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    L502X and Seagate SSHD

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by DavidLS, Jun 27, 2014.

  1. DavidLS

    DavidLS Notebook Enthusiast

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    Quick question! Does the 1T Seagate SSHD (STBD1000400) fit into my L502x?
    I know the slot and that drive are both 9,5mm height, but I want to be 100% sure I'm not buying something I can't use.
    Feel free to give me reviews, critics or comments about that drive :p
     
    DavidLS, Jun 27, 2014
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    If they are both 9.5mm 2.5" drives, it should work.
     
    Commander Wolf, Jun 27, 2014
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  3. hanime

    hanime Notebook Evangelist

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    It appears the drive is 0.38in, which equals to approx. 9.6mm, so I am guessing it should fit in just fine. If money is not an issue, and you do not care much for the CD/DVD drive, you can opt-in buying a 2.5" SSD, a HDD caddy + HDD. Basically, the main operating system will reside on the SSD, and extra storage will be on the HDD. Nowadays, you can get a 2TB for less than a hundred dollars. Check out my thread, http://forum.notebookreview.com/del...y-dell-xps-l521x-all-internal-56k-beware.html.
     
    hanime, Jun 27, 2014
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