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    Panasonic UJ-240, will it fit in the M17x R4

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by desiplaya130, Jul 5, 2012.

  1. desiplaya130

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    as the title states i would just like to know if this model blu ray burner will fit in the r4?
     
    desiplaya130, Jul 5, 2012
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    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    No, it will not. The m17x's use a slot-loading drive, the UJ-240 is a tray loading drive.
     
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    desiplaya130, Jul 5, 2012
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    Mmm, no. The seller is incorrect. The fourth photo for that item (one furthest to the right) show that it is a tray-loading drive. Obviously slot-loading drives would have had a slot for loading on the front. I'd contact the seller and ask if they loaded the wrong pictures for the drive...but all the sites I've looked at for the UJ-240 specify it is a tray-loading drive. Check out the Panasonic Blu-Ray drives page. The 135A, 225B, and 235A should be slot loading and SATA, so they would fit into the R4.
     
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    thanks radji. appreciate all the help
     
    desiplaya130, Jul 5, 2012
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    Sony Optiarc BDRW BD-5850H fits perfectly. 6X burner with BDXL support. 100GB
    Build one in to my R4 and priced at 80 euro.
     
    Xenn0X, Jul 5, 2012
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    Yeah, that is what I'm gonna upgrade to once I can afford it.
     
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    Will this Sony also fit in the M17X R2 ... does that front bezel come of or does it need to come of to fit in the machine . I assume it will need to come off :confused:
     
    Proz, Jul 6, 2012
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    comes with bezel but with 2 clicks it's off. if R2 has sata connector for optical it will fit.
    yes bezel needs to be removed.
     
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    That's what I thought, I figured the drive needs to be flush up against the slot in the chassis like the stock one.
     
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    yea newegg has this sony drive for 175, i am trying to justify the price but that is way too much... trying to find a cheaper solution, anyone else have any suggestions?

    thanks for the help though, If i had the money i would have jumped on that drive immediately
     
    desiplaya130, Jul 12, 2012
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    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    So far, no. Not unless you want to browse those foreign sales website...you know, the Indian ones. But those sound kinda iffy to me.
     
    radji, Jul 12, 2012
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    seriously 175 dollars?
    that's 143 euro.. i bought mine in the netherlands for 89 euro = 108 dollar.
    normally it's cheaper in us, this is the first i see you guys get ripped :)
     
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    Nice, but will they ship to the US?
     
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    that is true,first time i saw us get ripped off. Do you think that website will ship to the U.S., 108$ is a much more reasonable price
     
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    no shipping to US.. i could ship it but probably customs will add some import costs..? i know that if i buy hardware from states and import it the dutch customs will screw me over for 18% taxes
     
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    Its not the taxes I worry about. I know if an overseas company wants to ship products to the US they need to have some sort of US imports license. It probably costs a bunch of money and for most its just not worth it.
     
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    that would be awesome if you can mail it to me. how can i figure out how much shipping would be and how do i avoid paying the import tax, what if you are just mailing it as a gift or something?
     
    desiplaya130, Jul 13, 2012
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    the gift part doesnt work anymore now a days..
     
    Xenn0X, Jul 13, 2012
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    Damn. I'll have to check into remailing services.
     
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    No, it needs to be a slot loading drive. That is a tray loading drive.
     
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    Oh, my bad sorry, I pasted the link of bd-5750h. Which is tray loaded.

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    Am trying to buy the blu-ray slot-loading from amazon. Amazon is my only option.

    I cannot find the bd-5850H on Amazon

    EDIT: any suggestions?

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    Silence89, Mar 26, 2013
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