Old Z11vn/b SSD replacement, 2x 1,8" possible?

Hi,

and first of all sorry as there seem to be loads and lots of ssd threads already.
I just couldn't find any specific on that model.
Is the z11 the same as the z520?

My boss wanted to buy a new laptop (office work only) and I adviced against it, because I think the hardware of the z11 is still VERY fast.

The bottleneck is the old 5400rpm hard drive.

So I was thinking about getting a 360GB G2. But this one seems to not be available anywhere in Europe.
I've read some threads about placing 2 1,8" drives in raid0 inside the Z.

Is this possible with any Z Model or only specific ones? also is there a drawback placing two ssds in raid0 mode vs. only 1 big one (except of the obvious increased risk of disc failures using raid0).

In the first place: is it even possible to replace the hdd by an ssd in the z11?

Is the procedure the same as with the other Z's?
Didn't find a thread with a guide yet but I know there is one and will continue looking for that..


Thank you very much for any info, as I really don't want him to spend that much money if it turns out to be impossible afterwards

Edit: would he need a special bios for the raid0 option?

P.S.: does anyone know whether the z11 has builtin sataII or just sata1?

 

"Standard" 2.5" SSD can replace the HDD in the Vaio Z11. To make things simple & since your boss is only using his Vaio Z11 (I'm assuming he's using that based on what you've described) for office work, I'll suggest buying an Intel X25-M 160GB SSD (make sure it is the G2 version) to replace the stock HDD. Good luck.

 

Pretty sure any C2D Z can use two 1.8" SSD RAID to replace the single 2.5" HDD/SSD, but you do need the special parts (the bracket and cable, etc. -- and they are not cheap from the Sony part store) and I believe you have to take the SSD case off the two SSD's to fit.

 

Thank you both

Any idea as to when the 320Gb version of the G2 arrives?