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    Cheap 500GB notebook HDDs?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Hahutzy, Dec 20, 2008.

  1. Hahutzy

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    Hahutzy, Dec 20, 2008
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  2. Hep!

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    Just to clarify - you plan on removing the drive and using it as an internal drive, correct?
     
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    why not directly buy two of those fujitsu disks without the enclosures? must be cheaper...
     
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  4. Andy

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    If you're planning to use it as an internal drive -- it is 12.5mm thick.
     
    Andy, Dec 20, 2008
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  6. Hahutzy

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    Yes.

    Because
    1) Can't find them
    2) Need 1 enclosure, might as well get the other one for future usage.

    What's the normal thickness? And how hard would it be to fit?

    Only for Americans -- newegg gives Canadians the shaft every day.
     
    Hahutzy, Dec 20, 2008
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  7. Phil

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    That's an important piece of information. There'll be many laptops that won't fit.
     
    Phil, Dec 20, 2008
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    normal thickness is 9.5mm, i would imagine it would be quite a snug fit if the SATA connections line up.
     
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  10. Phil

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    True.

    ......
     
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  11. Hahutzy

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    I think I have to re-emphasize that I live in Canada.

    Any american-priced items become overpriced.

    As much as I would like to get a pair of Seagates, these Fujitsus stuck out cause they were so cheap.
     
    Hahutzy, Dec 20, 2008
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    the fujitsu's you are finding are cheap for a reason. They are 12.5mm thick drives, as it the Hitachi 5k500. The 12.5mm thick drives will not fit in many laptops. You are going to need to buy a standard 9.5mm thick harddrive.
    If you want a harddrive which will fit in your laptop, the seagate 500gb, wd 500gb and the hitachi 5k500.b are all good options.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Dec 20, 2008
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  13. Toucan

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    You probable should wait a couple of weeks more. Seagate 7200.4 500GB 2.5IN hard drive is coming out in the next a couple of weeks, and it is available at NCIX for $169.
     
    Toucan, Dec 20, 2008
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