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!![]()
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The 160gb I just replaced is a Hitachi.
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Pretty sure all the HDD's are Hitachi, and the SSD are definitely by Samsung
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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)
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stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso
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.
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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!
anyone w/info on the others?
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I'm pretty sure my 160GB was a Samsung. I can verify tomorrow.
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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.
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Everest says its
Model ID: WDC WD2500BEKT-75A25T0
which i believe is WD Scorpio Black
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ST9500420AS
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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.
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and so the 500gb seems to ship (currently) as a seagate momentus...
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silicondrifter82 Notebook Enthusiast
what about the 320gb model?
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My HDD was a WD scorpio blue 160 GB
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The 320 that game with my M11x was a Seagate Momentus (ST9320413AS), which was replaced with a 500GB Momentus XT
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320 i got was a seagate momentus (7200.4 i think?)
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MassiveOverkill Notebook Consultant
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MassiveOverkill Notebook Consultant
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my 320 GB HDD is a Seagate; i replaced it with a 128 GB Kingston SSD.
M11x HDD/SSD Drive Manufacturers
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