Travelmate 2301LMi: Compatible optical drive

[Guest]

I bought a used Acer Travelmate 2301LMi with no optical drive. I want to buy one from ebay but the user's manual has about 6 models of optical drives and I don't know which one (or all of them) is compatible with my laptop. The user's manual is not only for travelmate 2300 series but also for travelmate 4000 and 4500 series. Are the drivers listed in the manual compatible for all three series or some are compatible for each one?

 

[buwish]

Do you know if there is a slot for it on the laptop? Have you considered a USB based optical drive?

 

[Guest]

Do you know if there is a slot for it on the laptop? Have you considered a USB based optical drive?

Yes there is a slot but it is empty. I do not want an external optical drive for practical and cosmetic reasons.

 

[buwish]

Have a look here to see if you can find a drive for it:

http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/

 

[Guest]

Have a look here to see if you can find a drive for it:

http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/

Thank you for the link but there is no option for my model...you can see the manual instead which is here:

ftp://ftp.work.acer-euro.com/notebook/travelmate_2300/manuals/tm2300_4000_4500-en.pdf

 

[buwish]

Perhaps getting in touch with Acer would be the best way to go about finding a compatible model.