The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Blue ray writer for sager np9150

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Xx_Joe_xX, Mar 29, 2013.

  1. Xx_Joe_xX

    Xx_Joe_xX Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Hello All


    My NP9150 came with a normal DVD writer, i want to get the blue ray writer, where can i get it from? anyone know a model number oks r type i need to look for ?
    Does it come with the right bezel?

    Thanks
     
    Xx_Joe_xX, Mar 29, 2013
    #1
  2. Srikar

    Srikar Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    55
    Messages:
    398
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Just look on Amazon or newegg or something. You want a slim drive. They cost around $80~. As for the bezel, just pop the one off of your current drive and swap it onto the new one. Bezels fit universally. Just note that you will need software to use blu-ray anything on it, and all the free ones are garbage at best.
     
    Srikar, Mar 29, 2013
    #2
  3. littlecx

    littlecx Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    24
    Messages:
    783
    Likes Received:
    20
    Trophy Points:
    31
    newer models support BDXL but i wonder if this format will ever go to mainstream
     
    littlecx, Mar 30, 2013
    #3
  4. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

    Reputations:
    1,268
    Messages:
    7,186
    Likes Received:
    1,002
    Trophy Points:
    331
    You dont need a slim drive but a notebook drive (12.7mm). They make specific slim notebook ones and those arent the right ones for the NP9150.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Mar 30, 2013
    #4
  5. Srikar

    Srikar Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    55
    Messages:
    398
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Notebook drives are called slim drives, at least on Amazon. :p
     
    Srikar, Mar 30, 2013
    #5
  6. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

    Reputations:
    1,268
    Messages:
    7,186
    Likes Received:
    1,002
    Trophy Points:
    331
    There is a difference in size between a notebook cd drive and a slim one. Just check the size, a regular notebook drive is 12.7mm and thats what you want. Slim notebooks drivers could be smaller like 9.5mm
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Mar 30, 2013
    #6
  7. Srikar

    Srikar Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    55
    Messages:
    398
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Srikar, Mar 30, 2013
    #7
  8. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

    Reputations:
    1,268
    Messages:
    7,186
    Likes Received:
    1,002
    Trophy Points:
    331
    Thanks for those links Srikar those should all work. Sorry if it seemed i was calling you wrong, just wanted to make sure the OP didnt get one that was smaller then 12.7mm which are out there.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Mar 30, 2013
    #8
  9. littlecx

    littlecx Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    24
    Messages:
    783
    Likes Received:
    20
    Trophy Points:
    31
    to my knowledge from my memory, slim drive is referring to, like Hutsady@XoticPC said, 9.5mm when it was first debut, when people started calling 12.7mm regular slim? what is not slim then?
     
    littlecx, Mar 31, 2013
    #9
  10. Srikar

    Srikar Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    55
    Messages:
    398
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Don't know? Even searching by google, I get nothing but results for 12.7mm drives. I've also had my "slim" blu-ray read/writer for about 3 years now. Maybe 9.5mm is "ultra slim" or something?
     
    Srikar, Mar 31, 2013
    #10