Slimline CD/DVD Drives
Our slimline optical drives are suitable for all our Mini-ITX cases that require slimline drives. Drives come without a slimline IDE or SATA adapter or Mini SATA cable. Some Mini-ITX cases include a slimline IDE adapter (check the case description).
Tip: Most of the time you will need our Mini SATA Cable combined with a SATA Slimline Optical Drive, as most Mini-ITX motherboards now have SATA connectors.
Please note: These are *not* necessariy direct replacements for your laptop or Macintosh hard drive - connections and dimensions can be slightly different. If you intend to purchase for something other than our products - send us an email with a photo of your drive first!
Slimline Optical Adapters and Cables
ATA Slimline Optical Drives - can be used with IDE or SATA
SATA Slimline Optical Drives - can only be used as SATA
External USB Slimline Optical Drives
Slimline Optical Adapters and Cables
Slimline Optical to IDE Adapter & Audio Cable
 | | Slimline CD to Desktop IDE Adapter & Audio Cable |
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The Slimline CD to Desktop IDE Adapter is an adapter used for converting a standard ATA laptop CD-ROM or DVD drive with a standard 50-pin connector to a desktop enhanced IDE 40-pin connector. Power is supplied through a 3.5in 4 pin mini connector (i.e. floppy connector).
Audio cable included.
Suitable for use with Panasonic CW-8124, UJ-845, Sony Optiarc 7590A, 7593A, 7630A and many more ATA Slimline Optical drives. Not suitable for SATA Slimline Optical drives.
Check the case description - some cases come with these as standard (e.g. most Morex, Chenbro etc.)
For connecting motherboards with IDE connectors to an ATA Slimline Optical Drive.
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Slimline Optical to SATA Adapter
 | | Slimline Optical to SATA Adapter |
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The Slimline Optical to SATA Adapter is an adapter used for converting a standard ATA laptop CD-ROM or DVD drive with a standard 50-pin connector to SATA connector. Power is supplied through a 3.5in 4 pin mini connector (i.e. floppy connector).
Suitable for use with Panasonic CW-8124, UJ-845, Sony Optiarc 7590A, 7593A, 7630A and many more ATA Optical drives. Not suitable for SATA Slimline Optical drives.
For connecting motherboards with SATA to an ATA Slimline Optical Drive.
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Mini SATA Cable for SATA Slimline Optical Drives
 | | Mini SATA Cable for SATA Slimline Optical Drives |
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This cable allows you to connect a Slimline SATA Optical Drive to your Mini-ITX motherboard. The single end consists of a standard SATA data connector and a Mini SATA power connector (smaller than a standard SATA power connector). The other end consists of a standard SATA data connector and a 4 pin Molex HDD power connector.
For connecting motherboards with SATA to Slimline SATA Optical Drives (eg. Sony Optiarc AD7590S or AD7670S).
Cable length: 150mm.
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ATA Slimline Optical Drives
ATA Slimline Optical Drives require a small adapter board to function, which give them either an IDE or SATA connection. Some Mini-ITX cases provide an IDE adapter board as standard.
Sony Optiarc Trayload Slimline DVD±RW Drive
 | | Sony Optiarc Trayload Slimline DVD±RW Drive |
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This tray loading Sony AD7590A Slimline Dual Layer DVD±RW drive delivers 24X CD-R and 24X CD-RW writing speeds, with up to 8X Read and Write Speeds for DVD media. Dimensions: 128mm x 13mm x 129mm.
This drive requires a slimline optical adapter to convert it to IDE, SATA or 44pin IDE. Some cases have an IDE adapter included - check their specifications first. Check your motherboard interfaces (e.g. the Intel DG45FC has SATA but no IDE).
To use this drive with an IDE cable, pair it with our Slimline CD/DVD to Desktop IDE Adapter; to use with a SATA cable, pair it with our Slimline Optical to SATA Adapter; to use with a 44pin IDE interface and cable, pair it with our Slimline Optical to 2.5in IDE Adapter.
Specifications: Read Speed: 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD); Write Speed: 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 6x (DVD±R DL); CD / DVD Rewrite Speed: 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM)
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SATA Slimline Optical Drives
SATA Slimline Optical Drives require a Mini SATA cable to function.
