CD transfer advise

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Due to car makers not putting CD players in the cars i have a problem. My old laptop had a driver in it so i could rip cd,s onto it then transfer onto a stick to play in car. Now the laptop is in recycle heaven my new one has no optical drive. Question is can anybody recommend a external drive that is easy to work for this auld codger, and must be cheap. TIA.
 
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The one John has linked to will do the job you want, no point spending any more.
You will however still need a "Ripping" programme, you may well already have it on your new laptop, if not there are plenty of free ones online.
 
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I bought one similar to this to transfer music CDs to my Mac and portable devices.

 

Sam Vimes

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Pretty much any external Dvd/Cd reader/writer with usb interface will do the job.

Does your car radio have a usb port? Mine does so I load my music onto a usb memory stick and play them from that.
 

Sam Vimes

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Other options are...

If you have a smartphone and your car has Bluetooth, copy the music to your phone and stream it from that. Even without Bluetooth you may be able to connect a lead from your phone's headphone socket to the aux input on the car radio.
 
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Read the original post, the OP talks about transferring music "to a stick to play in car"
But doesn't he have to rip the music off a CD onto the laptop to then transfer it to a USB, and his new laptop doesn't have a CD drive.


" Question is can anybody recommend an external drive that is easy to work for this auld codger, and must be cheap. TIA."
 
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But doesn't he have to rip the music off a CD onto the laptop to then transfer it to a USB, and his new laptop doesn't have a CD drive.


" Question is can anybody recommend an external drive that is easy to work for this auld codger, and must be cheap. TIA."
You are correct.
 

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