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    78xx notebooks support 12.5mm HDD 2.5" or just 9mm?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by RangerXML, Jul 28, 2009.

  1. RangerXML

    RangerXML Army of None [TRH]

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    New WD 2.5" HDD are shipping, 750GB and 1TB, only problem is that they are 12.5mm and not 9mm, so I was wondering if anyone knew if the 7811 bays support 12.5mm?
     
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    alitunay Power Seller

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    9mm only. The only laptop I could find that would take 12mm is HP hdx18t in the first bay only.
     
    alitunay, Jul 28, 2009
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    shinji257 Notebook Deity

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    Dang. We need to figure out a mod to make it work.
     
    shinji257, Jul 28, 2009
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  4. RangerXML

    RangerXML Army of None [TRH]

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    Wasn't the 2.5" 300GB Raptor also 12.5mm? :/
     
    RangerXML, Jul 28, 2009
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    InfectedSonic Notebook Evangelist

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    i would just wait for them to release a smaller sized version i mean they dont seriously think that its going to sell very well since most laptops have the smaller size. or if you need it now i guess you could buy an external esata drive and tape it to the bottom :D
     
    InfectedSonic, Jul 28, 2009
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    No 15mm, you needed the heatsink and they required too much power.
     
    iaTa, Jul 28, 2009
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