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    will a 12.5mm HDD fit in the Asus UL20A?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by ihaveebola, Jan 6, 2011.

  1. ihaveebola

    ihaveebola Newbie

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    This is a duplicate of a post I made in the UL20A owners' lounge thread but I figured some other Asus owners with similar models might be able to add some insight so hopefully I'm casting a wider net here.

    Does anyone know if a 12.5mm hdd will fit in the Asus UL20A? I opened it up and tried to gauge but all I could tell was that it would definitely be a tight fit that could go either way.

    Looking at dropping in the 1TB Hitachi that's on sale for $72 today

    Thanks
     
    ihaveebola, Jan 6, 2011
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  2. DCx

    DCx Banned!

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    I don't know for sure, but I doubt it. I had one of their EEE models that is shaped the same (almost exactly!) and it was a really tight squeeze.

    Having said that, the tight squeeze was due to the hard drive caddy, not the laptop case itself - so if you had some other way to secure it, it might.
     
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  3. stamar

    stamar Notebook Prophet

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    Ive never seen a asus owner that had a 12.5 mm hdd installed in any laptop.
     
    stamar, Jan 6, 2011
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    Abula Puro Chapin

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    The G51 can fit a 12.5 in one of the bays, but its very deep, i doubt a small thin laptop would have for it though.
     
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    I'm quite sure my old EEE 1000HA could fit one, but the 1005/seashell revision couldn't. I know the n10j can't. And yes, the g51VX could, but not the J, or JX.

    You might want to ask in the owners forum.
     
    DCx, Jan 6, 2011
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  6. stamar

    stamar Notebook Prophet

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    my g72 cant in either bay

    however, in the main bay with the cpu, the backing could be cut out and it could fit one. it was meant for a 9.5 mm drive though.
     
    stamar, Jan 7, 2011
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    ickibar123 Notebook Consultant

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    The G50VT has a 12.5mm bay, too
     
    ickibar123, Jan 7, 2011
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