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    Sony NEC laptop Blu-ray drive

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by scorp40, Feb 28, 2008.

  1. scorp40

    scorp40 Notebook Geek

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    I thought this may be of some interest for those looking to upgrade their DVD drives to a Blu-ray drive. I'm just hoping the price drops a bit in the near future now that Blu-ray has won the HD battle.

    http://www.xpcgear.com/bc5500a.html

    I found the same drive at www.lagoom.com for about $30 cheaper.
     
    scorp40, Feb 28, 2008
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  2. DanteDrac

    DanteDrac Notebook Consultant

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    It says the Drive you linked is Pata. If I am not mistaken I think the Optical Drive port is sata?
     
    DanteDrac, Feb 28, 2008
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    scorp40 Notebook Geek

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    Thanks for that, something I have to check .

    From what I've been finding on the net, the optical drive in the laptop is E-IDE/P-ATA

    If there is an A after the model number, it is IDE/PATA, if there is an S after the model number, then it's an SATA drive.
     
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  4. hydra

    hydra Breaks Laptops

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    Device Description Optiarc DVD RW AD-7563A ATA Device internal (IDE/EIDE).

    Good find, a lot of people have been thinking along the same upgrade path.

    Gateway will probably have a fire sale on certain HD equipped Laptops and bare drives?
     
    hydra, Feb 28, 2008
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    iclicku Notebook Evangelist

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    wow! this blu ray drive and the samsung 17" 1900x1200 screen would rock...

    just need ~800 bucks now...lol
     
    iclicku, Feb 28, 2008
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    scorp40 Notebook Geek

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    crpngdth2001, Mar 5, 2008
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    Hi all -

    Just to confirm, if I'm getting a "slot-load" P-171x FX laptop, will that also be able to have a blu-ray player retrofitted? Does the slot-load create an installation issue?

    Thanks,

    RobbW
     
    RobbW, Mar 6, 2008
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  10. narsnail

    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    Nope it should just fit fine, all laptop optical drives are the same form factor and size, so its as simple as unscrewing the old one, popping in the new one and screwing it back in.
     
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    I believe all FX models from gateway are a myth. No ones getting theirs!!
     
    93Akkord, Mar 6, 2008
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  12. hydra

    hydra Breaks Laptops

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    LOL, yeah they probably saw what all of us did with the low end P6831FX which has cannibalized their sales of the higher end models. Gateway probably reordered with the CPU's soldered in as well ;)

    Do hope you get yours soon!
     
    hydra, Mar 6, 2008
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