I need to upgrade to tiger if I buy an external dvd player can I install it

I have an imac with an internal CD player only, will an external DVD player work?
Thank you.

Im not an ipad expert yet so maybe you will get answers from some that are.  But since the iphone and ipad are both IOS, I think you can get the same apps plus you would have a bigger screen.  I like to use imessage on my ipad and you can only do that on an iphone 4s or above.

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  • Upgrading from Tiger to Leopard on and external (FireWire) drive...

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