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    caddy

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Hydrax, Sep 4, 2011.

  1. Hydrax

    Hydrax Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are there any optical drive caddy for the NP 5160?
    Couldnt find one...
     
    Hydrax, Sep 4, 2011
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  3. Anthony@MALIBAL

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    As long as you can find a 12.7mm SATA to SATA caddy, you should be fine. Even generics will work (though they may not allow you to easily attach the outer bezel for cosmetic looks).
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Sep 4, 2011
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  4. helmetface

    helmetface Notebook Consultant

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    It'll be sometime till I purchase a caddy due to SSD prices and their bugs

    Can anyone recommend a 2.5 caddy? I found plenty of ones on EBAY that were not $40-60 which I find to be a bit ridiculous, but I was concerned with their fitment and quality of craftsmanship

    Thank You
     
    helmetface, Sep 4, 2011
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    yeah i want to know to, im in australia so its to expensive from those sites
     
    Trewhela, Sep 4, 2011
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    We have generic caddy bay's and are in Australia, contact us if you would like one.
     
    jack-lbo, Sep 4, 2011
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    Lol what price point are you looking for? And what brands have what bugs?

    Mr. Mysterious
     
    Mr_Mysterious, Sep 5, 2011
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    I strongly suggest you to get the original caddy, some of the custom caddy cannot fit into machine. Even if it can be fit into, the cosmetic look is different
     
    ILLEGEAR, Sep 5, 2011
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    Well there are plenty out there for less than $20, as far as caddys go, I'm sure they are all quite similar.

    And as far as the SSD bugs I refered, nearly every midrange SSD I was researching had a high rate of returns, several per customer sometimes. And there issues with any decreasing write Times significantly within a short period of time. Not to mention the price skewing.

    But I understand its still newer technology and things will be fixed and made to be more affordable.
     
    helmetface, Sep 5, 2011
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