In short I need a cheap external disc drive and dont want to cough up the 20$ and buy online so thrift store it is. I cant really come up with a way to test these usually usb powered drives besides somehow setting up a computer or asking the workers for help (doubt they will). Does anyone have an idea to narrow down if a drive is defective or should i just take a chance and hopefully the store has a return policy?

  • H3‎@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    bring a laptop. if you want an external one, they most of the time only need usb and if not, probably a 12V power brick