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by billdwyer
Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:28 am
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: Building a Whitebox Notebook PC
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I really enjoyed building this M6BNE laptop, however, the $2,200 plus price tag is a little higher than I expected. The cd-rw/dvd, which started at $73 jumped to almost $260, when you add the bracket, which you can only get, from an Asus reseller and you must have to install it in the notebook. I al...
by billdwyer
Mon Aug 23, 2004 10:44 am
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: Building a Whitebox Notebook PC
Replies: 120
Views: 95456

Building a whitebox notebook: Part 2 Assembly of the pieces

I talked to Asus, about the problem, with the CD-RW. You have to buy the drive, from one of their suppliers or the vendor that you bought your whitebook. The brackets that you need are not sold separately. The same drive that you would buy, as I did is not the same configuration and the connector is...
by billdwyer
Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:48 pm
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: Building a Whitebox Notebook PC
Replies: 120
Views: 95456

Building a whitebox notebook: Part 2 Assembly of the Pieces

The picture of the bay cover and the CD-RW shows the CD-RW has a black area at the top, where the drive door is, which mine does not. I have the same model #SD-R2512. Mine has a thin grey drive door. Is there more than one style? The picture next to it labeled "Installing the CD-RW" shows ...