PC Engine CD drives for sale!!! SOLD!!!! ALL Gone for now

[Keith Courage]

The Last CD drive is on hold. So as of right now I have no more for sale. I am glad to have gotten these drives into fellow forum members hands.


I have about 5-6 white PC engine CD drives for sale. I bought a big lot and repaired them all. Most drives have had the infamous CD lens gear replaced and some have newer lenses. Prices range from $60-80 just depending on the condition. Shipping should only be about $8 in the US. PM me if interested. These will also work in a US Turbo Grafx. Also, 5 dollars off if you mail me a check or money order as payment instead of using paypal.

Unfortunately I don't have any docking stations for sale.

[LostFlunky]

I don't need one right now, but seeing your post put a big smile on my face.  Good to see these getting refurbed!

Do you have to cut some plastic on the port to make it fit on a US docking station?

[turbokon]

There exactly the same, it would just be cosmetically unappealing.

[VenomMacbeth]

PM'd you, good sir!

[Bardoly]

So, what would be needed to make this work with my regular TG-16?  Would I need any special power adapters or connector cords?

Also, would the CD drive output using red/white/yellow A/V cables?

I may be interested in getting you to region-mod my regular TG-16, and then just hook it up with one of these.  

Also, do you know if these drives would be able to play CDR's?

Thanks.

[Keith Courage]

Basically you would need a TG16 CD docking station, ac adapter, and cd system card. A cheaper JP system card can be used with a converter or a region mod. Also, I have some cheaper AC adapters available if anyone needs one.

Yes, they can read CDrs. Iv'e noticed that these type of drives generally read them better than DUOs typically do.

[tpivette]

Always been interested in the white CD drives for some reason. Maybe get one of these and do an all white TG16 + CD setup? Wonder how that would look...

If you still have a few by Friday I'll probably pick one up from you. Any photos of the condition of these units with the price differences?

[Keith Courage]

The prices have to do with the cosmetic condition of the drive and if it has a new lens. So if you want a nice white one with a new lens and gears it would be $80.

$70-75 Close to being perfectly white with new gearing and or new lens.

A yellowed drive would run around $60. Gearing has been replaced but lens has not.

I didn't replace the lens on drives that didn't need one. So would reflect in the price as well.


Here is a pic of a drive being used in a USTG system.

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[bartre]

that's... unappealing...
however, a PCE briefcase setup, that's a thing of beauty, get a nice Coregrafx/OG PCE and an IFU and you are good to go.
I think i'm gonna be breaking down and snagging one of these after playing with the idea for approximately forever.

[SuperPlay]

Defiantly interested.  Would you ship to the UK?

[Keith Courage]

yes, UK shipping is fine. The shipping would run somewhere in between $12-$20 US dollars depending on the exact location. It would be easiest if you could just send me $20 via paypal and then I would just refund the difference once I ship the drive. I've noticed that the price is usually less in person than it is on the postal service website.

[MotherGunner]

Better yet, white CD-Rom, Black Docking Station, plus a Grey PAL system (with US internals).  FrankenTurbob!

[Firebomber7]

Better yet, white CD-Rom, Black Docking Station, plus a Grey PAL system (with US internals).  FrankenTurbob!

Done!*

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Oh, and Bardoly ? Your newbness is incredible.


*Except the internals. It's a stock PAL TG. I'm sure the adapter and Arcade Card Pro make up for it, though. ;) The machine is owned by Thierry Henry over at Racketboy.

[MotherGunner]

Bomber, that looks fucking awesome!!

[VenomMacbeth]

Dibs on the $60 one!  Unless, of course, someone beat me to it. Heheh

[Keith Courage]

I have 2 that I can sell at that price. I hang onto one for ya.

[Trenton_net]

Q: How did you repair the CD-Lens gears? By changing it to a belt instead? Or just finding replacement parts?

[bartre]

i49.tinypic.com/34r7rxk.jpg

I think i want it.
I think it's hideous.
i'm not sure whether to declare my love, or to murder it with a shovel.

I'm so confused, will someone tell me how to feel about this thing ?

also, I'm pretty sure KC repaired these using his replacement gears that he offers here, but i'm not the one who repaired them, so i'll let KC answer definitively.

