Do they conform to a standard when it comes to dimensions? Is there anything
I need to be wary of if I want to replace the existing writer in my laptop?

The current model is a Philips SDVD8820 - and it's a PoS. I'm looking at
replacing it with a Pioneer or NEC.

"G Hardy" wrote in message


Do they conform to a standard when it comes to
dimensions?

Yes.

Is there anything I need to be wary of if I
want to replace the existing writer in my laptop?

Beware of Pioneer, I recommend NEC.

On 17 Mar, 04:39, "G Hardy" wrote:
Do they conform to a standard when it comes to dimensions? Is there anything
I need to be wary of if I want to replace the existing writer in my laptop?

The current model is a Philips SDVD8820 - and it's a PoS. I'm looking at
replacing it with a Pioneer or NEC.

I just got a liteon from dabs to replace my Dell CD-RW/DVD-Rom drive.
Apart from a bit of fiddling with the 'cage' that converts the
standard connections into Dell's own proprietary (at least for my
Laptop) connections. All worked extremely well. Bargain for about £35
all in

Doc

"G Hardy"
Is there anything I need to be wary of if I want to replace the existing
writer in my laptop?

When I faced the same problem after my next laptop DVD burner died I bought
an external USB2 case and inserted a regular DVD burner into this case.
Advantages? It's portable and can be connected to any computer. The burner
itself is usually cheaper, but the case has some price, I personally paid
about $50 for the box, same as for the regular full-size DVD burner. It can
power itself using a wall outlet, and you can just shut it down when it's
not required. And finally my one supports all possible and impossible
standards and formats including dual layer disks. All programs recognize
this burner like it's installed inside the box, no drivers are required if
you use XP. It's easily writing DVD on 16x speed (I'm having Pioneer 1810
for $50, pretty cheap, but I didn't destroy any DVD or CD from over 100
disks that I wrote), grabs completely an audio CD in just a few minutes. If
you're interested I can take the enclosure and write its name, but I guess
it's not important and you could use the nearest accessible.

Just D.