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    What HDD Caddy for my Vaio?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Gracy123, Nov 13, 2011.

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    I am planning to remove the DVD-drive from my VPCS11 Vaio and replace it with a HDD caddy.

    Obviously the requirements are:

    • It needs to fit :)
    • !! It either needs to come with the model-specific faceplate or the available faceplate should be (nondestructively) attachable to the caddy !!

    I found THIS as an option, but it would cost me about 50 euros incl. shipping costs to Europe and I might need to pay taxes on top of that too. I was hoping for a better deal...

    I also found quite a few ebay offers that are quite inexpensive but I am not sure if they are any good and which one would fit and whether....
    2ND Hard Drive HDD caddy Replace Sony VPCS118EC Matshita UJ892as DVD Drive | eBay

    Any suggestions!? The drive currently installed is an Optiarc AD-7930H.
     
    Gracy123, Nov 13, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    I mean a caddy is caddy, as long as it is the right size (9.5mm vs 12 mm) and the ODD faceplate bezel lines up..
     
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    Well.... still - any specific suggestions?

    What is it I need to pay attention to?

    9.5mm vs 12 mm - is that everything or are there different forms?
     
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    If I'm not mistaken, I think some caddies artificially limit you to 1.5GB/s speeds - so Z height is not the only thing to watch out for?
     
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    So more questions and no answers... :D
     
    Gracy123, Nov 14, 2011
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    Gracy123,

    Sometimes, what you ask is more important than the answers you receive. :)
     
    tilleroftheearth, Nov 14, 2011
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    Good luck to me then :D
     
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    Good luck! :D
     
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    Seriously - no specific suggestions!??
     
    Gracy123, Nov 17, 2011
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