The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Can you replace 5400rpm drive with SSD ???

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by noam23, Aug 31, 2008.

  1. noam23

    noam23 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    13
    Messages:
    128
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I wonder if I buy the X200 with a 5400rpm drive, will it be possible in the future (once SSD becomes cheaper) to replace the 5400rpm drive with a SSD drive, on my own ?, does the SSD drive fit exactly like the 5400rpm drive ?
     
    noam23, Aug 31, 2008
    #1
  2. jonhapimp

    jonhapimp Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    353
    Messages:
    2,115
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    yes you will be able to
     
    jonhapimp, Aug 31, 2008
    #2
  3. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

    Reputations:
    3,666
    Messages:
    2,174
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Yes it's possible, they make SSD with SATA interface.
     
    stewie, Aug 31, 2008
    #3
  4. noam23

    noam23 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    13
    Messages:
    128
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    SSDs are usually with SATA interface ?
     
    noam23, Aug 31, 2008
    #4
  5. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

    Reputations:
    3,666
    Messages:
    2,174
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    They make them in different interfaces: IDE, PATA, SATA, UATA, ExpressCard, etc.
     
    stewie, Aug 31, 2008
    #5