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    Am i silly?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by NovaAurora, Dec 8, 2009.

  1. NovaAurora

    NovaAurora Notebook Guru

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    I would like to know if it is possible to replace the M17 (Not M17x) DVD drive with a Blue-Ray drive? I asked my boyfriend but he said its not possible and i said why, on the M17 you can even replace the GPUs and my boyfriend said i'm a Raving Fruitcake... :laugh:
     
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  3. Alexk7

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    if you could find some1 to sell you a M17 blue ray drive probably :O
     
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  4. NovaAurora

    NovaAurora Notebook Guru

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    No, the M17 one is slightly different, at least the plastic opening part, doesn't have all these writings "DVD" etc...
     
    NovaAurora, Dec 8, 2009
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    as long as the drives are all standard i would imagine you would be able to.
     
    Alexk7, Dec 8, 2009
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    You can take off the front bezel.

    It should fit other tray load drives.
     
    sleey0, Dec 8, 2009
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  7. NovaAurora

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    Thanks, any tutorial on how to do that?
     
    NovaAurora, Dec 8, 2009
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    No.

    But it is just plastic clips/tabs the hold it in. You'll see where you need to press to get it off - just be very careful not to break the tabs.
     
    sleey0, Dec 8, 2009
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    Just watch the video i posted it shows you how :confused:

     
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    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    now commes the killer question is there a bluray burner model that fit the m17 i'm planing an upgrade to bluray during holidays
     
    granyte, Dec 8, 2009
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    Don't blu -ray only benefit if you had a 1920x1080 or 1200p screen? Would it still be HD if its 1440x900?
     
    AlienContact, Dec 8, 2009
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    The player will downscale it. But it still looks mad good. I watched my Blu-ray rip of Face-off, with Nicolas Cage and John Travolta on my XT2. It looks sooo good.
     
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    nope BR is nice from anything over 720 vertical lines, as computer screens have more tightly packed pixels than any TV does. 1440X900 is very nice with High def ( I use a Dell D620 for alot of movie watching on the road)

    In many cases any of us with BD in a laptop also output via HDMI or VGA cables to our tv's and dont bother with a BD player or even a PS3
     
    crazycanuk, Dec 8, 2009
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  15. NovaAurora

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    That's what i want to know :D
     
    NovaAurora, Dec 8, 2009
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    well then Nova go grab a screwdriver, swap some bezels and prove the boyfriend HES the fruitcake. Drive swaps are pretty easy and the posted vid should have you going in no time at all.
     
    crazycanuk, Dec 8, 2009
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    300 bucks for the Read/Writer? Oh now i see why he thought i was silly :) I should wait a bit, i guess?
     
    NovaAurora, Dec 8, 2009
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    it all depends on what you need to do with it. for just playing BD's its $200 or under depending on the drive you find.
     
    crazycanuk, Dec 8, 2009
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    A blu-ray reader is around $100-150 and it will write dvd`s
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Dec 8, 2009
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    you can replace or upgrade almost anything on that computer the blue ray is just the easiest part to upgrade on the m17 :)
     
    Speedy Gonzalez, Dec 8, 2009
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    What you need is a Panasonic/Mata UJ-230/UJ-230A drive (There is another SATA Blu ray drive but i cant remember the model). Around $150-$200 on eBay at present.
     
    simonmpoulton, Dec 8, 2009
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    granyte, Dec 16, 2009
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