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    Panasonic 9.5mm Blu-Ray Drive

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by krashnicki, Mar 6, 2009.

  1. krashnicki

    krashnicki Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone know if the Panasonic ultra slim 9.5mm blu-ray drives ever shipped? I keep reading articles from Dec 2007 about how they would be at CES 2008. Other then that I cant find anything about them.

    I want to purchase one for my Dell M4400, especially since SP2 for vista and Windows 7 will support blu-ray recording in a few months.
     
    krashnicki, Mar 6, 2009
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    They already sell 9.5mm Blu-ray drives on ThinkPads. I don't know the brand or whether they'll work on a m4400.
     
    ZaZ, Mar 7, 2009
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    temagic Notebook Consultant

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    I'm in the same boat as you are krashnicki, only I got a Dell XPS M1330. Would love to get a ultra-slim Blue-Ray burner for this computer.

    so, *bump*
     
    temagic, Mar 7, 2009
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    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    krashnicki Notebook Enthusiast

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    Wow those are some expensive drives. I think I will give it a few more months. I think the price will drop drastically after the release of Vista SP2 and Windows 7.
     
    krashnicki, Mar 8, 2009
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    SPEEDwithJJ NBR Super Idiot

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    temagic Notebook Consultant

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    need a slot-loading blue-ray-drive, 9.5mm. The one linked is tray-loading... Too bad. Ah, anyway, by the time I can afford one, there's probably one on the market, at least I hope so.
     
    temagic, Mar 15, 2009
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    lw4pm2jm Notebook Guru

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    I'm bumping this thread.
     
    lw4pm2jm, May 29, 2009
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    The Panasonic slim line blu ray writer is the UJ-232A.
    However, it seems that there's 2 versions out there: 9.5mm and 12.7mm as well. It's very hard to find information out there, even after talking to Panasonic UK and Netherlands (they're supposed to know everything) and also IBM and Lenovo don't even know their own specs for their T500/W700 drives, which are supposed to be based on the UJ-232A. But there's conflicting information everywhere....
    I'm also looking for a 9.5mm slot load drive to put into my Dell Precision m6400.
    Any help would be much appreciated!
    cheers,
     
    schinkster, Jun 3, 2009
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    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    There should be no confusion. 12.7 mm drive model number is UJ-230. 9.7mm drive model number is UJ-232.
     
    hendra, Jun 4, 2009
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    Obviously there is confusion. Both of these drives are 12.7 mm. The UJ-230 is tray load and the UJ-232 is slot load. I think the UJ-232A is 9.5mm, but not slot load.

    I know of no 9.5 mm slot-load blu-ray drives.
     
    Carlton Bale, Jun 12, 2009
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  12. thedinks

    thedinks Notebook Geek

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    bump

    Anyone ever have any luck fitting this to a 1330? or even finding one?
     
    thedinks, Aug 8, 2009
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    Sabersoul Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm wondering this myself. I'd love to get at least a drive capable of playing blu ray discs in my 1330. The only real things left for me to do are faster processor, 8GB of RAM and finding an internal blu ray drive.
     
    Sabersoul, Aug 10, 2009
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    f4ding, May 17, 2010
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  15. Rachel

    Rachel Busy Bee

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    ^
    That appears to be a 12.7mm drive.
    Type: Internal
    Interface: Slimline SATA
    Loading Method: Slot Load
    Weight: 0.5 lbs
    Dimensions:
    12.7mm (H) x 128mm (W) x 129mm (D)
    Supported Media

    New SATA Blu-ray Burner UJ-235A
     
    Rachel, May 17, 2010
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  16. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    Ugh, Rachel's right. Wrong drive. Sorry op.
     
    f4ding, May 17, 2010
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