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What brand DVD-ROM drives have a black tray?

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GnatGoSplat

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My Gateway Connected DVD Player has a bad drive. It can take any DVD-ROM drive.
Just because I'm kind of particular, I was wondering which read-only DVD-ROM drives have a black tray? I know some brands like Liteon have black faceplates and off-white trays, but I'd like to get one with a black tray to match the OEM DVD-ROM drive.

Thanks.
 
Benq 1620 comes in black and white. It's a SWEET drive. It burns dual layer too, and it's only about $70 shipped.

EDIT: Sorry, I didn't see the read only part. I still highly recomend this drive though.
 
If your looking at a burner by any chance can't gt wrong with the Nec 3520, there should be plenty of black Lite-On drives on newegg though u could get for around 20 bucks.
 
the black tray is not for color co-ordination:

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The last thing we wanted to note, before we get to the installation and setup, is the black CD tray. According to Plextor the use of a black tray aids in burning quality. Supposedly the black plastic absorbs reflected laser light better then white trays, thus increasing reliability and reducing the chance of possible errors caused by "jitter."

http://www.hothardware.com/pri...ticle.cfm?articleid=22
 
I've read reviews before that mirrored the Plextor comments.
Once you go black, you never go back! :laugh:
 
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