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    Where to get optical bay caddy in Europe?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Tsun, Dec 18, 2012.

  1. Tsun

    Tsun Notebook Consultant

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    Is there any place I can pay for an optical bay caddy in euros?

    Second question: there seems to be caddies from $10 to $60, what's the difference?


    edit: err, I'm not sure why I posted to clevo forum, but hopefully that's ok.
     
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  2. Tmets

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    You can get them from resellers or Ebay I suppose. It should work as long as it's a 12.7mm standard caddy.
    You would need to take the bezel off your optical drive and fit it to the caddy so it's flush with the chassis. Resellers should sell ones with it already fitted.
     
    Tmets, Dec 18, 2012
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  3. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    They are a universal size just make sure you're getting a SATA connection then as Tmets mentioned you take your old bezel and put it on the caddy.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Dec 18, 2012
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  4. spandexninja

    spandexninja Notebook Consultant

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    They might look different and might use different controllers, but their functionality should be equal.
     
    spandexninja, Dec 18, 2012
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  5. Prostar Computer

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    Your best bet will likely be through an independent seller. eBay will yield the largest selection - you can try a Google shopping search also, as that will pull up eBay sellers, amongst others.

    Cost difference typically comes down to name and component quality. There's not a world of difference between functionality/performance by any means.
     
    Prostar Computer, Dec 18, 2012
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