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    E1705 DVD Choice?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Sneakyasiankid, Feb 7, 2007.

  1. Sneakyasiankid

    Sneakyasiankid Notebook Consultant

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    My E1705 dvd burner is a sony DVD+-RW DW-Q58A.
    I've been having some issues and i am done trying to fix it. So i want to try a different drive on my computer and see if that helps.

    I looked on the download site and it has 5 8x DVD +- RW drives.
    (No support for my Q58A... anyone know why?)

    There are :
    HLDS GDR-8084N slim 8x DVD,
    NEC ND-6650A slim 8x DVD+/-RW,
    QSI SDVD8820 slim 8x DVD+/-RW,
    TSST TS-L532B slim 8x DVD+/-RW,
    TSST TS-L632D slim 8x DVD+/-RW,

    Which would be the best brand?
    LG (HLDS... im pretty sure its LG), NEC, QSI, or TSST?

    The only brand i really heard of id LG when it comes to Drives. so im leaning towards that one.

    So will dell let me choose which brand i want for a replacement?
    and which brand is the best brand for dvd-drives?

    Thanks
     
    Sneakyasiankid, Feb 7, 2007
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