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post #1 of 8
12/5/05 at 11:44pm
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Does anyone know If I could or should get a slot-loading DVD-R drive for a new m5500?

Is a tray better opr worse. Im always afraid of breaking the tray on computers that i use, and i know a slot load is available on the 7700... So I guess this post is also about which one is better...
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post #2 of 8
12/6/05 at 12:01am
do you have your m5500 already?
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post #3 of 8
12/6/05 at 12:34am
I have a slot on the 7700... although i ordered the tray..

after using it for about 3 months i think the slot is awesome....

with most things as long as you pay it the respect it deserves then it works for ya like a treat

slot is fine mate
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post #4 of 8
12/6/05 at 12:35am
i have both slotload and trayload on my 7700 and i would prefer to just have slotloading. trays scare me also but seem to vibrate more also.
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post #5 of 8
12/6/05 at 12:45am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by StuckUp
do you have your m5500 already?

no, i do have a pc though, and i think a lappy's tray is more likely to break.. just preparing...
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post #6 of 8
12/6/05 at 3:13am
The slot drive on my PowerBook has worked flawlessly for 2 yrs. It is a biatch if the disk gets stuck, but that seems to be a rarity.
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post #7 of 8
12/6/05 at 3:21am
I have both, and the slot-loader seems to get bumped when I'm moving it more often (making that impotent 'trying to eject a disk that isn't there' sound), but it is way cooler looking and (as mentioned), a lot less vibration. One of the reasons I'm using my external lightscribe instead of upgrading to that toshiba one. If someone makes a slot-loading lightscribe, I'm all over it (of course the added heat would probably MELT my system..)
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post #8 of 8
12/10/05 at 4:32pm
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yea, ill use the tray for a while and see if i can updgrade to a slot.
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