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    Asus g72 and Velociraptors

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Bakkasan, Aug 18, 2010.

  1. Bakkasan

    Bakkasan Notebook Consultant

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    There is a lot of room in the G72 HDD bays, anyone try mounting a Velociraptor in one?
     
    Bakkasan, Aug 18, 2010
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  2. Kaelang

    Kaelang Requires more Witcher.

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    I think they are extinct. But if you find one, let me know. I've always wanted to ride one.
     
    Kaelang, Aug 18, 2010
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  3. Bakkasan

    Bakkasan Notebook Consultant

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    You have no idea how fun they are.


    HARD DRIVE :p
     
    Bakkasan, Aug 18, 2010
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  4. Kaelang

    Kaelang Requires more Witcher.

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    If you get a 2.5" one, you should be able to fit it. Since there have been no replies other than mine, I'll assume no-one has done this.
     
    Kaelang, Aug 19, 2010
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  5. panzer06

    panzer06 His Imperial Majesty

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    Aren't they 15mm and generate a massive amount of heat?

    Cheers,
     
    panzer06, Aug 19, 2010
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  6. Chastity

    Chastity Company Representative

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    Velociraptors are kind of a joke for laptops. They consume more power, and heat, and are slower than a SSD, which is the opposite. (Faster, less power, heat)
     
    Chastity, Aug 19, 2010
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  7. panzer06

    panzer06 His Imperial Majesty

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    Yep. 15mm and high power. At 10K this would get very hot in a laptop.

    PC Connection - Detail

    Cheers,
     
    panzer06, Aug 19, 2010
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  8. Bakkasan

    Bakkasan Notebook Consultant

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    Did it for a lark, fits and works well. Only slightly warmer than my 7200rpm.
     
    Bakkasan, Aug 20, 2010
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    I wish I had a Velociraptor... I'd ride it to work and feed it some of my co-workers.
     
    dc84, Aug 20, 2010
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  10. panzer06

    panzer06 His Imperial Majesty

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    Really, which model and what were you running? In the server these have heat sinks surrounding the entire 2.5" drive.

    Cheers,
     
    panzer06, Aug 20, 2010
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    We tried it once. Removed the heatsink and installed on a clevo. Raised the overall temps in the entire machine gpu/cpu by 14 degrees.
     
    apachehavok, Aug 23, 2010
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  12. Bakkasan

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    It's a WD1500BLFS without the HS. The speed isn't worth it btw. :)
     
    Bakkasan, Aug 23, 2010
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