External DVD Rewriter

[Palustris]

The DVD writer on my Tower is now chewing up discs instead of writing to them. The SSD is almost full so I need to empty out the Photos on to DVD's fairly quickly.
I could take the machine in and have a new Writer fitted, but that would take a week and is rather more expensive. Not capable of doing it myself either.
So question is, can I use a Samsung SE-218BB Rewriter with a Windows 7 PC? And is it any good? If not then what?
TIA

[Palustris]

[Obelixx]

Do you really need your photos to be on DVDs?   I now backup all mine to an external hard disk.   €80 for a terabyte, no need for special software and easily portable.

[Palustris]

The External Drive is also full. And the DVD's are for extra protection against loss.

[Poppy Mole]

I bought an HP dvd/cd rewriter to use with with windows 7, I don't think it cost me much & works a treat

[picman]

Its not that difficult to replace an internal DVD , just a few screws , two plugs ... should not require any setup ... done , less than £10 ... not got anyone to help you , ask around the lotty site ?
http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/categories.aspx?cat=5&catname=Optical%20Drives

[Palustris]

Replacing the internal drive would involve taking the machine into town and doing without it for a few days and the charges start at £30 plus parts and VAT.
Easier to just buy an external, especially as it would actually cost me nothing. I have a large number of Amazon vouchers which need using.
I also want to re-do all the music CDs which are getting damaged now in the car.
Oh and I have not been able to work out how to actually get inside this machine yet.