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    Vaio P Upgrades

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by H.A.L. 9000, Jan 29, 2010.

  1. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    I've recently become the proud owner of a new Vaio P. Now I know it's not anywhere near a performance machine, but it has one quality I value VERY much: Portability. The model I have has the 60GB HDD no SSD, and what I was wondering is... is this drive a ZIF PATA or ZIF SATA or... and if I were to go to say eBay and purchase a 160/120gb iPod classic HDD would it fit? And from what I can tell in the teardown pics I've seen, it has 2 half-mini PCI-e slots. What upgrades could go there? Any input is appreciated! :)
     
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    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    It would most probably be the ZIF SATA drive... and i would not try using the ipod drive... get a proper one...
     
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    Anybody recommend a reputable seller of 1.8" HDDs? I don't want to get an SSD because I feel the price to capacity ratio is just too high for what it's going in..
     
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