Ultrabay HDD Caddy...

Yeah I know there is another thread that says something about the Ultrabay..but.. I am a Uni student and I don't see myself needing a second GPU while at school (on break currently) but can see myself needing more space, so I was wondering if I could buy a HDD caddy ($189 on Lenovo? Hell no.) for the Ultrabay.. The best-case scenario imo is to buy a caddy, stick the 1tb hdd that is stock in there and buy a SSD for the main slot.

If there is a caddy, is it worth it? I have an external 500GB WD HDD I have not once used and is still in the box, should I just use that?

 

Look at post #342 http://forum.notebookreview.com/ideapad-essential/700221-lenovo-y400-owners-lounge-35.html

 

Won't that look ugly? The eBay link?

 

If you have the dvd-rom and you do what noisycricket did, then it will look perfect, just like you have the original dvd-rom in it.

"Next, I carefully took the faceplate off of the dvd drive. This took a while since I wanted the locking tabs on the faceplate to remain intact as best as possible. I used an oring or dental pick to get into the small spaces. At first I was doubtful about how I would mount the faceplate, but turns out the orientation of the tabs are similar to the one on the hdd caddy. I can assume that the spacing and holes is an industry standard. The faceplate fit pretty well over the cutouts. When I pushed the caddy into the ultrabay it required a little bit of extra force, but it also helped lock the tabs firmly into place. The finished product looks like the DVD drive is still there. Pictures will follow when I sort through it."

 

As my signature states and I said above, I have the SLI version.

 

And you could also have the DVD-ROM or you can order it from Lenovo, which will be much cheaper to get the caddy from the ebay + the dvd-rom. You will probably spend something like $80 for both.

 

:'( So $200 for a SSD and $80 for the caddy whatnot.. or just $200 for a 256GB mSATA SSD.. hmm..

Or neither and buy parts for my car..
HMMM..hahah