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IBM now makes a 6X internal CDROM drive for the 760, so that one also might work in the 755cd. The hardware announcement it was mentioned in was 196188 and the part number is 85G1957. On Mon, 21 Oct 1996, Michael Redmond wrote: > At the Chicago Comdex I asked an IBM ThinkPad expert about this. He said > that "it should work" but that it is not an IBM supported product because > the 760 version sticks out about 1mm when put into the 755CD. I can't fathom > why they made it a very slightly different size, but that's what they did..?? > > I can't guarantee that the 4X will work, but that's the word I got when I > asked. If someone actually does get this to work, please post it. I might > still be interested. The cost is about the same as the Panasonic (about > $360), though, clearly the 760 CD is a lot more specialized. > > Thanks > Mike Redmond > ------------------- > At 07:27 PM 10/21/96 -0400, Fredmmill@aol.com wrote: > >Does anyone know if the 4x cd rom drive which ships with the 760 will work in > >a tp 755cd? > > > >thanks > > > > > > >