General computer use without an optical drive?

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  1. ICIT2LOL
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    HAVOC said:
    Would an external drive (USB2) operate at the same speeds as an internal (SATA) drive (ex. would it take longer to install Windows)?

    I do have some DVD's that I'd like to rip to my HDD incase something happens to the original. If internal is faster, I guess I should keep it.
    Hum well I have an older Benq that works real well if I have to but I have so many spares I don't need to
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  3. alphanumeric
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    I doubt my external is faster than an internal, but for me its more convenient to have the one external burner. My daughter had a netbook so it came in handy to make the recovery disks. I also do some fix it work on friends and family PC's. There is usually about a 50/50 chance the internal drive doesn't work. More so if they have small children. It's always nice to have options. It wasn't cheap when I bought it, but I don't regret buying it. :)
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