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    10,000RPM drive for M17x?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by darkdomino, Aug 1, 2012.

  1. darkdomino

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    I think it's too thick. I know most 2.5in laptop HDD's are 9.5mm thick and this one is 15mm
     
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    faiz23 Macbook FTW

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    Why not an SSD instead of the mechanical drive. Have you checked speed test of both and compared specs. I would pick up a Samsung 830 256gb for less than $200 and call it a day or even setup a pair in raid for your m17x.
     
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    SAS is not compatible. These are for servers.

    Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2
     
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    As it's been stated, SAS drives are not compatible. WD Raptor drives are 2.5" but at like 12.5 or 15mm thick and won't fit inside, and I wouldn't recommend using such a high RPM drive as they generate alot of heat and noise.
     
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    The only 10k SATA drives I know of are the Western Digital VelociRaptor series. They are technically 2.5" drives, but I think they are thicker than 9mm. Plus, they come mounted on a giant heatsink for a reason. They draw a lot of power, and put off a lot of heat. In fact, I don't think the laptop power would be sufficient. As mentioned above, just get an SSD. Velociraptors were great drives in their day (I've owned a couple), but with how cheap SSDs have become, there really isn't much of a point anymore.
     
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    Oh wow, I'm glad I didn't pull the trigger on that. What SSD's are you guys using lately? I only wanna spend about 150 (if that's even possible)
     
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    My personal recommendations are the Crucial M4, Samsung 830, and Intel 520. They are all good performers and are the 3 most reliable brands.

    The 128GB Crucial M4 and Samsung 830 are available for $99 on newegg right now. Larger than that will probably be over your budget.
     
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