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    T410s two harddrives (SSD & HDD)

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by vaio_boi, Jan 8, 2010.

  1. vaio_boi

    vaio_boi Notebook Evangelist

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    I like it how that the S will get switchable graphics (Another reason to get S whereas before, it only provided integrated graphics). As for the harddrives, could I go with the SSD option and then ask them to take out the optical drive and put a real 2.5 HDD?

    I would like to have the Windows 7 and applications on the SSD and then just store all my files in the HDD. I rarely ever use an optical drive so if I do, I can just purchase an external one.
     
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You can do it yourself easily...
     
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    zephir Notebook Deity

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    Just buy the HDD bay adapter yourself and plug in the HDD.
     
    zephir, Jan 8, 2010
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    LaptopGun Notebook Evangelist

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    It will be a while until Lenovo moves this from the handful of IdeaPads to Thinkpads, but Lenovo is aiming to make things "better" than having seperate SSDs and hard discs. Probably a niche application yet I think its admirable to automate some of the guess work of managing hard drives.

    http://lenovoblogs.com/insidethebox/?p=384
     
    LaptopGun, Jan 8, 2010
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  5. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    as said you can get a Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter III 43N3412 for your T400s or T410s and install a platter hdd (9.5 mm in thickness) in them, rather than the optical drive that usually occupies them. In some instances, you can option the laptop with no optical drive, in which case it would save you some money for a part that you are not going to fully utilize.
     
    lead_org, Jan 9, 2010
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    x61x200 Notebook Consultant

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    how can one do this?
     
    x61x200, Jan 9, 2010
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