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    Can the Hitachi 500 gb 12 mm drive fit in 5793

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by bhattsan, Apr 24, 2008.

  1. bhattsan

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    bhattsan, Apr 24, 2008
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    No, this drive will not fit in the 5793, there is pretty much no clearance over the HDD. There are standard height 500GB drives coming out in the 'near' future though
     
    theriko, Apr 24, 2008
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    Darn :(, I guess this wasn't really meant for laptops, but for other things (external enclosures, NAS's, etc).
     
    bhattsan, Apr 24, 2008
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    I can say now it doesn´t fit, too thick... But no problem in my Smartbay.. :D
     
    kaltmond, May 30, 2008
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    Will it fit in 9262?
     
    The_Observer, May 30, 2008
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