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Need a new DVD drive for my laptop

I put a post on here a while back as I was having problems with my Dvd drive on my laptop.

I have now decied that I do need a new DVD drive and having a look around I can't find many sites, any suggestions

The sites I've looked at are

ebuyer
pc world
amazon

I have a fujitsu siemens, I know that i will need a slimline drive but do I have to be selective on which make or are all standard size

I need the drive to be DVD/CD - + DLRW

Any help would be great

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  • Alias_Omega
    Alias_Omega Posts: 7,915 Forumite
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    Probably easier to list the Model / Brand of laptop, then people can tell you how to remove the drive.

    Once the drive is out, then you can eBay the Part Number / compatable DVD drives.

    Some may just slide out with the press of a button, some may require 1 or 2 small screws from beneath, some may require you to remove the keyboard etc to gain access.

    They are pretty much easy to take apart with a little patience and a good guide..
  • Tomtom07
    Tomtom07 Posts: 680 Forumite
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    Probably easier to list the Model / Brand of laptop, then people can tell you how to remove the drive.

    Once the drive is out, then you can eBay the Part Number / compatable DVD drives.

    Some may just slide out with the press of a button, some may require 1 or 2 small screws from beneath, some may require you to remove the keyboard etc to gain access.

    They are pretty much easy to take apart with a little patience and a good guide..

    Ok here the info hope it helps, if I had my old desktop it wouldn't be a problem, but I've never had the need to take this apart

    Make: Fujitsu Siemens
    Product: Esprimo Mobile V5535
    Model #: V5535

    Hope this helps someone (please be kind if I need to take things apart as I'm not 100% confident)
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