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    Vaio Z with an HDD?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by michaelkingdom, Jul 6, 2011.

  1. michaelkingdom

    michaelkingdom Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sorry for my lack of knowledge about Sony laptops. I was looking heavily at the SA but the screen reviews pushed me away from it. So, I saw the Z and the screen is very nice. The only problem is that I need a larger hard drive - preferably 300GB+. Is this possible? Are they available?

    I do not need 2011 technology but I wouldn't mind it - I have a little time so it is not urgent.

    Will an older Z be convertable to HDD rather than SSD?
     
    michaelkingdom, Jul 6, 2011
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  2. chroma_cg

    chroma_cg Notebook Consultant

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    my z115 comes with a 2.5" HDD 500gb hard drive but no ssd, so these models exist but mainly in asia

    or u can get a a z with ssd and take away the optical drive and replace it with a hard drive caddy that will fit 9mm 2.5" hard drives
     
    chroma_cg, Jul 6, 2011
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    fristi Notebook Guru

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    Older Z`s were available with HDD`s but they would lack an optical drive then...
    New Z`s are SSD only because of the small form factor.

    But if you have enough cash you can buy the 500 GB SSD :D
     
    fristi, Jul 6, 2011
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