Somebody help me...

[red_jon]

Should I get an external CD-R for my laptop, or an X-box?

I can't decide and it's making my head hurt.

[Bereta_Eder]

How many Mp3s do you have?

[red_jon]

Too many - around 2 or 3 gigs worth.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

What do you want to do with it, as there is a lot of difference between the two, and CD-R should be much cheaper if it serves your purpose.

[red_jon]

Well I have a lot of MP3 and WMA files - as well as South Park episodes which I could burn if I got a CD-R.

But I can get an X-box with 2 games for just £9 more.

At the moment I'm thinking X-box...

[Pekka]

Isn't external CD-R much cheaper? Besides.. you need games and all to use xbox, and the cost too much. So you'd need CD-R anyway to burn new games to xbox.
At the cost of one xbox game, you can get cd-r, yes?
Get BOTH!

[Bereta_Eder]

Do you also have a desktop except for the laptop? (for games)

if yes I'd say buy the cd-r and start burning the mp3s

if not and you want to play games, x-box


i recently got a cd-r and i found it relatively useless except for my mp3s... which were fewer than yours
also it helps if you borrow a cd from someone

[red_jon]

In my house there are 2 desktops - one is really old and crappy, the other is my brothers and his room is a biohazard area.

He does have a CD-R though...

[monolith94]

I'd get the X-Box because in the future ALL computers will be able to burn cds AT LEAST! If you got an external cd-r how long would you be able to use it for? honestly!

[Bereta_Eder]

Cd-rs are dirt cheap now arent they?

i got one for like 120 euros...

works fine

but you can use your brothers cd-r and get the x-box anyway.

all you need is a cable to connect the 2 PCs.

for more info i refer you to Asher!

[red_jon]

We already can connect the pcs, all the terminals in our house are networked.

X-box it is then. Thanks guys

[Giancarlo]

Normally I would recommend a internal CD-R as they go as low as $45 US ($40 Euros). But since you are asking for external ones I will direct you to a site:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=property&DEPA=1

I suggest getting the $199 US drive there... it actually has two drives, making it very useful.

Or if that is not what you are looking for, I suggest getting that Iomega once it gets back in stock.

Edit: Here is a link for external Iomega drives:

http://direct.mwave.com/mwave/ProdCDRW-IOMEGA.hmx?UID=&CID=&updepts=MM-REW&DNAME=%3Cb%3ECD%2FDVD+Rewritable%3C%2Fb%3E&Back=ProdCDRW-IOMEGA.hmx?

[FrustratedPoet]

Go for the X-Box.

[Skanky Burns]

Why buy just a cd-r when for £9 more, you can get both?

Its a no-brainer. X Box.

[Asher]

You would have to be mentally defficient to get an external CD burner over the current Xbox deals in the UK.