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    2.5" 1tb internal hdd

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by zekiezniper, Oct 31, 2010.

  1. zekiezniper

    zekiezniper Notebook Enthusiast

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    WD has already release a 1tb 2.5 hdd internal drive. i want to know if its compatible with the m11x planing to replace my 500gb.
     
  2. roxxor

    roxxor Notebook Evangelist

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    Read title, thought :eek: ... then my excitement abaited when I opened the thread... nearly had a heart attack there, lol.

    Anyway, to answer your question, yes it'll work.
     
  3. Bobtheflea

    Bobtheflea Notebook Consultant

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    OMG i thought there was a 2.5tb hard drive >.>
     
  4. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    I got mislead too but yes it will work.

    Fixed title
     
  5. jeremyshaw

    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    ONLY if it's 9.5mm.... There are a few 12.7mm out there, and I don't think those fit!
     
  6. Porter

    Porter Notebook Virtuoso

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    I believe you mean 12.5 mm, and you are correct they will not fit.
     
  7. jeremyshaw

    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    Oops :eek: thank you! :p
     
  8. rdalcroft

    rdalcroft Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys, do your reserch first, there are no 9.5mm 1tb hard drives available at the moment.

    And to Flipfire< Thanks alot after your post i just waisted £80 ordering on on your stupid advice. Think before you reply to questions like this.
     
  9. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Yes i apologize, it only mentioned 2.5" when i had a look at amazon.com. I didnt realize they changed the size on Scorpio Blues.

    I hope you are able to exchange it for the 750gb 9.5mm model.
     
  10. sagman76

    sagman76 Notebook Consultant

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    And to Flipfire< Thanks alot after your post i just waisted £80 ordering on on your stupid advice. Think before you reply to questions like this.

    Bit harsh!
     
  11. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    Maybe you should of read the specs on the hdd insted of ordering on one person saying yes. Your own fault here, dont try to pass it off on someone else.
     
  12. ebondefender

    ebondefender Notebook Evangelist

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    LOL in the future, we will have 2.5 petabytes on a SSD the size of a woman's pinky nail.
     
  13. slickie88

    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    No doubt...
     
  14. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    If your complaining about somone else doing research before posting, does your research consist soley of reading posts? You might want to read product specifications before purchasing. Than maybe take responsibility for your purchases since no one forced you to do it. Hope you can return it or sell it.
     
  15. deeznutz206

    deeznutz206 Notebook Consultant

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    Lulz. Read before you buy maybe?
     
  16. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    I do apologize but I was misinformed. If i had known it was a 12.5mm drive i would have checked if it fits in the m11x first but as it turns out it doesnt.
     
  17. jeremyshaw

    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    Well, two of us already stated, rather early on, it had to be a 9.5mm thick HDD. The other common variant was 12.5, which we also mentioned to avoid.

    Either way, that's all old sentiment now - try to cancel/return it before it ships out!!
     
  18. rdalcroft

    rdalcroft Notebook Guru

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    Flipfire i do apologize for my post regarding the hard drive size, yes i should have done more research my self, just i knew that there was not any 9.5mm 1tb drives at the time, so when you said it would fit i took it as gospel. I was very harsh, for this i am sorry, heat of the moment!. haven't been back on NBR till now hence the late reply.

    Sorry again!!
     
  19. nox_uk

    nox_uk Notebook Consultant

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    gutting there are now two sizes on the market, I personally blame the drive manfaucturers for not making it blatently obvious whats happening :(

    Nox