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    R61 Blueray drive

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by vpa, Jul 15, 2009.

  1. vpa

    vpa Notebook Enthusiast

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    My R61 dvd rom drive is not reading properly. I'm thinking of upgrading to Blurray drive.

    Pls. suggest me a good blueray read only drive for my R61.

    Thanks.
     
    vpa, Jul 15, 2009
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    The only one that will work is the Lenovo part 43N3200 due to the connector issue and they're kind of expensive unless you get lucky like I did on eBay. I think there was someone over on ThinkPads.com who was selling the drive pretty cheap here. Which GPU do you have?
     
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  3. LoneWolf15

    LoneWolf15 The Chairman

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    I'd recommend just going with a DVD writer. Far cheaper. Blu-ray discs are hard on battery life, and IMO, aren't really worth the extra cost of the player.
     
    LoneWolf15, Jul 15, 2009
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