Silver DVD-RW SATA drives

[DDY]

Hi Scan

I'm shocked and dismayed by the fact you don't have *any* silver DVD-RW SATA drives for sale. Coincidently, your free delivering competitor doesn't have any either!

Is there a shortage of silver paint or is the silver case no longer fashionable?

Any ideas when you’ll have silver drives again?

Cheers,

[TAKTAK]

just get a black one and one of: http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product...=6&ss_index=38
(a few companies do them, scan might be able to get them in)


or spray the bezel yourself...

edit: see GoNz0's better post below...

[GoNz0]

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/SILVE...163-DVDplus-RW
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/LG-GH...-IDE-Black-OEM

adds a whopping 75p to the order...

[DDY]

just get a black one and one of: http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product...=6&ss_index=38
(a few companies do them, scan might be able to get them in)

or spray the bezel yourself...

I don't have a Lian Li case which those are only compatible with unfortunately, they do look good though.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/SILVE...163-DVDplus-RW
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/LG-GH...-IDE-Black-OEM

adds a whopping 75p to the order...

I did notice the separate silver bezel but the only compatible drive (e.g. the one you linked to) is IDE , I’m after a SATA drive.

[GoNz0]

ahh nuts.. well it would free up a sata port and the dvd transfer speeds wont improve over sata anyway

[pauleden]

dvd transfer speeds wont improve over sata anyway

Quite. I often wonder why people rave about SATA optical drives. The interface is dozens of times faster than the drive. The only reason I can possibly think of is that the cable is tidier than the old school IDE ribbon.

[DDY]

SATA only because the cable is easier to manage and tidier, my next build is a small one, the more space I can save the better.

[Lee H]

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Samsu...RetailplusNero

SATA optical drive with 3 bezels - Black, Sliver and Beige

[DDY]

Thanks Lee, didn't spot that one!

[Gibbo]

The only reason I can possibly think of is that the cable is tidier than the old school IDE ribbon.

I bought a SATA DVD-RW recently because my old motherboard had 2 IDE ports [4 device support] whereas my new motherboard only had 1 IDE port [2 devices supported] and since I didn't want the hassle of ditching my 2 IDE HDDs it was cheaper and easier to replace the DVD-RW....

There must be plenty of reasons to swap a SATA in for an IDE optical drive.