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    M11x HDD/SSD Drive Manufacturers

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by vikingrinn, Jul 7, 2010.

  1. vikingrinn

    vikingrinn Notebook Evangelist

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    has anyone here had the opportunity to take a look at the physical hdd/sdd drives shipped with their M11x and verify the actual make/model?

    160GB SATAII 5,400RPM 160GB72 Dell Part#342-1321
    250GB SATAII 7,200RPM 250GB72 Dell Part#342-1322
    320GB SATAII 7,200RPM 320GB72 Dell Part#342-1324
    500GB SATAII 7,200RPM 500GB72 Dell Part#342-1325
    256GB Solid State Drive 256SSD Dell Part#342-1323

    your help greatly appreciated! :D
     
    vikingrinn, Jul 7, 2010
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  2. avservice

    avservice Notebook Consultant

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    The 160gb I just replaced is a Hitachi.
     
    avservice, Jul 7, 2010
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  3. tk112190

    tk112190 Notebook Consultant

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    Pretty sure all the HDD's are Hitachi, and the SSD are definitely by Samsung
     
    tk112190, Jul 7, 2010
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  4. kent1146

    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    I just received my Alienware M11x R2 today (fast-tracked). It comes with a 250GB 7200rpm drive, which was a Western Digital Scorpio.

    I pulled the drive immediately after I received it, so that I could clone it over to an SSD that I had (OCZ Agility 120GB)
    [​IMG]
     
    kent1146, Jul 7, 2010
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  5. stevenxowens792

    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, I can confirm that when I pulled my hd out to replace it with a SSD, I looked up the serial and it was a hitachi 5400rpm with fall protection.

    I can confirm this hitachi makes a great external drive with a SATA external enclosure.

    Best Wishes,

    StevenX
     
    stevenxowens792, Jul 7, 2010
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  6. vikingrinn

    vikingrinn Notebook Evangelist

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    so thus far the oem 160gb 5400rpm seems to be hitachi, oem 250gb 7200rpm seems to be western digital black, and oem 256gb ssd seems to be samsung... thanks! :D anyone w/info on the others? :p
     
    vikingrinn, Jul 7, 2010
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  7. slickie88

    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    I'm pretty sure my 160GB was a Samsung. I can verify tomorrow.

    EDIT: I was wrong. My stock 160GB was a Seagate.
     
    slickie88, Jul 7, 2010
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  8. IceZ23

    IceZ23 Notebook Guru

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    anyone got the 500gb? I am not a Hitachi fan...i'd had problems with their 3.5 drives in the past.
     
    IceZ23, Jul 7, 2010
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  9. PSYCHOTRON

    PSYCHOTRON Notebook Consultant

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    Everest says its
    Model ID: WDC WD2500BEKT-75A25T0
    which i believe is WD Scorpio Black
    250 GB, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM
     
    PSYCHOTRON, Jul 7, 2010
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  10. vikingrinn

    vikingrinn Notebook Evangelist

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    nice, that's two confirming a great drive at the 250gb level! :D

    ditto - 500gb manufacturer would definitely be nice to know as well! ;)
     
    vikingrinn, Jul 7, 2010
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  11. santa-u2

    santa-u2 Notebook Consultant

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    SG
    ST9500420AS
    500GB 7.2k
     
    santa-u2, Jul 7, 2010
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  12. erawneila

    erawneila Company Representative

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    We ship most of the major manufacturer's drives in the M11x and M11xR2. There isn't a way to determine what you are going to get ahead of time - just depends on stock. There are obviously fewer options for SSDs. All of the drives meet the same requirement specification though.
     
    erawneila, Jul 8, 2010
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  13. vikingrinn

    vikingrinn Notebook Evangelist

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    and so the 500gb seems to ship (currently) as a seagate momentus...

    thnx for the xtra erawneila! ;)
     
    vikingrinn, Jul 8, 2010
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  14. PSYCHOTRON

    PSYCHOTRON Notebook Consultant

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    Man i would have upgraded then for sure if i had known that.
     
    PSYCHOTRON, Jul 8, 2010
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  15. silicondrifter82

    silicondrifter82 Notebook Enthusiast

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    what about the 320gb model?
     
    silicondrifter82, Aug 27, 2010
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  16. Tedster59

    Tedster59 Notebook Consultant

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    My HDD was a WD scorpio blue 160 GB
     
    Tedster59, Aug 27, 2010
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  17. madchild

    madchild Notebook Geek

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    The 320 that game with my M11x was a Seagate Momentus (ST9320413AS), which was replaced with a 500GB Momentus XT

    The 320 now resides in an external enclosure connected to my home server.
     
    madchild, Aug 27, 2010
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  18. danyune

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    320 i got was a seagate momentus (7200.4 i think?)
     
    danyune, Aug 27, 2010
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    I bought the Seagate 500 Gig Momentus XT and 8 gigs of RAM for $290 shipped at Newegg. Dell wants $500 for the same upgrade. Had they specifically labled the Momentus XT as the 500 gig drive they were using and maybe brought the price within say 40 bucks, I would have gone with the upgrade. I can probably sell my single stick of 2 gigs of DDR3 to someone looking for a netbook upgrade.
     
    MassiveOverkill, Aug 27, 2010
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  20. CapnBoost

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    Hang on to it until the new set of atoms start selling. I just saw the 455 at fry's the other day. The last gen atoms (and many of this latest batch) don't support ddr3.
     
    CapnBoost, Aug 27, 2010
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    My co-worker just bought an Acer, and it has DDR3 (surprisingly), so I'm trying to get him to buy it.
     
    MassiveOverkill, Aug 27, 2010
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    my 320 GB HDD is a Seagate; i replaced it with a 128 GB Kingston SSD.
     
    1201NFTW, Aug 28, 2010
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