Laptop has pcmcia slots and fire wire port and CDrom.

I want to get pre-master material ino laptop to do cross fades and some minor editing.

I have Masterlink created 24 bit CDs and also 16 bit nonmastered CDs that others have created.

I want to do home mastering of these from laptop - HEDD - VariMu - massive Passive - Hedd - redbook burn.

What's the best way to get digital material into the DAW to do crossfades - and at what stage in the chain?

Woods