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Trying to decide what to buy here. It seems the cheaper of the two drives,the UJ-260, is faster and better but may not work on the W500 since it is an enhanced. What should I buy?
Thanks.

$125 Serial Ultrabay Slim Matshita/Panasonic UJ-232A
Write Speed:
2x BD-R, 2x BD-RE, 2x BD-R DL, 2x BD-RE DL, 8x DVD+R,DVD-R, 6x DVD-RW,DVD+RW, 4x DVD-R,DVD+R DL(D9), 5x DVD-RAM, 24x CD-R, 16x CD-RW
Read Speed:
BD-R/RE:2X, BD-ROM:2X, DVD-ROM/D9: 8X, CD-R:24X, CD-RW: 24X, CD-ROM: 24X, DVD-RAM:5X

or the

$45 to $80 Serial Ultrabay 'Enhanced' Panasonic UJ-260
Write speed:
CD-R - 24X, CD-RW - 16X, DVD-R - 8X, DVD-R DL - 4X, DVD+R - 8X, DVD+R DL - 4X, DVD-RW - 6X,DVD+RW - 8X, DVD-RAM - 3X-5X, BD-R - 6X
BD-R DL - 6X, BD-R SL(L to H) - 6X, BD-RE SL/DL - 6X
Read speed:
CD-ROM - 24X, DVD-ROM - 8X, BD-R (SL/DL) - 6X, BD-RE (SL/DL) - 6X, BD-ROM (SL/DL) - 4X


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I believe the W500 uses a 9.5mm bay, so the 12.7mm UJ-260 won't work.

Yeah it looks like 232A will have to do. Anyone used this drive? is it okay? or rather is it worth $100+?

ZaZ wrote:I believe the W500 uses a 9.5mm bay, so the 12.7mm UJ-260 won't work.

What's your goal? I have a UJ-240 that I rarely use. If you're looking for a back up solution, an external drive is a more cost effective solution.

ZaZ wrote:What's your goal? I have a UJ-240 that I rarely use. If you're looking for a back up solution, an external drive is a more cost effective solution.

Watch bluray movies.