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    Gateway 6860FX (or similar models) HDD options?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by teknomedic, Jul 31, 2009.

  1. teknomedic

    teknomedic Notebook Consultant

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    Easy question to ask... may be hard to answer.

    Can the 6860FX use some of the newer 12.5mm HDDs being released?... or am I stuck with the 9.5mm "form factor"?

    I ask because Western Digital is releasing 1TB and 750GB 2.5" hard drives, but they're the thicker 12.5mm drives.

    I guess I'd rather not buy a drive to test, so has anyone already done the testing???

    Thanks!
     
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    9.5mm is what you're stuck with. You cant use the 12.5mm drives. Just hold easy before too long they will be in the standard 9.5mm cases
     
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    thanks and good to know.

    I know they'll come down to the 9.5mm size sooner or later, but was curious.

    Thanks again. :)
     
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    no worries, i would love the flexibility of having a 12.5 drive, but the 9.5 isnt that bad. Perfect for a SSD and 500gigs of storage (probably a 1TB storage before we all know it :D )
     
    Kamin_Majere, Aug 1, 2009
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