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    OEM vs Third Party Ultrabay SATA Adapter

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Faruk, Apr 26, 2010.

  1. Faruk

    Faruk Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi all,

    I'm going to need an Ultrabay SATA Adapter soon for my X200 Ultrabase, and I noticed that it costs about $60 on Lenovo's site:

    http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/...191FB0B45CBB39F45EB5B2B986E&model-number=2023

    If I order it from the EPP site I could get it for about $54, but I still find this a huge rip-off since it's a simple adapter with no integrated logic (i.e. no complex chips to do any processing or interfacing).

    So, I checked on ebay to see if there are any third party adapters, and I found one from Hong Kong for $14 with free shipping:

    http://cgi.ebay.ca/for-IBM-43N3412-...C_Drives_Storage_Internal?hash=item519238730d

    My question is: Has anybody tried these third-party adapters? And do they fit and work fine? It seems like the only thing that could go wrong is if any of the pins in the plug are shorted to each other due to bad manufacturing or quality control... Any suggestions or advice? :)

    Thanks in advance!

    Faruk
     
    Faruk, Apr 26, 2010
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  2. not.sure

    not.sure Notebook Evangelist

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    We have heard of those working fine. We have also heard of them hosing your data(!) and damaging the contacts in the laptop.
     
    not.sure, Apr 26, 2010
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  3. cereal killer

    cereal killer Notebook Consultant

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    I bought one of those from that vendor a few weeks ago. So far I've had no issues with it.
     
    cereal killer, Apr 26, 2010
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  4. Chango99

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    Bought one for my T500. No issues.
     
    Chango99, Apr 26, 2010
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  5. k2001

    k2001 Notebook Deity

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    Are you lucky with electronic? If you are, buy the third party adaptor.
     
    k2001, Apr 26, 2010
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