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    2 hdd's in any of dells laptops?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by tvetechnican, Nov 3, 2006.

  1. tvetechnican

    tvetechnican Newbie

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    Hi there, anyone know the answer to this?
    Can any of dells laptops hold 2 hdd's?
    I wanna run pro tools without the need for an external drive

    Thanks for ya help
     
    tvetechnican, Nov 3, 2006
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  2. jetstar

    jetstar Notebook Deity

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    I think the only Dell notebook with dual hard disk drives, is the XPS M2010. But then again, the M2010 is hardly a notebook.
     
    jetstar, Nov 3, 2006
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  3. tvetechnican

    tvetechnican Newbie

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    dam! I take it the other xps laptops don't have that potential either?
    why they even call that that thing a notebook is a joke!
     
    tvetechnican, Nov 3, 2006
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    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    You can always buy a external one
     
    gridtalker, Nov 3, 2006
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  5. drumfu

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    some of the latitudes have 2nd HD capability.

    why is a notebook a joke if it only holds one HD? doesn't that mean 99% of all notebooks are jokes?
     
    drumfu, Nov 3, 2006
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    gohanssjn Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't think that was the inferrance. I think he is just sayong that the 2010 in general is not really a notebook as much as a portable desktop. It seemed to be a second thought.
     
    gohanssjn, Nov 3, 2006
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  7. drumfu

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    ah, yes, my mistake

    i see that now

    -5 for me
     
    drumfu, Nov 3, 2006
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    Angrymob Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    All of Dell's notebooks which sports a removable drive bay (such as the D-Bay on current Latitude series) can hold 2 HDDs, of course you have to sacrafice the optical drive to do so.

    The Inspiron series as of old (such as the boxy black 4x00/8000/8100/8200s or the silver with blue trim 600m/8500/8600/9100s) which shared a common chassis design as the Latitudes also have the removable drive bay, thus also can hold 2 hard drives.
     
    Angrymob, Nov 3, 2006
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