Sony Optiarc SATA Trayload Slimline DVD±RW Drive
 | | Sony Optiarc SATA Trayload Slimline DVD±RW Drive |
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This tray loading Sony AD7703S Slimline Dual Layer DVD±RW drive delivers 24X CD-R and 24X CD-RW writing speeds, with up to 8X Read and Write Speeds for DVD media. Dimensions: 128mm x 13mm x 129mm.
This drive requires our Mini SATA Cable for SATA Slimline Optical Drives to connect to a SATA port on your motherboard.
Specifications: Max Read Speed: 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD); Max Write Speed: DVD-R: 8x / DVD+R: 8x / DVD-RW: 6x / DVD+RW: 8x / DVD-R DL: 6x / DVD+R9: 6x / DVD-RAM: 5x / CD-R: 24x / CD-RW: 24x
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Sony Optiarc SATA Slotload Slimline DVD±RW Drive
 | | Sony Optiarc SATA Slotload Slimline DVD±RW Drive |
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This tray loading Sony AD7670S Slimline Dual Layer DVD±RW drive delivers 24X CD-R and 24X CD-RW writing speeds, with up to 8X Read and Write Speeds for DVD media. Dimensions: 128mm x 13mm x 129mm.
This drive requires our Mini SATA Cable for SATA Slimline Optical Drives to connect to a SATA port on your motherboard.
Specifications: Read Speed: 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD); Write Speed: 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 6x (DVD±R DL, DVD+R9); CD / DVD Rewrite Speed: 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM)
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Sony Optiarc SATA Trayload Slimline BluRay / DVD Combo Drive
 | | Sony Optiarc SATA Slotload Slimline BD Drive |
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If out of stock, we will order this item for you.
The storage giant BD5730S achieves 6x when writing to BD media. It also achieves 6x speed when reading 25 GB BD-R and BD-RE media as well as 50 GB dual-layer R and RE Blu-ray media. When storing data on DVD-Rs/DVD+Rs, it reaches 8x speed and handles DVD-RAMs (max. 5x DVD speed) and DVD-RWs/DVD+RWs (max. 4x) dynamically. Dimensions: 128mm x 12.7mm x 126mm.
This drive requires our Mini SATA Cable for SATA Slimline Optical Drives to connect to a SATA port on your motherboard.
Specifications: Read Speed: 6x BD / 8x DVD / 24x CD; Write Speed: 6x BD / 8x DVD / 24x CD; Rewrite Speed: 2x BD / 8x DVD / 16x CD; 5x DVD-RAM Write Speed. 4.50 MB Buffer.
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Sony Optiarc SATA Slotload Slimline BluRay Reader / DVD-Writer
 | | Sony Optiarc SATA Slotload Slimline BD Drive |
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Sony NEC Optiarc BC-5600S delivers exceptional quality and performance with leading technology and expertise of Sony and NEC. Play Blu-Ray media and read and write to most DVD and CD formats. Multi-talents in the most compact form. Now available with Slot-Loading mechanism. The BC-5600S is ideal as a combined application that reads your 25Gb BD-R and BD-RE media as well as your 50GB dual layer R and RE Blu-Ray media. It also reads and writes to your DVDs and CDs. Dimensions: 128mm x 12.7mm x 129mm.
This drive requires our Mini SATA Cable for SATA Slimline Optical Drives to connect to a SATA port on your motherboard.
Specifications: Read Speed: 2x BD/8x DVD/24x CD; Write Speed: 8x DVD/16x CD; Rewrite Speed: 4x DVD/10x CD.
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External Slimline Optical Drives
Sony Optiarc Slimline External DRX-S70U-W 8x DVD±RW Multi Drive
 | | Sony Optiarc Slimline External DRX-S70U-W 8x DVD±RW Multi Drive |
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This portable slimline tray loading USB 2.0 Multi Drive is perfect for installing Mini-ITX systems without a CDROM slot, or for installing multiple machines. Nero 8 software included. Brushed design aluminum casing.
Specifications: Maximum Write/Rewrite/Read speeds: 8x DVD/24x CD. Media Support: Double-layer - DVD±R/±RW. Dimensions: 1.9cm Height x 13.55cm Width x 15.4cm Depth.
Package Contents: Slimline DRX-S70U-W 8x DVD±RW Multi Drive; AC Adapter; Power Cable; Hi-Speed USB Cable; Nero 8 Express DVD/CD mastering software; User Manual & Quick Start Guide.
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