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    CD ROM Drive needed, Satellite 1800

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by Will808, Feb 26, 2007.

  1. Will808

    Will808 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I need to get hold of a replacement CD ROM drive for a satellite 1800 in the next couple fo days, but I've no idea where to start. Can anyone advise on a suitable drive, and where I can get one from in pretty quick time? I don;t have the laptop here at the moment so I don't know what I'm looking for - hopefully someone here has a similar laptop that they can help with.

    Many thanks for any help :)
     
    Will808, Feb 26, 2007
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    NetBrakr Notebook Deity

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    Unfortunately, there is no way to get the device that quick. The regular eletronic stores doesnt have notebook drives. But I have a suggestion, why just go and buy an EXTERNAL CD/DVD drive? Those are should be available at the regular eletronic stores, such as BestBuy, or CC.

    JC
     
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    Will808 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks NetBrakr - I was originally looking at a usb DVD drive, so that I could create an image of the existing partition, and use that to reinstall from if ever it was needed.

    My only concern was that all of the drives I found were usb 2 and I'm not sure that a laptop of that age would be able to cope with it?
     
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    Hmm yeah, since USB 1.1 has only top speed of 12MBPS, USB 2.0 has top speed of 480MBPS. How many GB does the partition have?

    JC
     
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