on different websites, especially American based ones(NewEgg).

As for assembly, I followed a tutorial from popular Battlefield YouTuber, JackFrags. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WQxr59KRto He uses old components but the build is more or less the same than the specs above.

You also may want to upgrade the Graphics Card, RAM or CPU. I recently upgraded the 750Ti to a 1060 3GB, FX 6300 to a FX 8350 and RAM by an extra 8GB. Remember, if you do upgrade anything like this, you will most likely need a bigger PSU.

Have fun building :P

Edit: As Raptord put, you should also think about getting a Ryzen CPU. But keep in mind, you would need to get a different motherboard as Ryzen uses an alternative socket to AM3+

The fact that a SSD costs $50 instead of $80 doesn't invalidate my point, my point is that a good DVD-ROM costs a LOT LESS than a SSD.

I'm not entirely sure why you think $46 is the cost of a DVD-RW drive, Since most good DVD-RW drives are available for half of that price.

https://www.amazon.com/Lite--Internal-Drive-Optical-IHAS124-14/dp/B00ERJXTE4/