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    What drives did you get in your 2020 Alienware laptop?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Calipha, Aug 1, 2020.

  1. Calipha

    Calipha Notebook Guru

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    I ordered an Area 51M R2 on the 13th w/ the 2TB Raid 0 configuration, and I was wondering what exact drives people have gotten with this specific order, be it in the 2020 variants of the M15, M17 or Area 51M.

    I haven't seen anyone with this configurations however with other storage configurations I've seen people state they get Toshiba XG6(s), Micron 2200(s), WD SN730(s), Samsung PM981a(s), etc.
     
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    I got 4x 1TB WD SN730(s)

    400-BJHO (Part Number for the entire collection)

    2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID 0 [Boot] + 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) Non-Raid [Storage]
     
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    @Calipha
    Another use on Reddit got the Samsung PM981 NVMe SSD so it's basically random, there is not 100% answer as to which drive you will get.
     
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    Papusan Jokebook's Sucks! Dont waste your $$$ on Filthy

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    Have always been like this. Dell buy hardware in bulk at best price.
     
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    Calipha Notebook Guru

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    So far everyone who's gotten 2TB drives has gotten PM981a, whether it's a single drive, or 4TB Raid-0.
     
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    First of all, I would like to say hello to everyone. In my opinion, here is the best forum on the entire internet to learn and have answers to questions about how to do it. Many members with great knowledge and deep experience.
    My Area 51m R2 will arrive soon. I bought it with i9 10900K, RTX 2080 super, 32GB RAM XPM 3200 MHz and 1 SSD NVMe M.2 512GB (for operating system and software).
    Reading the user manual, I was unsure about the possible storage configurations.
    I plan to install an M.2 Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (for games), an M.2 Samsung 970 Evo 512GB (for work stuff) and a 2.5" 2TB HDD (for general and media files).
    The user manual says that the maximum capacity for the 2.5" HDD is up to 1TB only, is that so?
    Is it possible to install on this laptop 3xM.2 and also 1 more 2.5 "HDD?
    Could you please guide me with this issue?
     
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