Not sure if this has been discussed before, but i couldn't find much info on available drives for the ODD slot.
i found this one on ebay, it's a panasonic uj167. it's a bit loud, but it works fine. Hey! it's only like $30
and here's a slim sata to sata adapter that i used:
i found this one on ebay, it's a panasonic uj167. it's a bit loud, but it works fine. Hey! it's only like $30
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and here's a slim sata to sata adapter that i used: