OMG , I bought a laptop with no cdrom

[danweb]

I was in for the IBM clearance deal and paid 1300 for the r51

I now found out my model BDS1829KDU doenst have a cdrom. I never bothered to check cus I assumed all laptops come with at least a cd rom.


So what can I do? I am going to call IBM tmr and hopefully I can cancel the order. Is clerance sale and I cant return the damn thing if is shipped.

in the worst possible situation, is there a way for me to get a intergrated cdrw/dvd for the system? is that possbile?
how much would that be?
:frown:

 

[Duvie]

They have extrernal dvd/cd-rw/cd drives you can plug through the usb ports.....Does the board have usb 2.0 or firewire ports as well..

 

[danweb]

well having an external one sucks ass right?

I mean the whole point of a laptop is to be portable
plus can you boot from an external cdrw/dvd ?

 

[dtboos]

Originally posted by: danweb
well having an external one sucks ass right?

Yes

I mean the whole point of a laptop is to be portable

true

plus can you boot from an external cdrw/dvd ?

Yes

 

[danweb]

is there any way to get an internal cd rw?

 

[lockmac]

It should come with one, but obviously it doesnt, so it depends on the laptop. Some of them, such as most dells have drive bays in them. Usually they have 2, and 1 is used for the battery. You will have to look up on this to see whether this laptop has bays in them

 

[lockmac]

Just looked up your model then on the IBM website. It says that is has a built in optical drive.

 

[Blain]

LoL... You just Couldn't pass up a "Killer Deal", could you? :laugh:

 

[halfadder]

CD/DVD-ROM is handy for installing software and watching movies. But these days when I need to move data via sneakernet, I generally use a USB thumbdrive / USB memory stick.

But the vast majority of my data gets moved over my 802.11g network.

 

[allanon1965]

like the above poster said, it comes with an OPTICAL DRIVE, fancy words for a cd-rom....

 

[biostud]

I'm very happy with my HP nc400 w/o CD-rom drive. I get data from my external HDD and from network connections.

 

[Pciber]

Originally posted by: allanon1965
like the above poster said, it comes with an OPTICAL DRIVE, fancy words for a cd-rom....

read his original post... that is what he is really concerned about, having a cd-rom drive.. a cdrw/dvd is just an added bonus.

*edit*

on IBM's website, it looks like all the r51 laptop series comes with cdrw/dvd-rom combo drives, actually.

 

[artikk]

Originally posted by: Pciber

Originally posted by: allanon1965
like the above poster said, it comes with an OPTICAL DRIVE, fancy words for a cd-rom....

read his original post... that is what he is really concerned about, having a cd-rom drive.. a cdrw/dvd is just an added bonus.

*edit*

on IBM's website, it looks like all the r51 laptop series comes with cdrw/dvd-rom combo drives, actually.

One more reason to look before you buy.
:shocked:

 

[Insomniak]

This is the second biggest lol today.

 

[wchou]

even the cheapest model have a dvd rom, an expensive one = dvd burner!!!
NEVER FORGET, You Clueless Noobs

 

[Thegonagle]

I looked at a half dozen sites selling these things, and they all list a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. If yours doesn't include one, you can buy an internal for the modular drive bay.

 

[Adul]

it includes one, don't cancel that order yet

 

[w00t]

they make internal cd-rom drives and such. check'em out at newegg i was trying to find them i know they are there just keep looking.

 

[Dennis Travis]

The R51 comes with a Built in CDRW/DVD Combo. I clicked on the clearance page.