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Would this fit into a dell lappy.

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    Chalk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,317 ✭✭✭Chalk


    dell can tell you for definite.

    id say not likely.
    laptop makers tend to use custom bezels and the like.


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    Sparky
    Registered Users Posts: 22,231 ✭✭✭✭Sparky


    I checked on the dell support site and my drive is in a media bay which means i could have a floppy or hdd in it and that its IDE/ATAPI i think. but nothing about ide-33


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    Chalk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,317 ✭✭✭Chalk


    i think its the shape of the drive more than the speed you should be worried about.
    the connection and height are gonna be fairly standard across laptops but the part where the edge of the drive sits with the laptop wont be flush and in a worest case scenario the drive wont actually fit all the way in


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    Sparky
    Registered Users Posts: 22,231 ✭✭✭✭Sparky


    yea sure ill get some more info, but i dont mind if it stuck out a bit because id only need it for the dvd writing.

    Just by comparing it with the shape of mine they look the same.


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    astec123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,072 ✭✭✭astec123


    Have you considered an external DVDrw in a caddy? It would be a faster drive and be guaranteed to work.


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    Sparky
    Registered Users Posts: 22,231 ✭✭✭✭Sparky


    right ive sused it the dell drive i have has an adaptor that cases around the drive so im pretty sure if i ordered that drive i can just fit the case over it.


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