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    Inspiron 1545 and seagate constellation

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by smoker21, Mar 8, 2010.

  1. smoker21

    smoker21 Newbie

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    Hello,

    I have a Dell Inspiron 1545 and I want to upgrade my hard disk. I am thinking to buy a Seagate Constellation 500gb but I am not sure if it is compatible with my laptop. I read somewhere that it is a SAS drive and that you need a compatible motherboard in order to use it, but I couldn't find anything else. Here is a link to the drives webpage.

    If anyone has any idea, please tell me.

    Thank you.
     
    smoker21, Mar 8, 2010
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Yeah, these are enterprise drives; I think they're too tall for conventional laptops. There are plenty of other 500GB drives that ARE usable in laptops... just check like Newegg.
     
    Commander Wolf, Mar 8, 2010
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  3. jason1214

    jason1214 Notebook Evangelist

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    You are correct about the size. They are equivalent to the old 12mm IDE notebook drives in size, vs the 9.5mm normal size for notebooks now.

    SAS drives are a different connector as well. Essentially, SATA is not compatible with SAS drives, but SAS connectors are compatible with SATA drives.
     
    jason1214, Mar 9, 2010
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  4. dimodi

    dimodi Notebook Consultant

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    Save up for a little longer and get SSD if you ask me..
     
    dimodi, Mar 9, 2010
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