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Laptop bluray drive

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  • 17-02-2017 8:46am
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    johnybean
    Registered Users Posts: 372 ✭✭


    Good morning Boardsies. I have a quick question. I currently have a Toshiba Satellite Pro L870 laptop with a knackered optical drive. I want to get a Bluray reader to replace the old drive. Is it just a matter of buying a replacement drive and slotting it in or will I need proprietary software in order for the replacement drive to work. All I want to do with it is make copies of my own personally owned Bluray collection with MakeMkv.
    Also, are there any bricks and Mortar shops where I could purchase a suitable drive? Any feedback greatly appreciated.


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    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    I just use a USB powered one I got of amazon. Its slow though. But I do a backup so rarely it doesn't matter. If you can use a desktop one, even a full sized external I would get one of those if I was going to do it a lot.


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    Diazou
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭Diazou


    Hello, yes i use a USB powered one too and i think it's the best solution.


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    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,283 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    Normally there are only 2-3 screws holding the optical drive in place- thereafter it really is as simple as taking one out and slotting the other one in.

    Bare drives ship with no software- depending on what software you currently have, you may have to buy additional software for the drive. A reliable inexpensive purchase would be the OEM suite of Nero software- its about 20 quid (for the barebones version- they'll try to upsell you to the all bells and whistles versions that cost up to 150 quid- but you don't need them.......)

    Its a simple enough swap out- nothing major other than a few screws.


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    johnybean
    Registered Users Posts: 372 ✭✭johnybean


    Thanks for the feedback guys. In the end I just got this which I am chuffed with. Its doing a 1:1 backup of my Blurays in less than an hour with Makemkv so all is good.


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