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    T61P Ultrabay Hard drive

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by LASpurs, Jun 5, 2009.

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    LASpurs Notebook Consultant

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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I'd say the Hitachi 5k500 is a better choice. It's only a 5400RPM drive, but you don't need as much speed for storage. Plus it uses less juice, leading to better battery life.
     
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    LASpurs Notebook Consultant

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    LASpurs Notebook Consultant

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    Just want to double check with the experts on here, will both of these HD's work in my T61p Ultrabay Slim?

    Thanks!

    :D
     
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    Yup(10chars)
     
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    LASpurs Notebook Consultant

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    Many thanks mate, I appreciate it (the forum won't let me rep you up as apparently I have done that in the not too near past!!)

    :D :D :D :D :D :D
     
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    User Retired 2 Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Note:
    • The ATA100/UDMA5 interface used by optical bay will limit you to ~87MB/S as benchmarked here.
    • The Marvell sata-to-pata bridge chip has a 1W overhead, regardless if HDD is spunup or down. This will decrease your battery life somewhat. If that is a concern consider a PATA ultrabay adapter + HM160HC/WD3200BEVE PATA HDD, as discussed in 2510P thread.

    Good pics of the ultrabay adapter is here.
     
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