Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

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

Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

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]>

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Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

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 i

Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

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 o

Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

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: > > > > The

Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death

>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

Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

I don't know if this is true that it is only the DVD module that fails. My LG 8080 DVD is now dead for the second time, and my battery is dead for the third time. *BUT this time the two died at the same time* In the previous repairs, apple has just replaced the modules, obviously this is only a

Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

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 tha

Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...

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 experience? It's a CD-ROM/DVD drive... > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books) > Date: Fri, 15 Nov 200

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

>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-Book

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

- 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, and