IBM usb external dvd burner on ebay

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LDNA · #1 Post by **LDNA** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:53 am

i just recieved my new x41 and need a external cd drive for it ... i saw this on ebay they claim that is oem ibm drive but they are selling it for so cheap compare to the price from the lenovo website ... is this really the oem ibm drive and is it save to buy it? http://cgi.ebay.com/Slim-IBM-USB2-0DVD- ... dZViewItem

fschwep · #2 Post by **fschwep** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:33 pm

Just look at this:
http://cgi.ebay.fr/Notebook-Slim-DVD-Br ... dZViewItem
This is an OEM NEC burner in a neutral black enclosure. Probably the only thing the other seller did was having a number of enclosures made with IBM stamped or stickered on them. I have one of those generic externals (in my case with a Sony drive inside) and it looks exactly like the 'IBM'. I fee that the price in your case seems a bit low for a DVD burner, if it is a direct buy. Makes one wonder.

dmdsoftware · #3 Post by **dmdsoftware** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 3:22 pm

I know you can get the official Lenovo external unit with a DVD 8x burner from the Lenovo Canada site for $179 CDN.

Not sure about this one, but requires two usb 2.0 ports. It's completely powered by USB.

fschwep · #4 Post by **fschwep** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 2:52 pm

Not sure about this one, but requires two usb 2.0 ports. It's completely powered by USB.

So is the one I bought through eBay.

dmdsoftware · #5 Post by **dmdsoftware** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 4:10 pm

fschwep wrote:
Not sure about this one, but requires two usb 2.0 ports. It's completely powered by USB.
So is the one I bought through eBay.

Does it require one port or two ports?

IBM usb external dvd burner on ebay

IBM usb external dvd burner on ebay

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