Dell Zino HD Blu-ray Drive

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I just picked up a Dell Zino HD and at the time of purchase (January) there were no Blu-ray options because there was a shortage. The option is back, however mine was shipped out and delivered a few weeks ago.

Question is, does anyone know where to pick up a drive that will fit inside? Dell wants $245 roughly for a new drive. Anyone have a cheaper alternative?

[aramis109]

Nearly any laptop blu-ray drive should work. Make sure your laptop uses a SATA connection. For cheap, check ebay. That's not a horrible price, depending on what they want to install- I bought a Sony burner for $220.

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Originally Posted by aramis109

Nearly any laptop blu-ray drive should work. Make sure your laptop uses a SATA connection. For cheap, check ebay. That's not a horrible price, depending on what they want to install- I bought a Sony burner for $220.

Yeah, not too bad of a price I suppose. Was just hoping for something around $100 or so.

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by Vicon

Yeah, not too bad of a price I suppose. Was just hoping for something around $100 or so.

They're definitely out there if you don't mind slow speeds or used. I remember a few auctions when I was looking that were around $70 or so around the net.