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    help ! low budget (never marry a lawyer)

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by dell sucks, Nov 24, 2010.

  1. dell sucks

    dell sucks Newbie

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    need a low budget c5 51 hard drive caddy living on my harley and my dell pukes from saddle bag vibes .... and no laptop no work no food (living in a tent )
    running linux on a stick now pls help or any other info on a mod on a diffrent caddy i can make fit? thx all rey in palm springs
     
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  2. Springfield

    Springfield Notebook Deity

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    rey, recommend getting a solid state drive SSD or make a poor man's version using a CF card and adapter. The vibration from the Harley will kill pretty much any hard drive sooner or later.
     
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    John229 Notebook Geek

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    Sounds like he got a CF-51 without a caddy. Watch eBay and they run from $45 used to $120 new. Unless someone here has one for sale. Yes, a SSD would be better but they say the PATA SSD is hard to find and costly. Thats the only options I know at the moment. :( JohnP
     
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