[Thinkpad] DVD drives

Wednesday, June 16, 2004, 6:46:55 PM, Vicky Lamburn wrote:

>> I was gonna get a DVD drive. But they are gosh darn expensive. Or, at
>> least a just as good DVD drive for a Dell Latitude costs half as much.
>> The last time I checked, they seemed to be going for around $20. Only
>> for a Dell. Also, mostly I can't find people shipping outside the U.S.
>> Or they can ship, but only by courier. Which has hefty charges for
>> duty in my experience. Do you think I could find such a drive in
>> Canada?

> DVD Drives expensive?

> Can I ask what machine this is for?

> ThinkPad 570/600 - Ultra-Slim-Bay
> ThinkPad T2x/T30/A/R/X - UltraBay 2000
> ThinkPad T4x - UltraBay Slim

> I can't see how a standard DVD drive is expensive on them?? All of them
> are very cheap to get hold of indeed.

> Are you in the UK? What ThinkPad model do you use?

Thinkpad 600x.

Let's say the drive is $40. Probably used. Then they want $30 to ship
to Canada. Then they probably insist on shipping by courier. And I
just relearned in an experience this month, there'll be a sizeable
cost for import duty, charged by UPS. And then some tax. Even though
it is used.

Here is one in the UK, just for a UK example:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3715&item=3487647830&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Doesn't seem like a real steal, at 48 pounds.

Sorry to whine.

I was just checking if there were better deals anywhere that web
searching doesn't yield.

-- 
Best regards,
 Adam                         
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