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    Upgrade TZ170N with

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by tulamidan, Oct 16, 2009.

  1. tulamidan

    tulamidan Newbie

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    I'd like to upgrade my TZ170N with a flashy new INTEL X18-M 160GB. But when I read a few threads here I figured that so TZ uses some kind of ZIF connector and not standard SATA. To be honest this is the first time I hear of of such a thing (and I'm not exactly a n00b) anyway... the threads I found are old and closed and I'd like to know if there is such a thing like a converter or if I have to pick one of the few models with a ZIF (any suggestions)

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    tulamidan, Oct 16, 2009
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    nectop Notebook Enthusiast

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    I use to try to upgrade my TZ, there is no converter to convert from mSATA or IDE, and ZIF connector is very fragile and can be easily be broken. I don't advice you to try to upgrade it. Buy the way, there is some drives on eBay that already has ZIF connector, but I saw only 16,32,64Gb and they are pretty expansive. (Sorry for my crap English)
     
    nectop, Oct 17, 2009
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