Getting a new CD-ROM...IBM ThinkPad 2628-G1U

i just bought a an IBM ThinkPad 2628-G1U.... used and cheap price

but it doesnt have a cd rom drive....... and i was wondering if there was a way to get one to put in my laptop... i just cant find one, and i would love to know if someone could tell me if i can find one in stores locally like office depot, or best buy?

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first off, is there a slot in the laptop for a drive to be inserted into? if there is, then i believe you can order one from the manufaturer's website. those internal cd drives are specific to the model or type of laptop so you wouldn't be able to find it in a local store.

what you can find at a local store is find an external usb optical drive.

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Spike

yeah there is a slot for the drive to be inserted

what should i get ... the external or the internal

the internal one should cost around how much

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what brand and model is your laptop? i'm not too sure on the prices of an internal disk drive. i have never really looked into that before.

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Spike

it is a IBM ThinkPad Type 2628-G1U

is that the info u needed

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hmm ok i was looking around IBM's site and it looks like they only sale parts for their desktop computers and you have to send in your laptop if you want them to add something.

i'm not 100% on this though, try contacting them through e-mail or their 1-800 number.

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Spike

O.K. so I think that a IBM ThinkPad 2628-G1U is the same as a ThinkPad A21m...from IBM's website. So I think that anyone of these would work for you. Also if you want a cheap used one you might want to look on eBay. Don't think you would be able to find one at any local store (like Best Buy or something like that).

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A cheap external USB cd-rom is probably going to be your best bet-however don't expect to install a OS or boot from the cd-rom.

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According to the website Dave linked, this drive will fit your laptop: http://www.laptopparts.com/item.asp?...8&ref=mylaptop

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