W510 and Internal Blu-Ray Writer?

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pwj1s · #1 Post by **pwj1s** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:04 am

Does anyone know the best/cheapest way to upgrade a W510 ThinkPad with an internal Blu-Ray drive (preferably one that supports writing)?

[I've converted over the home TV, etc. to Blu-ray, so I have a fair number, plus Netflix, so I'm not looking for a don't need Blu-Ray type of discussion]

When I bought the system originally, didn't seem that Lenovo offered Blu-Ray as an option, and then looking at the web-site, it now seems still prohibitively expensive:

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/cont ... u_area=yes

(and anyhow, the W510 is not listed as supported, so this is probably slimmer than the enhanced ultra-bay on the W510)

The DVD writer that I did get with the unit is from Hitachi LG Data Storage, kind of looks like they're current Blu-Ray rewriter is:

http://hlds.co.kr/product/e_blu_series.php

which does look at least like the right form-factor, bezel is a bit different, and it's missing the rear post (although it looks like there's screw holes in approximately the right place to move over from the DVD drive), but it's 12.7 mm high, and SATA connections look about right. Problem is, this appears to be a hard drive to find.

Anyone chase down how to do this all properly?

#2 Post by **Harryc** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:33 am

http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo- ... u-ray.html
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... 74542.html
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=85003

Blu-ray combo drive 42T2617 - $538 from IBM Parts
Blu-ray burner 45N7463 - $748 from IBM Parts

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-63637

thitiv · #3 Post by **thitiv** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 8:43 am

This P/N 42T2605 http://is.gd/mPz6Zo works great for me. I took it from my old T500 and plugged right into my W510. It works flawlessly.

#4 Post by **Harryc** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 8:49 am

thitiv wrote:This P/N 42T2605

That one is just a player, right?

thitiv · #5 Post by **thitiv** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:05 am

Harryc wrote:This P/N 42T2605 is just a player, right?

No, this page http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... 70223.html says it's a Blu-ray burner.

#6 Post by **Harryc** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:10 am

Nice find, seems like a good price on EBay too.

#7 Post by **ZaZ** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:09 pm

Did you look at getting a Panasonic UJ-240 then seeing if you swap the bezels? They're around $100 on eBay.

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