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    15 r3 hard drive upgrade

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Ben7078, Oct 27, 2017.

  1. Ben7078

    Ben7078 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all,
    i have 256gb ssd and a 1tb disk drive and was wondering if any one knows the size of the 2.5 drive to save me opening it up to have a look.
    i was hoping to put a 3tb hardrive or 4 in there but not sure of the depth of it.
    any help will be appreciated
    thanks
     
    Ben7078, Oct 27, 2017
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  2. Vaeron

    Vaeron Notebook Evangelist

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    Assuming you’re changing the 1 TB HDD you got, the size would be standardized for all 2.5” HDDs as far as I know.
     
    Vaeron, Oct 27, 2017
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    Ben7078 Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes its the 1tb 2.5 im changing but do you know the max size thatll fit in there? for 3tb and above its 15mm
     
    Ben7078, Oct 27, 2017
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    pretty sure they are 9mm drives thats the max that fits.

    I swapped out my rotating drive for an 850evo SSD and thats only 7mm
     
    gschneider, Oct 27, 2017
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    the maximum you can put on is 2tb on rotating hdd. or you can add the Samsung 4tb evo ssd 2.5 inch like the one I have on but is like 1000 euro to buy.
     
    liviu2007, Oct 28, 2017
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