where do I buy the cd/dvd disk drive for my Dell inspiron 15 3531?

[Chilly333]

I didn't pay attention and bought this laptop, it said clear as day that it did not come with a disk drive. Thinking that no one would sell a new laptop without a cd/dvd rom is unthinkable. Yes I was wrong. Now where can I buy the disk drive now? I did get the part that said the maker was "Dell" which normally builds a laptop specifically for the consumer.

 

[1shado1]

Are you looking for an internal or external optical drive?

 

[jaguarskx]

Contact Dell to see if they sell the internal DVD drive for that laptop.

Edit:

Actually it seems that laptop does not have an interface to connect an internal DVD drive as mentioned in the following review. Therefore, if you want to use a DVD drive, then you need to purchase an external DVD drive.

http/www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-Inspiron-15-3531-Notebook-Review.130312.0.html

 

[ShrikanthAtDell]

I didn't pay attention and bought this laptop, it said clear as day that it did not come with a disk drive. Thinking that no one would sell a new laptop without a cd/dvd rom is unthinkable. Yes I was wrong. Now where can I buy the disk drive now? I did get the part that said the maker was "Dell" which normally builds a laptop specifically for the consumer.

Hello Chilly333

My name is Shrikanth and I work for the Social Media and Community Team at Dell. If you are residing in USA or Canda you can request for Back up media from this link http/dell.to/1fgYQEp


Thanks and regards
Shrikanth G
Social Media and Community Professional
Order Status : http/dell.to/1mpzOt7
Download Drivers : http/dell.to/1pkzznO

 

[1shado1]

I didn't pay attention and bought this laptop, it said clear as day that it did not come with a disk drive. Thinking that no one would sell a new laptop without a cd/dvd rom is unthinkable. Yes I was wrong. Now where can I buy the disk drive now? I did get the part that said the maker was "Dell" which normally builds a laptop specifically for the consumer.

Hello Chilly333

My name is Shrikanth and I work for the Social Media and Community Team at Dell. If you are residing in USA or Canda you can request for Back up media from this link http/dell.to/1fgYQEp


Thanks and regards
Shrikanth G
Social Media and Community Professional
Order Status : http/dell.to/1mpzOt7
Download Drivers : http/dell.to/1pkzznO

How did we go from looking for an optical drive for a laptop that lacks one, to back-up media?

 

[ShrikanthAtDell]

I didn't pay attention and bought this laptop, it said clear as day that it did not come with a disk drive. Thinking that no one would sell a new laptop without a cd/dvd rom is unthinkable. Yes I was wrong. Now where can I buy the disk drive now? I did get the part that said the maker was "Dell" which normally builds a laptop specifically for the consumer.

Hello Chilly333

My name is Shrikanth and I work for the Social Media and Community Team at Dell. If you are residing in USA or Canda you can request for Back up media from this link http/dell.to/1fgYQEp


Thanks and regards
Shrikanth G
Social Media and Community Professional
Order Status : http/dell.to/1mpzOt7
Download Drivers : http/dell.to/1pkzznO

How did we go from looking for an optical drive for a laptop that lacks one, to back-up media?

Hi Chilly333,

You can use Flash drive to create back up. You can use this link to create back up media http/dell.to/OUppK5
Please private message your service tag we can look into it.


Thanks and regards
Shrikanth G
Social Media and Community Professional
Order Status : http/dell.to/1mpzOt7
Download Drivers : http/dell.to/1pkzznO

 

[1shado1]

I didn't pay attention and bought this laptop, it said clear as day that it did not come with a disk drive. Thinking that no one would sell a new laptop without a cd/dvd rom is unthinkable. Yes I was wrong. Now where can I buy the disk drive now? I did get the part that said the maker was "Dell" which normally builds a laptop specifically for the consumer.

Hello Chilly333

My name is Shrikanth and I work for the Social Media and Community Team at Dell. If you are residing in USA or Canda you can request for Back up media from this link http/dell.to/1fgYQEp


Thanks and regards
Shrikanth G
Social Media and Community Professional
Order Status : http/dell.to/1mpzOt7
Download Drivers : http/dell.to/1pkzznO

How did we go from looking for an optical drive for a laptop that lacks one, to back-up media?

Hi Chilly333,

You can use Flash drive to create back up. You can use this link to create back up media http/dell.to/OUppK5
Please private message your service tag we can look into it.


Thanks and regards
Shrikanth G
Social Media and Community Professional
Order Status : http/dell.to/1mpzOt7
Download Drivers : http/dell.to/1pkzznO

Wow. Talk about lost in space...

 

[Saga Lout]

Dell seems to have missed the point here but external USB optical drives are pretty cheap these days.

 

[g-unit1111]

Dell seems to have missed the point here but external USB optical drives are pretty cheap these days.

Yeah like this is the one I have and it was only $60: http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=27-136-274

There's cheaper, sure, but this is one of the only slot-loading drives out there.

 

[Saga Lout]

£20 British buys a decent conventional drawer type here. The first laptop I came across without a built-in drive was a Toshiba when a customer phoned me in a state of shock at buying a machine without an optical drive.

It would have been nice if the Dell rep had posted their reasons for dropping optical drives. Is it because MS now encourage flash drive repairs on Windows 8+ and if so, why do they think that's the only purpose for a DVD to be required?

 

[dandrum]

Amazon has one for about $50.