where could i find a cheap cd drive for my sony vaio note book?
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If your looking for really cheap eBay may be a great place. People sell their parts off when theirs no longer work.
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http://www.sony.co.th/vaio/World/philosophy2.html
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tigerdirect.com has DVD burners for under $50\nalso newegg.com
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many laptops come w/ a combo drive cd writer and dvdrom unless it is a top of the line model you usually had to pay extra for an internal dvd burner. either way you can check it in your device manager. go to control panel >System > Hardware tab then click on device manager. Then expand the dvd/cd rom and look at what type of drive you have. If you don't have a dvd burner there are several usb and firewire dvd burners available fairly cheaply.
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Here is a site that sells them.  They are 325MB in capacity and cost around $4 each:\n\nhttp://www.cardiscs.com/dvdbuscar.html
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try thi one i just put the link here so you can see what i am talking about you don't have to buy from these people though http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1221030&CatId=0
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check the paper or the local computer shop  for used ones
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The answer is really nothing if the hard drive fails completely.  Best solution is to call the manufacture and order the CD's it may cost you $30 but it is well worth it.  You can also clone the drive over to another drive but this would require some computer knowledge on what to do.
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Type used Cd's into either of the links here and don't forget to check a local flea market as well\nhttp://yp.yahoo.com/\nhttp://www.superpages.com/
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Use a hard drive or pen drive.
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I use LightScribe for my CD's:\nhttp://www.lightscribe.com/\nWith this device:\nhttp://www.meritline.com/light-scribe-external-usb-combo-drive-benq-1625.html
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try http://www.majorgeeks.com if its there it most likely where you'll find it
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Try doing a search for abandonware. Try www.goozex.com or ebay. If that fails, mom and pop stores. Last but not least Limewire and Aries.
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I like the Memorex mini Travel Drive 1GB which I got for $50 after a rebate.  It can run U3 applications and includes Thunderbird and McAfee anti-virus (I'm still not a fan of it but it came free with the drive), I have since installed Firefox and OpenOffice to the drive.  You can see more U3 applications here, http://software.u3.com/\n\nhttp://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7367609&type=product&productCategoryId=cat01049&id=1122653507363\n\nIt's not much of a deal when they aren't offering rebates on it.
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http://www.directron.com/formatdrive.html\nand read
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I don't know where you are but here in Houston I go to independent computer stores, ones that are owned by computer geeks.  I bought a 2 year old Dell refurbished by them for only 200.00.  They completely erase the hard drives before they sell them and then put the OS on them if you want it when you buy it.  So my suggestion would be an independent dealer.  You will never find one at a retailer, becuase they get paid by the software companies to promote their software.
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Anyone is gonna tell you this one, Ebay! duh! Or you can look into a computer store, sometimes they are cheaper than the actual name brand places. If your local wal-mart has something, try it. But, Ebay is probably your best bet for anything. And if you don't find it immediatly, then keep looking. If you start to need it quick, check into a computer store near you.\n    That should do it!