it turns out the same dvd drives are in the following
Compatible Laptop Models:
Inspiron 3700, 3800, 4000, 4100, 4150, 8000, 8100, 8200
Latitude CP CPi CPi-A, CPi-D, Cpx, Cpt, Cpi-R, C600, C610, C640, C800, C810, C510, C840, C400, M40 and M50
Compatible desktop models:
Optiplex SX260 and SX270
anyone?
could a mod please cange the thread title to Dell slimline DVD?
thanks, JuvUK