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    Is SATA on the D630?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by chong67, May 31, 2007.

  1. chong67

    chong67 Notebook Deity

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    I am thinking of just getting a D630 with whatever hd size and upgrade it myself.

    Is it a SATA 2.5 hd?
     
    chong67, May 31, 2007
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  2. jcvjcvjcvjcv

    jcvjcvjcvjcv Notebook Evangelist

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    Yep, the D630 has a S-ATA HDD :)

    Why doing it yourself? You can call Dell and tell them that's the real pricediffenrence is a lot lower. I got an invoice with a € 10 upgrade for 120 GB 5400 to 100 GB 7200rpm instead of the default € 100

    ;)
     
    jcvjcvjcvjcv, May 31, 2007
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  3. LeeC81

    LeeC81 Notebook Consultant

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    Dell is really trying to make more money i am telling you, some indian accent lady called me right after i placed my order for a D630. and she offered a upgrade for my HD from 80 - 120 for 30 dollars. lol well, i turned her down because i have two 120 GB western digit external hard-drives. and everything i require for work are on there, no point for me to get a bigger hard drive.
     
    LeeC81, May 31, 2007
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  4. FrostKnight

    FrostKnight Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    My machine just shipped with a 80GB, I plan to buy a 160GB drive and an enclosure in the near future and switch them. Essentially, the 80GB goes into the enclosure and 160GB goes into the laptop.

    Why did I do this? Because for the same cost to upgrade, I could get a free 80GB drive and use it as an external drive.
     
    FrostKnight, May 31, 2007
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