Slot load DVD burner options for standard desktop case

Slot load DVD burner options for standard desktop case I need a new DVD burner (internal) for my father-in-law's computer. He's apparently broken the current one - he forgot to push the tray back in after doing something and hit it with his chair.
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"I just finished spec'ing out a computer build that nearly required a slim optical drive. Frankly, I'm not a fan of slot loaders at all, so there's not one I can particularly recommend.

But mounting a slim drive in a full-height 5.25"" bay should be doable. Not pretty, but doable. I don't know of a mounting bracket offhand, which is what you'd really want, but I expect you'll be able to juryrig something if you can't find an existing product.

You'll need a slim SATA 7P-to-std adapter cable (like this one -- this is an example, not a product recommendation) to hook up the final product. The optical drive itself won't come with one (unless you're buying a retail version instead of an OEM drive).

Update:
Thanks to Molly's answer, I found the Digistor company that provides bezel kits (including single-slimline and dual-slimline mounts) and a 5.25"" SATA slot-loading drive (available in DVD-RW and Blu-Ray varieties):"