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    Blu Ray Burner

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by IsaacSG, Apr 30, 2012.

  1. IsaacSG

    IsaacSG Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys

    I have the slot loading blu ray (reader only) drive on my 17x r3. I was wondering as to what would be some good and compatible options for a blu ray burner. Also, how hard is swapping optical drives on a laptop? Sorry, I'm very familiar with desktop builds but haven't done much other than Ram and HDD on laptops.

    Thanks.
     
    IsaacSG, Apr 30, 2012
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  2. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Swapping it out is pretty complex. Involves removing a lot of stuff and not for the faint of heart.
     
    widezu69, Apr 30, 2012
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  3. Toledano

    Toledano Notebook Evangelist

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    Coming from anybody else, I'd give it a try; Coming from Widezu's mouth... could I get an external Blu-Ray burner, If that even exists?
     
    Toledano, Apr 30, 2012
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  4. kakaroth1977

    kakaroth1977 Notebook Geek

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    Yes you can use external one . There are some model from Samsung and LG .
     
    kakaroth1977, Apr 30, 2012
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  5. Optimistic Prime

    Optimistic Prime Notebook Evangelist

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    I've been hoping for Alienware to include that option in the configurations for some time now, but it doesn't seem to be an option.

    At this point, though, I would recommend finding an external.
     
    Optimistic Prime, Apr 30, 2012
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  6. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Well it isn't that difficult. There's just lots of removing this and that. You basically take your whole laptop apart just to get to it.
     
    widezu69, Apr 30, 2012
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    Toledano Notebook Evangelist

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    Oh, then I'll just go ahead and get an external Blu-Ray burner, and I might just give it a go to get an internal one. Thx kakaroth1977, Little Washu, and widezu69.
     
    Toledano, Apr 30, 2012
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  8. IsaacSG

    IsaacSG Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the replies guys. I'll probably go external for now. Not feeling that ambitious.
     
    IsaacSG, May 1, 2012
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