[hizaygizirlz]

That picture is awesome!

[Bernie]

Q: How did you repair the CD-Lens gears? By changing it to a belt instead? Or just finding replacement parts?

He has found replacement gears for his units.    I believe he has a thread here about it.

[Bardoly]

Oh, and Bardoly? Your newbness is incredible.

Oh, I completely agree.  I am still pretty much a noob when it comes to anything Turbo CD related.   

I literally knew NOTHING about TurboGrafx-16 CD games and PC Engine games until I started reading up on them when I discovered this forum back in spring of this year.  The only thing that I had experience at all with was the regular U.S.-released TurboGrafx-16 and its HuCard games (and only 20-30 of those).  But ever since I've gotten back into Turbo gaming and have discovered the CD and PC Engine games and have gotten a region-modded Duo, I have been lovin' it!  I'm like a sponge - soaking up all of this wonderful information!   

[bartre]

Oh, and Bardoly? Your newbness is incredible.

Oh, I completely agree.  I am still pretty much a noob when it comes to anything Turbo CD related.   

I literally knew NOTHING about TurboGrafx-16 CD games and PC Engine games until I started reading up on them when I discovered this forum back in spring of this year.  The only thing that I had experience at all with was the regular U.S.-released TurboGrafx-16 and its HuCard games (and only 20-30 of those).  But ever since I've gotten back into Turbo gaming and have discovered the CD and PC Engine games and have gotten a region-modded Duo, I have been lovin' it!  I'm like a sponge - soaking up all of this wonderful information!   

heh, it will take control of you.
YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED.



heh, this has gotten a little off topic.
anywho, i'm buying one of these nice PCE drives, who else ?

[MotherGunner]

On Ebay you can get brand new PAL systems for like 60 bucks plus shipping.  They have taken the copy of BL out but you get a brand new system.  I was definitely planning to do this as mentioned below but never got around to it.  I just may try it down the road.

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=8978.msg153810#msg153810

[turbokon]

I saw that was thinking about getting it but I wonder how easy to get this to work with NTSC.

[Keith Courage]

I used these replacement gears. https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=10224.0

[Keith Courage]

BUMP!!! I still have a few of these for sale.

[SuperPlay]

My drive arrived today and it works great :-)

Thanks again for your work and offering to ship it to the UK.

Nice to see an old drive revived!

[Keith Courage]

bumpadump!

[Duke.Togo]

Got my drive in today and it looks great. Hoping to snag an IFU-30 soon and give it a nice test drive

[tpivette]

Bumping this thread... wondering how many you have left... if any at all.

I have a TG16 and a docking station, but I'm torn between trying to find a black TG16 CD drive, or go with a white PCE one

[CPTRAVE]

Bumping this thread... wondering how many you have left... if any at all.

I have a TG16 and a docking station, but I'm torn between trying to find a black TG16 CD drive, or go with a white PCE one

Go with what ever is cheaper. No wait do the Black one..AAhhhhh

[roflmao]

I'd get a white one from Keith (if he still has any available) and keep any eye out for a black one.  They don't seem to pop up very often, but when one does you can grab it and probably sell the white one for what you paid for it.

[tpivette]

Theres a black one on ebay right now with no bids at $80 + $12 shipping. Non-working, though. Probably only needs a gear replacement which is an easy fix.

One popped up about 2 hours ago for $99 BIN that WAS working... it was gone in a matter of minutes. Even had a manufature date of August '89, which was cool to see after reading the thread/discussion about the CD drive's '89 or '90 release date.

Still on the fence about the color, though...

[roflmao]

Theres a black one on ebay right now with no bids at $80 + $12 shipping. Non-working, though. Probably only needs a gear replacement which is an easy fix.

One popped up about 2 hours ago for $99 BIN that WAS working... it was gone in a matter of minutes. Even had a manufature date of August '89, which was cool to see after reading the thread/discussion about the CD drive's '89 or '90 release date.

Still on the fence about the color, though...

I just bought a white one from Keith for $78 shipped and he had a cheaper one available (though it was somewhat yellowed).  It couldn't hurt to shoot him a PM and see what he has in stock.

[SePh1r0tH]

I just bought one as well. My cd drive is yellow as a school bus. Finally it will match the PC engine!