Geeks.com has the Panasonic UJ-120 Blu-ray BD-ROM/8x DVD±RW DL Notebook IDE Drive for $55 + $7 shipping = $62. Reads Blu-Ray discs at 2x and writes DVD+/-RW Media at 8x. [Compare]
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#1
James2009 - Posted 12:42 pm PDT 07/14/09 (6 Posts)
this is a good price
#2
jdumoit - Posted 12:44 pm PDT 07/14/09 (148 Posts)
Agreed. Dell charged me over $100 to upgrade to a BD player.
#3
bsg75 - Posted 12:46 pm PDT 07/14/09 (372 Posts)
Actually a good price for non-refurb. Before you get too excited about watching Blu-ray movies on the go, playing those discs will eat your battery in no time.
#4
hzm82 - Posted 12:49 pm PDT 07/14/09 (42 Posts)
Make sure your laptop drive bay supports IDE. Most newer laptops come with SATA interface.
#5
ltrinh - Posted 1:22 pm PDT 07/14/09 (161 Posts)
Does it come with software to play BluRay?
#6
Crash And Burn - Posted 1:27 pm PDT 07/14/09 (2030 Posts)
Could you put this in a standard PC? Use 1/2 a bay??
#7
dabomb - Posted 1:32 pm PDT 07/14/09 (283 Posts)
Makes no sense, why would a new product only come with a 30 day warranty.
It appears to be an OEM device and does not come with any software, you will only get the bare drive.
It appears to be an OEM device and does not come with any software, you will only get the bare drive.
#8
ltrinh - Posted 2:27 pm PDT 07/14/09 (161 Posts)
Does it come with software to play BluRay?
#9
Jonairz - Posted 3:33 pm PDT 07/14/09 (32 Posts)
Blu-ray is soooo over-rated. go HD!
#10
nolonemo - Posted 7:00 pm PDT 07/14/09 (842 Posts)
I believe this is a 12m form factor drive, no good for 9mm bays. Are there any lappies with 12mm IDE bays that have enough horsepower to actually play BD without stuttering?
#11
tuan2 - Posted 9:18 pm PDT 07/14/09 (129 Posts)
#10, Those PUMA base notebooks that launch out 1+ years ago. I got an HP tablet from Ebay with Microsoft 35% cashback.
Test this drive and its plays bluray perfectly like nothing to it. I even try other app while Bluray was running and internet was running along fine. I guess the PUMA built-in GPU just took over the decoding.
The tablet is IDE base I could have took the DVD adapter and fit it inside the tablet but I also have a netbook so this is more usefull in a slim external case for me which look very cool.
Test this drive and its plays bluray perfectly like nothing to it. I even try other app while Bluray was running and internet was running along fine. I guess the PUMA built-in GPU just took over the decoding.
The tablet is IDE base I could have took the DVD adapter and fit it inside the tablet but I also have a netbook so this is more usefull in a slim external case for me which look very cool.
#12
AELITA - Posted 6:24 am PDT 07/15/09 (150 Posts)
30 days warranty and IDE? It is obsolete.
Wii
iPod