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Hey everyone. Ive found some Xbox 360 HD DVD drives on ebay. but im worried about getting the older 0811 or whatever diode.
what can these be driven to?
i just hope im not gonna be spending a bunch on a lower power diode :/
 





hmm. well that isnt very much :/
this is a question to those who have bought one of these before and found a phr-803t:
did the drive come with king kong?
 
Theres no way to really know which one you'll get. And the DT0811 isn't the older one, it's the newer one. And it is, by no means, a 'weak' diode. The thing will probably do around 100mW, which is pretty good.
 
oh? i could have sworn i heard the DT0811 was the older one. Must have misread it.
And im interested in making a burner, will 100mW burn?
 
well to answer your first question. im pretty sure they do :P
and alright then. i may not even need to worry though. apparently people dont understand how to bid on ebay.
i started with 11 drives watched. only bidded on two in the last moments and got outbid by like 50 cents :/
now people keep bidding it from like 2 bucks to 20 with several hours left.
argh...
im never gonna get my diode :/
 
ok i'll rephrase i have a 100mw bluray it burns great i have a 70ish mw one it also burns stuff i made light green wall paint and my black frige paint smoke :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
oh these were the 803-t type diodes if that helps ;D
 
hah. alright.
like i said. ebay seems to be failing me. so i am still unsure as to how in the world im gonna get any 405nm diode :/
 
Omega said:
hah. alright.
like i said. ebay seems to be failing me. so i am still unsure as to how in the world im gonna get any 405nm diode :/
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Did you try the buy/sell/trade section in this forum?

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Omega said:
apparently people dont understand how to bid on ebay.
i started with 11 drives watched. only bidded on two in the last moments and got outbid by like 50 cents :/
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Maybe it is you who doesn't understand how bidding on eBay actually works my young padawan

Peace,
dave
 
Omega said:
apparently people dont understand how to bid on ebay.
i started with 11 drives watched. only bidded on two in the last moments and got outbid by like 50 cents :/
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Works for me -- I keep winning bids by 50 cents in the last 10 seconds. I don't bid on computer parts, mostly books. I don't actually bid 50 cents more -- usually a couple dollars -- but ebay only goes up to the next highest 50 cents or dollar.


Mule
 
daguin: ive been checking there quite often. the only source currently is dadeal whos selling em for 27 bucks. a bit over my budget :/
there was the whole broken sleds thing with ndrew, but unfortunately people with larger orders snatched them out from under me :(

hah. well i am new to it. but why in the world would you want to boost the price up by so much so early? i mean unless your in cohoots with the seller and trying to get them more money.

muledeer: hmm, well apparently the elecronics bidders are quicker. ive never heard of people purchasing books on ebay :o
 
Omega said:
daguin: ive been checking there quite often. the only source currently is dadeal whos selling em for 27 bucks. a bit over my budget :/
there was the whole broken sleds thing with ndrew, but unfortunately people with larger orders snatched them out from under me :(

hah. well i am new to it. but why in the world would you want to boost the price up by so much so early? i mean unless your in cohoots with the seller and trying to get them more money.

muledeer: hmm, well apparently the elecronics bidders are quicker. ive never heard of people purchasing books on ebay :o
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Well then you're going to have to be both patient and persistent. I usually stop watching one after it gets above $16 WITH shipping included. I still get them every once in a while, but not very often. It was easier when this was a fairly untapped market AND there were still quite a few "broken" ones in inventories. Most of the non-functional caches are gone now. People are paying way too much for a dead format!

$27 isn't much. Be a bit more patient and save up for a couple of weeks. If you do it right, you will have the laser for a long, long time.

Peace,
dave
 
oh wow? 16 with? i was looking at em for 16 sans the 10-12 shipping, hah.
yeah, i suppose 27 isnt too bad. i just wish i could have got the broken ones for ten less :/
and i sure hope i do it right, hah.
 
Omega said:
oh wow? 16 with? i was looking at em for 16 sans the 10-12 shipping, hah.
yeah, i suppose 27 isnt too bad. i just wish i could have got the broken ones for ten less :/
and i sure hope i do it right, hah.
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Yes. You are taking a chance of getting some (and getting some) 0811 sleds. You have to factor in the "temporarily wasted" money you will be spending on them. If I spent $27 on an 0811 sled KNOWING that I could have had an 803T sled from DDL for the same price, I would be disappointed. So, if I only spent $16 for them and then get a few 0811 sleds in the process, I am still ahead :)

Peace,
dave
 
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