DVD Multiburner w/ Dual Layer Capabilities Release?

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skibum1981 · #1 Post by **skibum1981** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:44 pm

Does anyone know when IBM plans on releasing such a drive? The current drive is a) slow and b) incapable of burning dual layer disks...

sugo · #2 Post by **sugo** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 6:58 am

I believe M a t s u s h i t a already has a 9.5 mm dvd write UJ-832b that can do dual layer. It will be just a matter of time before T adopts it.

skibum1981 · #3 Post by **skibum1981** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 7:44 am

sugo wrote:I believe M a t s u s h i t a already has a 9.5 mm dvd write UJ-832b that can do dual layer. It will be just a matter of time before T adopts it.

Hmm.... I think I will get the CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo, and then buy the newer drive whenever it comes out...

Toe · #4 Post by **Toe** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:14 am

Got a NEC-6500A in my thinkpad 23..works fine.....

-Toe

MadeInJapan · #5 Post by **MadeInJapan** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 7:11 pm

Yep, 6500A is dual layer and 8X to boot, though it won't burn but at 6X in my T30. Buy it for about $115 after shipping and tax (if they have a store in your state you have to pay your state's sales tax...still a great deal) from www.newegg.com

Edit: This is not a 9.5mm drive but a 12mm drive...will fit the T2x and T3x series but not the T4x which requires a 9.5mm drive, limiting your choices to the crappy Matshita/Panasonic drives.

skibum1981 · #6 Post by **skibum1981** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:40 pm

MadeInJapan wrote:Yep, 6500A is dual layer and 8X to boot, though it won't burn but at 6X in my T30. Buy it for about $115 after shipping and tax (if they have a store in your state you have to pay your state's sales tax...still a great deal) from www.newegg.com

Edit: This is not a 9.5mm drive but a 12mm drive...will fit the T2x and T3x series but not the T4x which requires a 9.5mm drive, limiting your choices to the crappy Matshita/Panasonic drives.

No help. Getting the T43. I think I'll get the DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo and upgrade w/ the EPP later...

MadeInJapan · #7 Post by **MadeInJapan** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 12:57 am

Probably a good idea. You really won't need a need for a lot of DVD burning on a laptop. Have had my multiburner for awhile and maybe I've burned 2 DVD's. If I need to burn one, I do it on my desktop.

aust · #8 Post by **aust** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:49 am

sugo wrote:I believe M a t s u s h i t a already has a 9.5 mm dvd write UJ-832b that can do dual layer. It will be just a matter of time before T adopts it.

I have a Matshita DVD-Ram UJ-832S in my T42.
The burning max speed according to the seller is:
CD/CD-RW 24/16
DVD-R/RW 4/2.4
DVD+R/RW 4/2.4
DVD RAM 3
I have tested CD, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R and it's capable to burn at the max speed over.
The DVD-RW and DVD-RAM I havn't tested yet.
Audun

stevepre2005 · #9 Post by **stevepre2005** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:11 pm

May I ask where did you purchase that drive? and how much does it cost?

Thanks

aust · #10 Post by **aust** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:08 pm

stevepre2005 wrote:May I ask where did you purchase that drive? and how much does it cost?

Hi.
I purchase the drive on Ebay, the seller is from Taiwan.
I paid US $300 included shipping and handling.
6 days expess mail from Taiwan to Norway.

Audun

Scorpiontico · #11 Post by **Scorpiontico** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:18 pm

sugo wrote:I believe M a t s u s h i t a already has a 9.5 mm dvd write UJ-832b that can do dual layer. It will be just a matter of time before T adopts it.

that sounds good, too bad wrinting speeds dont seem to improve.

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