On 1/6/04 6:46 AM, "Dan K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wrote: >>> So MCE made 'em but I've yet to come across an example of either on eBay. >>> Good to know they're out there, but they've gotta be scarcer than hen's >>> teeth. Of course, I'd love to get my hands on either one, or at least a >>> good set of takeapart pics. :-) > > to which Robin Ashe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied: >> I've come across two places that sell them, one is out of Hong Kong, the >> other is out of Germany. Both are incredibly expensive though. > > Expensive = ?? While a list price of ~US$400+ (my guess) might seem high > now, back when these items were current that was an appropriate amount to > spend to upgrade a recent 'Book. I imagine their prices reflect that (now > outdated) economic. Since nowadays one could buy an entire Lombard w/CD > drive, plus a replacement DVD/CD-RW combo drive mechanism for roughly > similar money I can't see anyone selling too many at that price level. > > I'd bet anyhow they have no stock to sell. :-) > > URLs? I Googled but found naught. > > Dan K > > > ................................. > http://macdan.n3.net/ > carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 > hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 > ................................. >
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