Optical Drive question?

[Guest lilbman]

Could I connect a desktop optical drive(NOT a 2.5" hard drive) to my laptop with a SATA to USB cable?  

[NumLock21]

You will need one of those SATA to USB kits that comes with a power brick.

[Guest lilbman]

8 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

You will need one of those SATA to USB kits that comes with a power brick.

Could I find one of these but with eSATA instead?

[NumLock21]

5 minutes ago, lilbman said:

Could I find one of these but with eSATA instead?

eSATA won't work and some do not carry power.

[Guest lilbman]

2 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

eSATA won't work and some do not carry power.

Crud.  I guess I'll just buy an external one

[NumLock21]

1 minute ago, lilbman said:

Crud.  I guess I'll just buy an external one

Buy external what? Optical drive?

[Guest lilbman]

4 hours ago, NumLock21 said:

Buy external what? Optical drive?

Yeah.  Probably this one https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-Portable-External-GP65NB60/dp/B00ODDE33U/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1481153033&sr=1-3&keywords=external+optical+drive