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Post Date: 2011-06-04
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    Posted: 04 Jun 2011 at 4:11pm
hey guys, well the time has come already to upgrade my disk drive, i had purchased the hafx w/ the cheapest disk drive. i am currently looking into upgrading tht to a blu ray drive so i can watch HD movies, play games, all tht good stuff. so i was wandering whats the best bang for my buck when it comes to blu ray drives im a total newb to hardware so..some feedback and tips on how to properly instal would be awesome to. thnx again DS rocks!
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Look at your current dvd drive and the bluray drive will connect teh same way.

as far as which brand is good, I have no clue.

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If all you want is the capability to read blu-ray discs (i.e. watch movies), then the Lite-On iHOS104 is a good choice.  To actually burn your own blu-ray discs, then go with the Lite-On iHBS212.  I have both, and am completely satisfied.  The 212 also has LightScribe technology, which is a cool way to label your DVDs with laser etching. They both use the SATA interface that you're probably already using with your old drive, so it's an easy swap-out.
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Keep in mind to use the lightscribe you need dvd's that support it, you can't scribe to any dvd/cd/bd.

My dvd is Lite-On and so far so good, I do hear good things about them too.

Edited by DST4ME - 06 Jun 2011 at 6:01pm

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