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Tablet with cd drive, I tunes USB ports etc.
Looking for a tablet that has a cd/DVD drive (mainly to rip CDs onto my iPod)and that will also support iTunes and I can plug my camera and iPod in and can hold a gd about of memory. I know it's probs a long shot but does such thing exist?
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Isn't that a laptop?
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There's certainly a number of "convertible" laptops out there which can be configured as a "tablet" with an optical drive.
Don't think you're likely to get a proper tablet with an optical drive, though, cos it's quite a chunky bit of hardware which'd add to the bulk of the tablet, draw quite a bit of power and rarely get used. You can buy USB optical drives for about £15. Maybe a regular tablet would recognise one? |
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Windows 8 tablet, but with external CD/DVD drive. Not Windows RT tablet, that one will recognise audio CDs, but has no apps to work with them.
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A Windows tablet with an external DVD-RW drive is the easiest route.
The 1GB disk is going to be an issue. Most tablets come with small SSD drives. |
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Yeh your probs right I just need a laptop. Can you get laptops that you hold like tablets at all, were you remove and clip on the keyboard?
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Yeh your probs right I just need a laptop. Can you get laptops that you hold like tablets at all, were you remove and clip on the keyboard?
There have been ads on the telly for a laptop with detachable screen section. But that leaves the CD drive etc behind in the main body of the laptop. |
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Not sure you can.
There have been ads on the telly for a laptop with detachable screen section. But that leaves the CD drive etc behind in the main body of the laptop. |
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Surface Pro would be a good compromise here. It's basically a laptop in tablet form and is more like the Macbook Air 11" than the iPad but it runs Windows 8
It's full W8 so desktop programs will work on it. It even has a USB port so you can plug in an external optical drive.
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Not sure you can.
There have been ads on the telly for a laptop with detachable screen section. But that leaves the CD drive etc behind in the main body of the laptop. |
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Seen this http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptop...936:s#longDesc - what u think? Will my iPod and iTunes work with this?
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The 1GB disk is going to be an issue. Most tablets come with small SSD drives.
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There's no optical drive on that one
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Could an external optical drive be attached?
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Surely all bigger than 1GB though?
![]() ![]() I have a Dell tablet with a 64GB SSD, and that feels a bit small for an iTunes collection. However, it does have a full sized USB port, and I have attached an external DVD-RW drive to it. |
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Yes, but it has a micro-USB slot, which can be a hassle with a proper connection cable micro-USB to USB. Check if you can get one with a normal USB slot.
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. Oh ok maybe I'll have to do without the cd drive. Also noticed the laptop has 64gb but my iPod holds 120gb. Can I increase the memory or free space on it?
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. Oh ok maybe I'll have to do without the cd drive. Also noticed the laptop has 64gb but my iPod holds 120gb. Can I increase the memory or free space on it?
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There's times when you need a PC/Laptop. I'd say this is one! Tablets are brilliant but they can't do everything. I still need my PC for video editing and conversation.
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Just get a Surface Pro 2, the new ones come in sizes from 64GB to 512GB.
You can get an external optical drive as needed. Job done. |
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Just get a Surface Pro 2, the new ones come in sizes from 64GB to 512GB.
You can get an external optical drive as needed. Job done. |
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Surely all bigger than 1GB though?
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The Samsung Smart Hub might be the kind of device you seek.
It's an external DVD rewriter. But it connects wirelessly and is a USB host. Apps for Android and IOS to connect to it. |
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-IdeaP...op+convertible
found this sounds prefect for me and think it has a gd memory?! Does anyone know if an ipod and itunes will work with it? Also can an external cd hard-drive work with this? |
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-IdeaP...op+convertible
found this sounds prefect for me and think it has a gd memory?! Does anyone know if an ipod and itunes will work with it? Also can an external cd hard-drive work with this? |
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It's full W8 so desktop programs will work on it. It even has a USB port so you can plug in an external optical drive.

