E6520 Owner's Thread

The 1080p displays are nice and you can always change it later for something very nice like the AUO panels. The media bay will accept a second HDD caddy.

Scott

 

I have the same card and it works great. No need to hook up the USB power pigtail thus far either.

Scott

 

Thank you!

Now it is time to upgrade to SSD (intel 520) which has 5years warranty.

 

Hi Scott_RC-TEK thanks for the info. The e6520 seems like a really well built machine and i like the 3 year warranty. I'm really tired of cheap plastic consumer laptops. Thanks again!

 

Hi,

I'm a brand new E6520 owner. I had a question regarding what type of SSD I can put in there. Specifically, can I use:

256GB Samsung 830 Series 2.5" SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (MZ-7PC256B/WW) ??

My E6520 came with:
320 GB SATA II Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
8X DVD +/- RW Drive (Hitachi LG)
Optical Drive Bezel

So if the Samsung SSD works, then my other question is will it fit in the E6520 with all the other things I already have? And do I need some sort of adapting kit?

Many thanks in advance!

 

The E6520 has a 9,5 mm HD caddy, so the Samsung 830 will fit with a spacer since it is only 7 mm thick (i.e. get the one for notebook which include the spacer in the packaging). I am about to upgrade and I am considering an Intel 520 series which has similar performance but longer warranty (5years vs 3 years of the Samsung).

Enjoy your new E6520!

 

Hi,
I did install without adapter.today I realised it was creaking and kind of making noise.
how do make this caddy adapter?
How do I make my ssd 9.5 mm tall.?

 

Well, I have not yet bought my SSD.

Being reading across the forum and the E6520 takes 9,5mm HDD/SSD.
If you have bought a Samsung 830 SSD it is 7 mm thick and you need a spacer (2,5mm thick) to raise its thickness tor 9.5 mm. The spacer should be in the SSD box.

 

Hey everyone, I just got a new E6520 from work. Nice thing is that it has a 1080p screen. I was able to image the HDD down and back up to my SSD using a guide I found online. I now want to use the orginal HDD in the DVD bay. I found this caddy through NewmodeUS.

2nd Hard Drive Caddy DELL E6520, E6420, E6320 E-Module Bay [DELL-2BAY-E6520] - $48.95 : NewmodeUS, Hard Drive Caddys for Notebooks

Is this the only option. What else are others using?

 

^There may be some cheap eBay alternatives, but NewmodeUS is the best choice, quality component and a functional ejector/lock latch.