need to replace my laptop cd rom drive need help

Kaitlin Kaschak459 · Dec 14, 2015

ok so the cd drom drive in my uncles old laptop died its an old ide laptop heres an ebay link to the exact drive http

/www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Compaq-Armada-1570D-CD-ROM-UJDA120-Compaq-Spare-No-255215-001-Optical-Drive-/252212079951?hash=item3ab902ed4f:g:8vQAAOSw7FRWU7EI

now i know its not worth it to replace the drive but my uncles old and loves this pc he uses it for dos games and he refuses to let it go so i need a recommended replacement drive that fits this pc its a compaq armada sb 5200 dm look at the pix in the link to see what it looks like

hang-the-9 · Dec 14, 2015

You linked to the drive that you can get to replace it, but you are asking about what drive to get? Why not just buy the drive you already found?

Kaitlin Kaschak459 · Dec 15, 2015

hang-the-9 :

that drive is to expensive i need a cheap replacement

jsmithepa · Dec 15, 2015

Kaitlin Kaschak459 :

The bid is au$3.99 still, how much more expensive can this, made in 1998, drive can get?