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    Possibility of Lower Cost Ultrabay Slim BD-Rom or RW

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by hibrad2005, Jun 27, 2009.

  1. hibrad2005

    hibrad2005 Notebook Guru

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    So i have seen a BD reader /burner for the ultrabay slim, but its like $600 which is a 1/3 of what I paid for this laptop, but I have a 1920x1200 res so I want to watch high def stuff, does anyone know a lower cost NON external solution??
     
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    The 9.5mm Blu-ray drive uses a SATA connector, but the T61 has a PATA connector. There was a 9.5mm PATA BD-R made by Panasonic a few years ago on EnGadget, but that was the only time I saw it. I think you're pretty much hosed on this one.
     
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