Dell Latitude E6400 Optical Drive Upgrade

I been searching around for a new optical drive(dvdr+dl) for my e6400. so far, there a two types of notebook drive that i know of. the more popular 12.5mm and ultra slim 9.5mm optical drive. which type does the dell latitude e6400 uses?

Im looking at this particular drive as my upgrade, but one comment stated below and was wondering if its true?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106260

Pros: Sata slim DVD/RW
Cons: Drive to thick to fit in Dell Latitude E6400

any recommendation on a dvdr+dl opticial drive?

 

It's a SATA slim 9.5mm drive. The one you linked should work. You can buy the bare drive from Newegg and replace the drive that's currently in your drive caddy, or you could buy the entire drive and caddy for the same price on eBay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Inspiron-E...C_Drives_Storage_Internal?hash=item518d0c757f

 

Dell currently uses the following models in the E6400:

HLDS DU10N DVD
Panasonic UJ232A BD Combo
Panasonic UJ232AB BD-RE
Panasonic UJ862A DVD R/W
PLDS DU-8A2S DVD R/W
TSST UJ633A DVD R/W

John

 

all the ones that you recommended are not listed in any stores. search did not show up with any results.

 

Dell has "refurbished" DVD-RW drives for $95.99- LINK

 

Did you search ebay?

Here is the DU-8A2S. It's a bargain if you already have the fixings on an existing burner which hold it into the bay.

John

 

I believe the UJ232AB is the BD Combo (reads Blu-Ray) & the UJ232A is the BD-RE (reads & writes to Blu-Ray).