3rd party DVD writer for T series

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tanwp · #1 Post by **tanwp** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:12 am

Hi, does anyone know of any 3rd party DVD writer that is able to fit into T series slim drive other than IBM's multi burner plus? Please advise.

Toe · #2 Post by **Toe** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:40 am

I'd like to know this also......Been looking for one under 300 bucks

Toe

MadeInJapan · #3 Post by **MadeInJapan** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 1:41 pm

I have a UJ-815 (Panasonic) that has a slot for the DVD and not a drawer. It can be made region free! One of the few Panasonic's that can and I really like it. You do have to do some surgery on the face plate yourself for it to fit the Ultrabay2000, but it works great! (Still being Panasonic/Matshita, it won't burn + media but does a superb job on -R DVD's).

Dr Dan · #4 Post by **Dr Dan** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 10:39 pm

Panasonic also do a UJ-835-B which is +/- 8x and RAM 3x.

http://www.panasonic-industrial.com/ser ... index.html

Will this fit straight into a T42? Great if so. And even better if Panasonic bring out a similar size format dual layer burner.

Dan.

MadeInJapan · #5 Post by **MadeInJapan** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:46 pm

Unfortunately all of these Panasonic/Matshta models only burn the - format and not the +. The 815, the one I have, burns at 2X, the 825 at 4X and 835 at 8X. So far there is only firmware to make the 815 Region Free. All of these models are slot loading which is really cool....only problem is you can't use the mini cd/dvd's with them.

Dr Dan · #6 Post by **Dr Dan** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 8:23 am

Product description from Panasonic for the 835:

Slot-Loading DVD Super-Multi Drive (OEM) for notebook PC's (12.7mm height)

Features
- 3X Speed DVD-RAM Writing
- 8X Speed DVD-R Writing
- 4X Speed DVD-RW Writing
- 24X Speed CD-R Writing
- 10X Speed CD-RW Writing
- 8X Speed +R Writing
- 4X Speed +RW Writing
- 24X Speed CD-ROM Reading
- 8X Speed DVD-ROM Reading
- Buffer Under Run Protection

Starmanx · #7 Post by **Starmanx** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 8:57 am

..small problem, if your TP is under warranty and , by any chanche , you call tech support and they make you run E-gather file, ( does a snapshot of EVERITHING) and they see you have a custom dvd, your warranty is voided ..Good luck

Leon · #8 Post by **Leon** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:19 am

so, put the old one in before you call?

btw, do any of those listed fit in the bay?

Starmanx · #9 Post by **Starmanx** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:22 am

yes put the old one in

but the drivers / program info stay ....anyway you ussually get away with it...

any 12,5 mm thick drive will do,

Leon · #10 Post by **Leon** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:34 am

are any of the ones mentioned this size, if not, will any 3rd party ones fit my t42 without retrofitting?

Starmanx · #11 Post by **Starmanx** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:45 am

Sony CRX830E 24x24x24 +8x DVD Combi Internal IDE for Notebooks OEM Black

i use this one sometime , it works fine even if it is not an IBM option

csv96 · #12 Post by **csv96** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 12:24 pm

For the T40/T41/T42 models, only 9.5mm drives will fit the Ultrabay Slim which limits the options to the Panasonic UJ-812. The more advanced models including the UJ-830 are 12.7mm drives and will only fit in Ultrabay Plus or Ultrabay 2000 (i.e. R40/R50/R51, A31, T30, etc.,)

http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/com ... _tray.html

Here's a list of other brands of DVD Burners. Again, these are also 12.7mm so they won't fit in a T40/T41/T42:

http://www.esbuy.com/sldvdre.html

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