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    Optical Drive Bay Size on P150EM

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Tyranids, May 25, 2012.

  1. Tyranids

    Tyranids Notebook Evangelist

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    So I was looking over at GenTechPC, and their upgrades for the optical bay include the standard "replace disk drive with a hard drive caddy," but they specifically say it's 12.7mm height. Is this standard across all Clevo/Sager resellers? Most don't specify, but if the standard height for caddies in the optical drive bay is really 12.7mm and not 9mm, that opens up some more options as far as secondary hard drives in the P150EM.

    In short: can anyone confirm or comment on the height of optical drive caddies from other resellers?
     
    Tyranids, May 25, 2012
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  2. snipore

    snipore Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would love to know as well. Figured I would make this upgrade when I found I needed it.
     
    snipore, May 25, 2012
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  3. jaug1337

    jaug1337 de_dust2

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    Both caddies can be used as far as I know :)
     
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  4. omnivor

    omnivor Notebook Consultant

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    Anybody have pics of laptops with their optical drive replaced with a caddy? The caddies are universal, so they're never flush with the laptop, like the optical drives are, right?
     
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    Tmets De-evolving to Amoeba

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    You can take the front off the optical, and put it on the caddy so it is flush.
     
    Tmets, May 25, 2012
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  6. Heihachi_1337

    Heihachi_1337 Notebook Deity

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    Our HDD caddy is also 12.7mm high, that is per the packaging. These do fit in the Sager laptops. I will not say if a taller drive will fit though, we only have 9mm drives installed in these.
     
    Heihachi_1337, May 25, 2012
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