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    Upgrading to blu ray (xps m1530)

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by gertas, May 10, 2008.

  1. gertas

    gertas Notebook Enthusiast

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    Where can i purchase blu ray drive for my xps m1530? Does it fit to my xps m1530 (shipped with dvd drive). What is part nuber of this?
     
    gertas, May 10, 2008
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  2. sandrokstar

    sandrokstar Notebook Enthusiast

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    bump. i'm interested in finding this out as well.
     
    sandrokstar, May 28, 2008
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  3. Lucanesti

    Lucanesti Notebook Deity

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    Just download movies, no need for a Blu-Ray drive :-D
     
    Lucanesti, May 28, 2008
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  4. nushi

    nushi Notebook Enthusiast

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    If having a blu-ray drive is definitely within your expendable budget, that's fine, but honestly, there is so much more you could upgrade just for the price of that alone...
     
    nushi, May 28, 2008
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  5. Rhodan

    Rhodan NBR Expert of Nothing

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    You can call Dell Parts and ask about it. You will most likely find it's way more expensive to purchase it after ratehr than with a M1530...

    Dell Parts will be able to tell you which part number it is.
     
    Rhodan, May 28, 2008
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    sandrokstar Notebook Enthusiast

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    sandrokstar, May 28, 2008
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  7. Polarix

    Polarix Notebook Evangelist

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    Only problem is, XPS M1530's are slot loaders.
     
    Polarix, May 28, 2008
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  8. Jako

    Jako Notebook Evangelist

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    Dell use Panasonic UJ-225 for slot load and UJ-220 for tray load drives. You can find them sometimes on ebay but they are expensive.
     
    Jako, May 28, 2008
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  9. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    dell charges $500 to upgrade to BR when configurating... with discounts, its probably $400.... still expensive
     
    paper_wastage, May 28, 2008
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