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    can the XPS M1710 hold two harddrives?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by teamkillahilla, Mar 26, 2007.

  1. teamkillahilla

    teamkillahilla Notebook Evangelist

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    hey all, I am looking at an XPS m1710 and was wondering if it can hold two harddrives? I would then build in two Hitachi Travelstar 100gig 7200rpm..
     
    teamkillahilla, Mar 26, 2007
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  2. Zero

    Zero The Random Guy

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    Unfortunately, it can only hold one hard disk, within the chassis. You can, however, use a 2.5" external hard disk. Alternatively, you could consider the HP DV9000T which can house two internal hard drives, but it has significantly less graphics power.
     
    Zero, Mar 26, 2007
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    jetstar Notebook Deity

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    No it cannot. Other 17 inch notebooks that offer the option of dual hard drives include the HP Pavilion dv9000t and Fujitsu N6420.
     
    jetstar, Mar 26, 2007
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    teamkillahilla Notebook Evangelist

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    thanks guys..
     
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    I think that more and more people are going to start looking for laptops that can hold 2 internal drives (see SSD)
    ;-)
     
    villageman, Mar 27, 2007
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    Who knows, perhaps the next generation XPS 17" will probably have it since Hewlett Packard and a few other brands offer two hard drive bays on their 17" models.
     
    lilredfoxie, Mar 27, 2007
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