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Which DVD Burner for the T61
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:31 am
by hamrad
I want to upgrade to a DVD burner for my T61. Which one do I need? Thanks
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 6:16 pm
by bill bolton
Are you looking for and internal burner to use with your T61, or an external burner you can use with all your laptops?
Cheers,
Bill B.
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:32 pm
by ZaZ
There's only a few that'll work due to the slimness of the drives on the T series.
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:10 am
by Brad
Checking the Lenovo website I found one
here.
Brad
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:34 pm
by Johan
@ hamrad:
The following pages may help you to get an overview of which different DVD-RW's that are currently available and compatible with T61's; see
CD & DVD drive accessories - ThinkPad T61, T61p 14.1" (page last updated 2007-08-23) and
CD & DVD drive accessories - ThinkPad T61, T61p 15.4" (page last updated 2007-08-23) and
CD & DVD drive accessories - ThinkPad ThinkPad T61 14.1" widescreen (page updated 2007-08-09). More details can be found via
System service parts - ThinkPad T61, R61, R61i 14.1" widescreen (page updated 2008-09-26) and
System service parts - ThinkPad T61, T61p 14.1" standard screen (page updated 2008-09-04), which lists the following DVD-RAM/RW drives as compatible with T61's:
Hitachi-LG (GSA-U10N) with FRU
39T2829 and Panasonic (UJ-852) with FRU
39T2851 and Optiarc (AD-7910A) with FRU
42T2501 and finally the TSST (Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corp.) (TS-U632) with FRU
39T2855. Detailed specifications for most of these drives can be found if going to
www.ibm.com and entering the FRU number in the "Search-field" (upper, right corner).
These drives may e.g. be ordered via
IBM's maintenance parts site or via the
Lenovo Accessories & upgrades - more specifically the following page:
Optical Drives - Notebooks.
PS: I just sent you a PM ("Private Message") via this forum; please check your mailbox.
Johan