Anyone know of a slot loading DVD-RW or Blu-Ray Drive?

[agfox06]

I'm doing a mod and I'd like to get a slot loading dvd-rw or bluray drive to fit in the system. I wouldn't even mind if it came out of a laptop, but then again I don't know if you can even do that...

Any ideas?

 

[grieve]

Do you mean something like this ?
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/10/23/technology/personaltech/23drive.600.jpg

 

[grieve]

heres one
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bixnet.net/images/SlimDVDRW-Slot-Tray.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bixnet.com/insldvcodr.html&usg=__rH1WcSsK4f64dChB5jXEpcxVR7g=&h=800&w=600&sz=98&hl=en&start=6&um=1&tbnid=iQaL7tfxT5CbiM:&tbnh=143&tbnw=107&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dno%2Bdvd%2Btray%2Bburner%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26um%3D1

Here is a Plextor
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.tigerdirect.com/skuimages/large/P67-1126-d1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp%3FEdpNo%3D1238965%26CatId%3D482&usg=__Q21QuXhoKihdXoU6sfwEE5ipUeA=&h=300&w=300&sz=28&hl=en&start=13&um=1&tbnid=G6fUb-REbvZEeM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dslot%2Bloading%2Bdvd%2Bburner%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1

 

[agfox06]

thanks grieve, I definitely like the Plextor although I'll have to figure out how to relocate the eject button... While I'm not completely against an external drive i will have to mount it internally so it might as well be an internal interface to save on USB ports.

Thanks for looking though? Does anyone know if you can interface a laptop drive with a desktop mobo?

 

[Sean John]

I've been using a full Blu-ray slot-loading solution for desktops from DIGISTOR.

They also have a DVD burner slot-load solution.

- DIGISTOR 5.25" Blu-ray burner, slot-loading, for desktops
- DIGISTOR 5.25" DVD burner, slot-loading, for desktops

In addition, they also sell the bezel kits, if you have a spare notebook slot-load drive lying around.

And for your last question, all the INTERFACE boards and adapters you need for interfacing a laptop drive to a SATA or non-SATA ready mobo, they have, right here:

- http://www.digistor.com/Products/Embedded-Solutions

Hope that helps.