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    Can you get a Studio 17 with Blu ray writer?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by aja58, Nov 30, 2008.

  1. aja58

    aja58 Notebook Consultant

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    OK,
    So I have finally given up the ghost on seeing an XPS laptop with Centrino 2 processor and illuminated keyboard, so I am reluctantly looking at the not so pretty Studio range.
    Can you get a Studio 17 with a Blu ray writer? all teh ones I see are just BD players

    TIA
     
    aja58, Nov 30, 2008
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  2. atbnet

    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    Nope, they aren't offering one yet.
     
    atbnet, Nov 30, 2008
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    somms Notebook Evangelist

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    The original Studio1735 did ship with Optiarc Blu-ray reader. Have one in mine...plays every blu-ray movie I have thrown at it since installing WinDVD. Blu-ray titles look great via HDMI onto the flat-panel TV...

    PowerDVD couldn't play IronMan, The Happening and couple other new titles...

    Surprised that the 1737 isn't offered w/blu-ray...
     
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    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    They do offer a Blu-ray Reader, but not the Blu-Ray writer.
     
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    somms Notebook Evangelist

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    Don't you hate it when you don't read the post cleary enough? :p Doh! :rolleyes:
     
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    Sure do, I have had to go back and delete quite a few of my posts before. :p
     
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    aja58 Notebook Consultant

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    Well, thats rubbish.
    Means that I cannot take HD video and convert to a BD disc on my travels, rather I have to wait until I get home to do it on the desktop.
    Looks like the Sony FW is my choice then :-(
     
    aja58, Dec 1, 2008
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