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I have done some searching at it looks to me that the 39T2829 is the latest and fastest DVD burner that fits a T61.

Is this correct?

Also, is it correct that burners for the T400 and up will not work?

TIA

Homer1987 wrote:I have done some searching at it looks to me that the 39T2829 is the latest and fastest DVD burner that fits a T61.

Is this correct?

Also, is it correct that burners for the T400 and up will not work?

TIA

Yes to both of your questions.

Not sure about it being the quickest and fastest. I find fastest is not always the most desirable when it comes to burning CD/DVD. Burn quality is better at slower speeds.

Yes, the T400 and T61 Ultrabay interface are different. T61 is a PATA interface while the T400 and newer are all SATA.

I recommend burning your discs at the slowest speed, this is most important with video discs. A fast burn will often read slower, much like trying to read someone's handwriting when it was written in a hurry.

The latest drive can be an advantage if it supports more disc types, but I wouldn't consider the writing speed to be a factor that concerns me.

ps. If you're looking for a dvd burner I have some starting at just $19, or I have some CDrw/DVDrom drives for only $4.99 plus shipping. I may also still have one or two virtually brand new drives pulled from mint 08/08 T61p units which in most cases were never used.

There has been a UJ-232 Engineering Sample for T61, not sure if it burns faster than 39T2829
It's way better to use a external DVD burner

If you want the fastest you might look into getting eSata in the Expresscard slot and an external burner.

That is... if internal isn't a requirement.

Thanks for the replies.

I went ahead and ordered a 39T2829

I got lucky and picked up a very clean T61 of EBay a couple of weeks ago. Nice 1680 X 1050 LCD. 6457-6PU.

It is going to get some use so I want to "max" it out. Probably will not change the cpu but might go from 2 to 4 gigs on the ram and add a SSD.