[quote author=“Thom”]
Is there anywhere where you can get it for cheap ? Coze i m not paying 400$ for it ( hey poor student here :D ) + is there anywhere in europe where you can get it???
There must be another drive that the panasonic that fits in the TR insn it ?
tks

I dont think you want to get it from europe or UK atleast. Last enquired it was about 300 GBR. So its pointless.

I think the UJ 822 fits. Sorry not sure.

gosh….. 300GBP it s like 430 € you can get a new (cheap) desktop for that price.. and i m only asking for a dvrw :D :D
so help.. looking for a cheap crdw that will fit

[quote author=“Thom”]Is there anywhere where you can get it for cheap ? Coze i m not paying 400$ for it ( hey poor student here :D ) + is there anywhere in europe where you can get it???
There must be another drive that the panasonic that fits in the TR insn it ?
tks

you can try to get in touch with NTS. he HAD a few uj-812 drives for sale. there’s probably other drives that’ll fit the tr but the bezel may not be compatible.

How about UJ-825? Will this unit fit?

[quote author=“Ishii”]How about UJ-825? Will this unit fit?

NO!!
1. UJ-825 is 12.7mm not 9.5mm
2. UJ-825 is Slot in not Tray
So…give it up

So NTS. Got a drive for sale?

Yes…
If u need one,please PM me~~

Hey guys,

I took the liberty to contact Panasonic US Division regarding the availability of Panasonic UJ-812 OEM Slim DVD MULTI Drive. One of their sales rep responded via email and will provide a quote accordingly. From his response, I gather he will likely provide a quote for purchase in bulk. Anyone interested? Let me know accordingly and I shall proceed and request for a quote.

Alright, Steve from US Panasonic responded. The following is quote from my email correspondence with Steve from US Panasonic.

These drives are primarily only available on an large volume OEM basis.  Please provide me more information about monthly volumes and programs that may use this drive. 

If you are interested in a few drives you can contact Brian at Sunland at 408 225-6900.  They are one of our distributors.

Best regards,
Steve Ferketich

Perhaps, Sunland may provide OEM sale by unit instead of bulk purchase. Hope this will help those who need the drive.

[quote author=“Ishii”]Perhaps, Sunland may provide OEM sale by unit instead of bulk purchase. Hope this will help those who need the drive.

Ishii are you going to follow up with Sunland?

SoTR: I am awaiting delivery for my TR5B; thus I do not need the drive. But thought I did help acquire additional information for those who need it. If you are not in the States, I will be happy to contact Sunland for an individual purchase.

[quote author=“Thom”][quote author=“linc”]i think i was one of the last ones to get it for $275.

Is there anywhere where you can get it for cheap ? Coze i m not paying 400$ for it ( hey poor student here :D ) + is there anywhere in europe where you can get it???
There must be another drive that the panasonic that fits in the TR insn it ?
tks

update :

just found that on ebay… item #6714647306
 

what do you guys think

do you burn a lot of dvd’s? If not, then you could probably get an external one…that way you’ll save money and have 2 optical drives. I have a TR3AP3 and feel it was a waste to have bought it since I rarely burn dvd’s…instead I could have saved 500 bucks (by buying the TR3AP2) and bought an external dvd writer for 200 bucks or so…just my 2 cents

On the flip side some people dont really mind making a image of the file and then burning it again, having a external one is just a pain if you want to travel. But i see your point. I wouldnt mind having an external one if its something like the one you get with the X505.. 

[quote author=“writetovarun”] I wouldnt mind having an external one if its something like the one you get with the X505.. 

Not sure what you mean here, but you get NO optical drive (external or internal) with the X505, but Sony does give you a set of recovery cd’s :?

[quote author=“Rahul”][quote author=“writetovarun”] I wouldnt mind having an external one if its something like the one you get with the X505.. 

Not sure what you mean here, but you get NO optical drive (external or internal) with the X505, but Sony does give you a set of recovery cd’s :?

That actually depends on which deal you purchase.

VGN-X505ZPKIT2 comes with the external DVD drive, but the price shoots over $3,300 after shipping—a ridiculous price for the poor. I’m pretty sure that’s what writetovarun is referring to. :wink:

-best,
Concura

20 October 2004