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    Upgrade optical drive

    Discussion in 'HP' started by versachi, May 11, 2007.

  1. versachi

    versachi Notebook Guru

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    I am planning to get a new notebook soon from hp(dv95XXt). My question is should i get the hd optical drive for $400 more or just wait and get a dvd optical drive? My thinking is that since one can upgrade the optical drive why not wait 6 months to a year when prices go down. If i wanted to spend more for the hd optical drive, what about blue ray. Maybe wait until they come out with a combo blue ray/hd optical drive.(I know that would cost a lot at first)
     
    versachi, May 11, 2007
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  2. mujtaba

    mujtaba ZzzZzz Super Moderator

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    I think it's better to get a normal drive and upgrade when the prices drop.
     
    mujtaba, May 11, 2007
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  3. msindi

    msindi Notebook Geek

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    pardon my ignorance but what is the optical drive (do you mean HD DVD or blu-ray?)?
    Is it available on the DV6500?
     
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  4. mujtaba

    mujtaba ZzzZzz Super Moderator

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    All the CD-Drive/DVD-Drives fall into the optical drive category.It means that they use lightwaves to record data.
     
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  5. versachi

    versachi Notebook Guru

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    Has there been any word on a combo blue ray/hd drive for notebooks? If not, how long will it take?
     
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    msindi Notebook Geek

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    my bad - just understood original Q: asking about HD DVD...I say wait as price is bound to drop (just like on Plasmas and LCDs)
     
    msindi, May 11, 2007
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  7. CyRu5

    CyRu5 Notebook Geek

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    I'd go for the lightscribe cd/dvd burner

    I hope i'll be able to upgrade to blu-ray later on. its lame how HP supports hd-dvd and not blu-ray.........

    ugh
     
    CyRu5, May 11, 2007
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  8. SBR

    SBR Notebook Consultant

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    Anyway, the debate is kind of moot at this point in time because I just checked and HD-DVD optical drive is not an option on the dv9500t. In fact, the only two choices are the regular DVD SuperMulti and SuperMulti with Lightscribe.
     
    SBR, May 12, 2007
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