Any precision M6400 owners with a Blu Ray ... ... If you are, can you tell me wht model of Blu ray drive is installed? Been looking into getting one, It se ...

dave-p · 05-04-2009, 05:04 AM

If you are, can you tell me wht model of Blu ray drive is installed?

Been looking into getting one,

It seems 9.5 mm high Sata Blu Ray drives do not exisit out there lol

Steve · 05-04-2009, 05:24 PM

cant you get this info on Dells site?

dave-p · 05-04-2009, 05:42 PM

not that I could find online

qhn · 05-05-2009, 05:43 PM

I had always believed that SATA Blu Ray drive will be a bit thicker (12.7mm), ordering one of these for my Sony (also in many other notebook brands/models).

http://www.sonynec-optiarc.com/products/index.html

cheers ...

dave-p · 05-05-2009, 06:00 PM

well unless the M6400 with the Blu ray option have a different base unit supplied it is definitley a 9.5 mm high drive with Sata I/F

Of course I also want a Blu ray burner option but that maynot be possible yet.

I see in Dell US site they offer a Blu Ray option, but no details on a Part number as of yet.

compujoe · 05-06-2009, 01:37 PM

I also looked for a bluray option for my Latitude E6400 and could not find one as well. As far as I know both of our machines share the same parts. Goodluck in finding one and if you do please let us know.

dave-p · 05-06-2009, 06:17 PM

Well I have seen the option now listed on Dell USA site, but not yet on Dell Canada's site.

I also know Panasonic has indeed made a 9.5 mm drive, but it seems to be shipping to laptop vendors only right now.

we may have to wait for a few more weeks before they hit the OEM market

MrEvil · 05-06-2009, 11:12 PM

Dell never discloses what brand any modular components are due to the fact they request bids from manufacturers on a near constant basis and their supplies switch more of than some people change their shorts.

kevineugenius · 05-07-2009, 07:44 PM

The downloads section has firmware for 2 different 9.5mm slotload DVDRW, but no model numbers given for blu-ray drives. Half-way helpful info...

dave-p · 05-08-2009, 09:57 PM

Well the guy on Ebay I bought my RGB LED screeen from, gave me a price of $ 549.00 for the Blu Ray drive.

Going to think about getting it, or waiting a few more weeks and see what else shows up but seeing how limited number of 9.5 mm drives are out there price is going to be high for some time IMO

gerryjoson · 05-08-2009, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by compujoe

I also looked for a bluray option for my Latitude E6400 and could not find one as well. As far as I know both of our machines share the same parts. Goodluck in finding one and if you do please let us know.

the Lenovo W400/500 modular device's fit in the dell latitude/precision's,they also have a blu-ray drive available for those model's...I see some on e-bay,but they are expensive with a capitol E,probably not as expensive as from Lenovo though.

I didn't know the M6400 used the same modular drive's as the smaller latitude's and precision's.

dave-p · 05-09-2009, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gerryjoson

the Lenovo W400/500 modular device's fit in the dell latitude/precision's,they also have a blu-ray drive available for those model's...I see some on e-bay,but they are expensive with a capitol E,probably not as expensive as from Lenovo though.

I didn't know the M6400 used the same modular drive's as the smaller latitude's and precision's.

Although that drive is a 9.5 mm, the case design is not the same as the M6400 drive bay.

The M6400 has a complete square design, the one you mention above has a extened side on the left side (rear View)

Now maybe the guts could be moved, but at $ 400.00 kind of a expensive test to try

zzpulp · 05-12-2009, 03:44 PM

I have not looked at pictures but I know alot of Lenovo hardware that is compatible with Dell's. The extended part to the left is because there is a piece of plastic blocking that area in the Lenovo's. However, in the Dell's, as you mention, its completely square. You just have to look at it like your M6400 is a Lenovo with that piece of plastic removed. The drive should still fit in the M6400 based on that. However, obviously you should check the width of the drive just to make sure. Anyway, yeah, its probably safer just to get a M6400 drive.

dave-p · 05-12-2009, 08:39 PM

Well the Blu Ray is now listed as an option on Dells Canada Website priced @ $579.00

qhn · 05-12-2009, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave-p

Well the Blu Ray is now listed as an option on Dells Canada Website priced @ $579.00

OUCH!

05-04-2009, 05:04 AM	#1
dave-p Loving my Alien :) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,213 Reviews: 2 Benchmarks: 7 Credits: 100,759	Any precision M6400 owners with a Blu Ray Drive out there? If you are, can you tell me wht model of Blu ray drive is installed? Been looking into getting one, It seems 9.5 mm high Sata Blu Ray drives do not exisit out there lol __________________ M17x, FX Red, QX9300, Sli GTX-280, 384 GB SSD, 17" WUXGA, 4 GB DDR3 1333 Mhz 3yr CC M6400, Q9000, FX3700, 8GB DDR3, RGB LED Display, HD, Blu Ray, 1530 WiFi 370 BT, Desktop Water Cooled I7 920, P6T, 12 GB DDR3, Raid 10, Dell 2707, Blu Ray, GTX 295 CO-OP Copper, Swiftech GTZ, Koolance RP 1000BK, My Dells Vostro 1500, Studio 15, M6300,M1710, E1705,3500,4000,4100,5100,5150,6000, 7000,7500,8000,8500,C410,C610,C810,Cpi,CPx. 6400,1501

