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    HDD capacity for G73

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by darkwonders, Jul 2, 2011.

  1. darkwonders

    darkwonders Notebook Guru

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    Ok, I know the HDD capacity for this laptop is 1 TB.

    Now, does that go off of the retail HDD size or the actual HDD size?

    And what happens if you go over the 1 TB limit?
     
    darkwonders, Jul 2, 2011
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    RainMotorsports Formerly ClutchX2

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    Where are you getting over 1TB 2.5" hard drives from?
     
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    Oh... I thought the 1 TB cap meant total storage space, not how much each caddy can hold. My bad XD

    So my g73 can have up to 2 TB of storage right? one for each slot.
     
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    Shouldnt be a problem i cant speak for raid0 bootability but 2tb+ problems aside 2 single 1tb drives should be fine.
     
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    Good info as far as the thread goes 9.5mm 1tb drives exist now so its better than it used to be. Asus really took some features out of its lineup...
     
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    Thanks guys. I don't think I'll ever use 2TB. I was just concerned cause I thought the 1TB cap was for the combined HDD space. Glad to know it's per unit, so I can go above 1TB total.
     
    darkwonders, Jul 2, 2011
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