Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

2002-11-20 Thread Jon Glass
on 11/17/02 3:25 AM, Thomas Ethen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was under the impression that you couldn't do that with the LG. Tom on 11/15/02 10:31 PM, Mark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for everyone's input. I have seen a Panasonic replacement on the internet for 79.95 + s/h

Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death

2002-11-16 Thread Andrew Main
What I suggest you do is send your machine in to Apple and pay the full charge for laptop repair, which is $350. They will replace the drive and check your hnges and a number of other things. Is $350 the total cost, or is it $350 + parts? If the former, it could be a bargain; if the latter, I'd

Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

2002-11-16 Thread Raymond Wiker
James Rohde writes: You need the Matsushita UJDA-710. This is a Combo DVD/CDRW (there _no_ DVD-R). Slimline DVD-Rs have only appeared in the last week in Sony Toshiba models. The ebay store that often sells the UJDA-710 is here: http://www.ebaystores.com/id=10525630 The

Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

2002-11-16 Thread Thomas Ethen
I was under the impression that you couldn't do that with the LG. Tom on 11/15/02 10:31 PM, Mark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for everyone's input. I have seen a Panasonic replacement on the internet for 79.95 + s/h that slaps into the expansion bay carriage. Anyone have this drive or

Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

2002-11-16 Thread Joe Ellis
At the moment it seems the UJDA-710 drive is only available for purchase in large quantities to resellers, I haven't found a single unit available anywhere. Joe Ellis On 11/16/02 4:47 AM, Raymond Wiker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: James Rohde writes: You need the Matsushita UJDA-710. This is a

Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

2002-11-16 Thread DavidWedge
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Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

2002-11-16 Thread Joe Ellis
I've got your site bookmarked, I'll have to wait a while to get some cash together. The ones noted earlier in this thread sold for considerably less; as much as $89 in one case. Glad to know they are still available though. Joe Ellis On 11/16/02 10:44 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

2002-11-15 Thread DavidWedge
The Pismo drive, particularly the LG version, is pretty notorious for failing early in life. We see many in for repairs, and unfortunately, it is not an item which can be rebuilt.. The motor fails and the result is that the head will not read more than a few times without losing tracks or

Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...[TAN]

2002-11-15 Thread Joe Ellis
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 10:57 AM Subject: Pismo DVD/CD drive death... The Pismo drive, particularly the LG version, is pretty notorious for failing early in life. We see many in for repairs

Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...[TAN]

2002-11-15 Thread Dustin
A while back there was a thread about replacement CD-DVD/CDRW drives that could be installed on the drive module that were very reasonably priced Try MCE http://store.powerbook1.com/mcexcarprome.html and VST (refurb only) http://store.yahoo.com/smartdiskstore/refprod.html -Dustin -- G-Books

Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

2002-11-15 Thread Mark
:57:49 EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (G-Books) Subject: Pismo DVD/CD drive death... The Pismo drive, particularly the LG version, is pretty notorious for failing early in life. We see many in for repairs, and unfortunately, it is not an item which can be rebuilt.. The motor fails and the result

Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

2002-11-15 Thread James Rohde
On 11/15/02 5:12 PM David Wedge put electrons to ether and said: The Pismo drive, particularly the LG version, is pretty notorious for failing early in life. We see many in for repairs, and unfortunately, it is not an item which can be rebuilt.. The motor fails and the result is that the head