05-04-2009, 05:24 PM	#2
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05-04-2009, 05:42 PM	#3
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05-05-2009, 05:43 PM	#4
qhn Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,059 Reviews: 8 Benchmarks: 18 Credits: 54,634	I had always believed that SATA Blu Ray drive will be a bit thicker (12.7mm), ordering one of these for my Sony (also in many other notebook brands/models). http://www.sonynec-optiarc.com/products/index.html cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

05-05-2009, 06:00 PM	#5
dave-p Loving my Alien :) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,213 Reviews: 2 Benchmarks: 7 Credits: 100,759	well unless the M6400 with the Blu ray option have a different base unit supplied it is definitley a 9.5 mm high drive with Sata I/F Of course I also want a Blu ray burner option but that maynot be possible yet. I see in Dell US site they offer a Blu Ray option, but no details on a Part number as of yet. __________________ M17x, FX Red, QX9300, Sli GTX-280, 384 GB SSD, 17" WUXGA, 4 GB DDR3 1333 Mhz 3yr CC M6400, Q9000, FX3700, 8GB DDR3, RGB LED Display, HD, Blu Ray, 1530 WiFi 370 BT, Desktop Water Cooled I7 920, P6T, 12 GB DDR3, Raid 10, Dell 2707, Blu Ray, GTX 295 CO-OP Copper, Swiftech GTZ, Koolance RP 1000BK, My Dells Vostro 1500, Studio 15, M6300,M1710, E1705,3500,4000,4100,5100,5150,6000, 7000,7500,8000,8500,C410,C610,C810,Cpi,CPx. 6400,1501

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05-06-2009, 01:37 PM	#6
compujoe Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 744 Reviews: 1 Credits: 2,597	I also looked for a bluray option for my Latitude E6400 and could not find one as well. As far as I know both of our machines share the same parts. Goodluck in finding one and if you do please let us know. __________________ DELL XPS 720 H2C - WinXP Pro SP3 32bit - Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme Edition QX6850 - 4GB DDR2 OCed - 300GBx2 Raid0 - SLI GeForce GTX 275 FTW - Liquid/Ceramic Cooled - 1kW Apple 15in Macbook Pro Unibody Built-in Battery Dell Inspiron 1545 ebay - Compujoe18 Heatware - Compujoe Last edited by compujoe; 05-07-2009 at 02:27 PM.

05-06-2009, 06:17 PM	#7
dave-p Loving my Alien :) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,213 Reviews: 2 Benchmarks: 7 Credits: 100,759	Well I have seen the option now listed on Dell USA site, but not yet on Dell Canada's site. I also know Panasonic has indeed made a 9.5 mm drive, but it seems to be shipping to laptop vendors only right now. we may have to wait for a few more weeks before they hit the OEM market __________________ M17x, FX Red, QX9300, Sli GTX-280, 384 GB SSD, 17" WUXGA, 4 GB DDR3 1333 Mhz 3yr CC M6400, Q9000, FX3700, 8GB DDR3, RGB LED Display, HD, Blu Ray, 1530 WiFi 370 BT, Desktop Water Cooled I7 920, P6T, 12 GB DDR3, Raid 10, Dell 2707, Blu Ray, GTX 295 CO-OP Copper, Swiftech GTZ, Koolance RP 1000BK, My Dells Vostro 1500, Studio 15, M6300,M1710, E1705,3500,4000,4100,5100,5150,6000, 7000,7500,8000,8500,C410,C610,C810,Cpi,CPx. 6400,1501

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05-07-2009, 07:44 PM	#9
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05-08-2009, 09:57 PM	#10
dave-p Loving my Alien :) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,213 Reviews: 2 Benchmarks: 7 Credits: 100,759	Well the guy on Ebay I bought my RGB LED screeen from, gave me a price of $ 549.00 for the Blu Ray drive. Going to think about getting it, or waiting a few more weeks and see what else shows up but seeing how limited number of 9.5 mm drives are out there price is going to be high for some time IMO __________________ M17x, FX Red, QX9300, Sli GTX-280, 384 GB SSD, 17" WUXGA, 4 GB DDR3 1333 Mhz 3yr CC M6400, Q9000, FX3700, 8GB DDR3, RGB LED Display, HD, Blu Ray, 1530 WiFi 370 BT, Desktop Water Cooled I7 920, P6T, 12 GB DDR3, Raid 10, Dell 2707, Blu Ray, GTX 295 CO-OP Copper, Swiftech GTZ, Koolance RP 1000BK, My Dells Vostro 1500, Studio 15, M6300,M1710, E1705,3500,4000,4100,5100,5150,6000, 7000,7500,8000,8500,C410,C610,C810,Cpi,CPx. 6400,1501

05-12-2009, 08:39 PM	#14
dave-p Loving my Alien :) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,213 Reviews: 2 Benchmarks: 7 Credits: 100,759	Well the Blu Ray is now listed as an option on Dells Canada Website priced @ $579.00 __________________ M17x, FX Red, QX9300, Sli GTX-280, 384 GB SSD, 17" WUXGA, 4 GB DDR3 1333 Mhz 3yr CC M6400, Q9000, FX3700, 8GB DDR3, RGB LED Display, HD, Blu Ray, 1530 WiFi 370 BT, Desktop Water Cooled I7 920, P6T, 12 GB DDR3, Raid 10, Dell 2707, Blu Ray, GTX 295 CO-OP Copper, Swiftech GTZ, Koolance RP 1000BK, My Dells Vostro 1500, Studio 15, M6300,M1710, E1705,3500,4000,4100,5100,5150,6000, 7000,7500,8000,8500,C410,C610,C810,Cpi,CPx. 6400,1501

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