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AZJonnie

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1. Why so expensive? I would think used older DVD drives would be dirt cheap

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Tue Oct 7, 2025, 01:21 PM

Oct 2025

I know there's some older Plextor drives (before Plextor was bought out) from the 2000's that are a step above in quality and features, but $200 sounds like a fortune even for one of those. Did you need IDE or something?

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I purchased a used dvd drive from Canada for an older computer. [View all] spanone Oct 2025 OP

Why so expensive? I would think used older DVD drives would be dirt cheap AZJonnie Oct 2025 #1

It's a component of a RadarII recording system. spanone Oct 2025 #2

It's called 'revenue' and we are supposed to be appreciative of it. Norrrm Oct 2025 #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2025 #4

Isn't that called canetoad Oct 2025 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2025 #7

You tell me, then canetoad Oct 2025 #9

Looks like someone wasn't happy...guess I missed it. spanone Oct 2025 #10

It was either a return troll (LG?) canetoad Oct 2025 #12

Thanks spanone Oct 2025 #13

LOL do you work for a cloud service? leftstreet Oct 2025 #6

Yea, that ForgedCrank Oct 2025 #8

This is one company that made this particular machine and this particular drive. spanone Oct 2025 #11