Stein,
the 8173 will NOT fit your 8080B drive.
Several dealers (including ourselves & powerbookguy.com) carry the 8080B
drive, which is the ONLY existing DVD drive that will mount up on your case.
Thanks,
David
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In a message dated 10/10/02 5:54:20 PM, you wrote:
>Hello all, been lurking this list for a month or so... Thanks for everyone
>sharing experiences and solutions, along with the problems. I have a quick
>question for those who've been down this road before.
>
>On ebay, there are a lot of these Matshita 4x DVD SR-8173-B models for 'buy
>it now' at $49.00 each. It seems like a heck of a deal, especially since
>they are new, 4x, and I don't have to bid.
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2061242443
>Can I replace my 2x DVD from my Pismo 500 with this model? Doing research, I
>have seen (on the mac and pc) Firmware updates for this model but no
>references to owners with PB Pismos' experience with it. My existing DVD is
>the M7931 /DRN-8080B. Will the Matshita SR-8713-B work in both 9.x and X /
>Jaguar? Thanks for your time and help.
>
>
>
>stein
>
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