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    Upgrade to Blu-Ray

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by QuadX, Jul 16, 2010.

  1. QuadX

    QuadX Notebook Consultant

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    I have an M17x-r2 and I want to upgrade to a blu-ray reader. Will this drive off of ebay work?

    Ebay Blu-Ray Drive
     
    QuadX, Jul 16, 2010
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  2. klemens

    klemens Notebook Consultant

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    Well Friend...
    i have some problem here...
    i also want to upgrade my optical drive to blu Ray...
    But is it worth to upgrade it ???
    Or maybe we should get an external blu ray ?

    What's your opinion..??
     
    klemens, Jul 16, 2010
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  3. Kyosukenasai

    Kyosukenasai Notebook Guru

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    Interesting, I wonder what model is needed.
     
    Kyosukenasai, Jul 16, 2010
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  4. lancorp

    lancorp Notebook Virtuoso

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    For a BR burner, Dell uses the Panasonic UJ-235A slot-load dual layer burner.

    Not sure about a reader, but I think I read they use the Hitachi-Toshiba brand.
     
    lancorp, Jul 16, 2010
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  5. SAUCE

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    The BR reader is a Hitachi LG model HL CA10N .

    BD ROM DELL Part # 5V759 Product Code 254782 SKU 429-14134.
     
    SAUCE, Jul 16, 2010
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  6. QuadX

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    SweetSAUCE! Thanks for that info!
     
    QuadX, Jul 16, 2010
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  7. nzgeek

    nzgeek Notebook Evangelist

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    In theory, it shouldn't matter which exact model of drive you get. There's a standard size and connection for all laptop optical drives.

    Without actually looking at the internal drive in the Alienware, I'd say that the worst you have to do is to remove the plastic fascia from the front of the drive in order to get it to fit behind the Alien's case.

    The biggest problem will be finding a slot-load drive instead of a tray.
     
    nzgeek, Jul 19, 2010
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  8. Ashtefere

    Ashtefere Notebook Evangelist

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    I would watch out for these - I have just received my SECOND drive of the exact same model, different seller.
    Both have mechanical problems preventing them from accepting disks - in fact it looks like the exact same issue.

    Something is wrong with these drives (at least some of them) hence why they are going so cheap.

    -Ash
     
    Ashtefere, Jul 20, 2010
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  9. jabbok

    jabbok Notebook Deity

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    Did you buy it off ebay? I wanted to change out my dvd drive to blu-ray but Dell wanted way too much money, I looked on ebay but the cost was still really high.

    Which model did you buy?
     
    jabbok, Jul 22, 2010
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    Ashtefere, Jul 22, 2010
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