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    Where to buy internal Blu-Ray Readers for an XPS 15

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by darthgervais, Feb 23, 2011.

  1. darthgervais

    darthgervais Notebook Consultant

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    I got asked a question by a friend yesterday and didn't know the answer so I thought I would check with the pros here.

    He has the previous XPS 15 model and would like to upgrade his DVD reader to Blu-Ray. We did a quick check on tigerdirect and couldn't find internal slim readers (only externals and those for desktops). So are these sold and if so where would be a good place to get one?
     
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  2. kosti

    kosti Notebook Virtuoso

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    The CA10N should be the one you need. Personally though, I'd call Dell directly and see how much they charge. I ordered one on e-bay from one of the bigger sellers, and it was defective. He sent me a replacement, and that was defective too. Looks like the drives were non-working system pulls and not refurbished as the seller claimed. Sometimes it's better to pay a little more.

    EDIT: Not sure which model your friend actually has but the drive I suggested is slot loading, so just make sure his laptop is slot, not tray loading. :)
     
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    You may need to purchase blu ray playback software to watch movies if the drive does not come with any...This might run an extra $80-$100...
     
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  4. darthgervais

    darthgervais Notebook Consultant

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    Looking on the Dell parts site it isn't listed. Are there any online retailers that would have this other than my friend tying his luck with ebay?
     
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    cokewithvanilla Notebook Geek

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    Good luck with dell. They are terribly unhelpful when it comes to 'upgrades'. I tried to order a higher res screen through them cause I couldn't stand the stock one and I was basically told to go eff myself in 7 different ways.

    You'll find that a lot of online retailers have accounts on ebay. I bought my screen from 3 separate places that all turned out to be the same seller. I still don't have a fully working one yet. It might be a crap shoot, but at least with ebay you have protection through paypal
     
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  6. Judicator

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    There are plenty of online retailers that sell appropriate drives, although you might want to double check if that XPS 15 has a PATA ODD or a SATA ODD. You can then try searching for the appropriate type on, say, Amazon ("PATA Blu-Ray" or "SATA Bu-Ray"... yes, I got possible results for both through Amazon).
     
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