Sunday, February 19, 2023 – Adding a DVD drive to a new laptop – Can you determine someone’s location by their IP address?

Q&A: Can you add a DVD drive to a new laptop?

Question from Barbara:  After 7 years my beloved Dell laptop died on me and I had to replace it with a new one.

The problem is the new one I bought doesn’t have a DVD player, and I really need one bad.

Is there any way to add a DVD player to a new Dell Inspiron 3511 laptop?

Rick’s answer:  Barbara, there’s no way to add an internal optical drive to that laptop but you can easily use an external DVD+/-RW Drive with it.

All you’ll have to do is plug it into an open USB port and you’ll be in business. You won’t even have to install a driver for it.

You can get one of these external DVD drives most anywhere that computer gear is sold, including your local Walmart.

If you’d like a specific recommendation, this is the one I use and it does a great job for me.

I hope this helps, Barbara. Good luck.

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Acer Aspire Vero AV15-51-7617 15.6″ Laptop (#ad)

Looking for a really nice laptop that won’t set you back a small fortune? This is a great option.

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The awesome power of kindness

There’s nothing else like it.

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