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    adding a second hard drive

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by burkle25, Oct 3, 2007.

  1. burkle25

    burkle25 Are you a color?

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    I want to add a second hard drive to my 1720. My current one is a Seagate Momentus 5400.3 SATA 160-GB Hard Drive ST9160821AS. The cheapest I found it was on newegg for about 110$. But I found some on ebay for around 80$ + shipping.

    Is ebay a reliable source for getting hard drives? :confused:
     
    burkle25, Oct 3, 2007
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    A lot of people are very happy with what they bought on ebay but there may be a greater risk of getting something sold as new but is actually a returned product. Look for a seller with good feedback.

    Have you checked the 1720 user manual for adding a second HDD. Do you need a special caddy or adaptor?

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Oct 3, 2007
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  3. burkle25

    burkle25 Are you a color?

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    yes theres a caddy ... it's about 11$ + shipping on dell website
     
    burkle25, Oct 3, 2007
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    leebaldock Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi Burkle,

    Can you give me a link to that caddy on the dell website?

    I can't find it.

    Kind regards

    Lee
     
    leebaldock, Oct 5, 2007
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