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DVD writer for E machine ??

I need to replace my DVD ROM with DVD writer.

My PC is Emachine 420.

Can i have a match? probably of the same colour.

Cheers

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  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    Are you sure that the drive drawer isn't hidden behind the case, therefore obviating the need to be concerned with colour?

    Have you actually told us the colour for which you are looking?

    If you want a drive with both black and ivory bezels, you can go for this LG GH22NP20 £20.81

    If the colour is no longer important, you can get it cheaper here £15.99
    Lightscribe version £17.99
  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    Samsung SD-816 manual

    eMachines 420

    Have you put more RAM inside the thing? How much RAM is installed?
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    A lot of the retail DVD burners come with interchangeable front bezels beige silver and black .

    jje
  • JasX
    JasX Posts: 3,996 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    hop onto ebuyer / amazon etc,

    you can pick one up for between £15-20 they are all pretty generic these days.

    Only thing worth checking is depending on whether your old one was SATA (L-shaped connectors) or IDE (lots of pins and a wide ribbon cable). SATA is more modern and even if your PC was IDE if you have spare SATA data and power connections SATA is the one to go for, otherwise get another IDE
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