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    FS: 4 non-OEM HDD caddies w/ drives for CF-29

    Discussion in 'ToughBook Buy Sell and Trade Forum' started by theoak2, Apr 4, 2012.

  1. theoak2

    theoak2 Notebook Evangelist

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    1) Name of product: non-OEM (third party) hard drive caddies (with drives installed) for CF-29
    No heaters, and they need little alignment spacers (which I am providing) to align correctly with the connector in the CF-29. They have foam and felt looking padding inside, and have the copper heat dispersal sheets on each side.

    Each caddy has a hard drive or SSD installed in it already.

    2) Condition: used (experimented with by me) but good condition, and work very well with spacers.

    3) Pictures:

    http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu143/theaok/4caddies.jpg
    http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu143/theaok/connector.jpg
    http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu143/theaok/connector_snug.jpg

    4) Price, including shipping (within Continental USA):

    Caddy w/ Mtron 32 GB SLC SSD installed. Formatted. NO OS: $115.00
    Caddy w/ 60 GB Hitachi IDE Hard drive. Formatted. NO OS: $65.00 SOLD
    Caddy w/ 30 GB Hitachi IDE Hard drive. Formatted. NO OS: $55.00 SOLD
    Caddy w/ (Don't laugh) 6 GB Fujitsu Hard drive. Formatted. NO OS: $45.00 SOLD

    5) Payment Method: Paypal

    6) Shipping method: USPS Priority mail with insurance

    7) eBay feedback: check seller "theoak2"

    8) Additional comments: I bought these off eBay several months ago, and was hoping they worked as advertised. Cosmetically, they look almost exactly like the OEM drive caddies. and they do work, but I was disappointed with the way they do not align easily in the CF-29 connector. I have experimented and finally made some little hard black rubber alignment spacers that work pretty well. If you install a different hard drive or SSD in these caddies, just be sure to insert the spacer, as shown, after you assemble the drive cage, and push it up toward the top to make sure it is aligned vertically.

    The Mtron SSD is the 1.8" Mobi 3000 in an aluminum IDE adapter case. According to Mtron's spec sheets, this SLC SSD should last 118 years, or something like that. Mtron's site is nowhere to be found, but check out the review here at notebookreview's site:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/notebook-news-reviews/383788-mtron-mobi-3000-ssd-review.html#post4876643
     
  2. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    Uh... There is a BST forum here.
     
  3. toughasnails

    toughasnails Toughbook Moderator Moderator

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    :D ...All moved
     
  4. theoak2

    theoak2 Notebook Evangelist

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    I hate to show my ignorance, but what is BST? Buy, Sell, Trade? Here in Panasonic Forums?

    Did I post to wrong forum? Sorry, I thought I was in the Buy, Sell, Trade forum when I posted. :eek: (Hence that look on my face!)
     
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    No problem at all... :)