Thin Line burner compatability question, please

[KittenDeb]

I'm a newbie to MTU.com and am interested in the SlimLine burner for laptops. I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 and don't know the actual dimensions of my current burner, nor have I ever tried to replace the burner in my laptop. I'd like to find out if the SlimLine will work, please.

Also, I'm an avid CDRWin and Plextor fan (I currently have the PX-760A and PX-716UF burners), so I am disappointed that the SlimLine will only work with MTU software, but am considering purchasing the software just because of the laptop SlimLine drive. Will the MTU software do all "normal" cd and dvd burning functions, please? Thank you.