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    Can anyone recommend me a Blu-ray drive for G73jh?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by j00zl33t, May 9, 2011.

  1. j00zl33t

    j00zl33t Notebook Consultant

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    Finally looking to upgrade to BluRay. Can anyone recommend me a good (and cheap preferably) one that can read and write BD's? Thank you
     
    j00zl33t, May 9, 2011
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  2. Nekki

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    Common ppl, 30 page views and nobody help the guy....

    anyway, here a link from ebay for a g73-compatible BD.

    Link
     
    Nekki, May 9, 2011
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  3. cdnrx1

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    Hey j00zl33t:

    I put a Sony Optiarc BD-5730S in my G73jw. No firmware upgrade required. Provides read and write for all Blu-Ray, DVD and CD mediums, took less than 5 minutes to install and, so far, has worked great. Got it on eBay for about $100.00 but I had to wait and watch for about a month to get it at that price. Sorry, I don't remember who the vendor was. Good luck.

    Best regards
    Ross
     
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  4. Bodycount69

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    Cool good to know i was thinking bofore i go away to the army of upgrading to blueray cool post.
     
    Bodycount69, May 9, 2011
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  5. Der Kommissar

    Der Kommissar Notebook Enthusiast

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    I upgraded to an LG CT21N about 8 months ago and it works perfectly fine. Had no issues with Blu-Ray playback or burning DVDs.

    ..
    Ok .. re-read you question. The LG CT21N CANNOT burn Blu-ray .. just DVD.
     
    Der Kommissar, May 9, 2011
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  6. Wolfpup

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    Out of curiosity, how did you guys...err...well like the internal drives on notebooks have a sort of covering on them, I guess, that's part of the notebook's body...how do you get that off or transfer it to a new drive? I've never understood that.
     
    Wolfpup, May 11, 2011
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  7. cdnrx1

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    Wolfpup:

    I'm trusting that you are referring to the bezel or faceplate on the front of the optical drive, the trim piece that carries the manufacturer's name, logos, etc. If so, it's very easy to swap from one drive to another, assuming that they are compatible, as they simply unsnap / snap in place. The original bezel from my G73jw was easily removed and it replaced the one on the new Sony Blu-Ray drive.

    You'll need a paper clip to manually open the trays and a small flat blade screwdriver to depress the clips. Search " video swap bezel faceplate optical drive " and you'll find several good presentations on how to do this.

    Hope this helps.

    Best regards
    Ross
     
    cdnrx1, May 12, 2011
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  8. Wolfpup

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    Yeah, thanks! Just eyeballing it it's never been obvious to me how to do it, so I've never tried.

    EDIT: I probably should have tried an internal drive on my current notebook...been through THREE external solutions, none of which have really worked.
     
    Wolfpup, May 12, 2011
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  9. dotcombust

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    dotcombust, May 19, 2011
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  10. lotust

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    lotust, May 25, 2011
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  11. Hawflake

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    Dumb question coming.

    Are the form factors universal for laptop Disk players? As in, any Bluray drive one buys would fit in the ASUS? Face plate aside, obviously.
     
    Hawflake, May 25, 2011
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  12. cdnrx1

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    Hawflake:

    Please take this information with a grain of salt as it's based solely on the research that I did in finding the correct Blu-Ray optical drive for my G73aw-A1.

    I found that there are 2 different heights available, 12.7mm and 9.5 mm. The G73 series uses the taller of the two, the 12.7mm. Other than that I believe that all specs are the same so it's important to get the correct height. As far as the bezel / faceplate goes, I can tell you that the OEM part swapped easily to the new Sony BD-5730S optical drive that I installed.

    Best regards
    Ross
     
    cdnrx1, May 25, 2011
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  13. lotust

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    thanks Ross, I will go with the Sony BD-5730S :)
     
    lotust, May 25, 2011
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  14. dotcombust

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    I should probably stick with what has been proven to work .. thanks for trying to answer mine/our questions =) ... i'll probably end up with the sony as well

    ** is there a bluray read only version of the Sony BD-5730S ? **
     
    dotcombust, May 27, 2011
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  15. Hawflake

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    I am a little leary of the quality of writeable Blu Ray discs on the market right now. If you go to site like Amazon and check out the discs, the reviews are full of stories of people losing data after long periods of time. Maybe the technology on consumer side is not quite mature yet.

    http://www.sony-optiarc.us/en/products/slim-line-drives/bd-5730s

    Check under combo
     
    Hawflake, May 27, 2011
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  16. dotcombust

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    thank you!
     
    dotcombust, Jun 14, 2011
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    Dual_Everything, Jun 14, 2011
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