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    1.8 inch 5400rpm drive?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jeme, Feb 7, 2008.

  1. jeme

    jeme Notebook Evangelist

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    Can anyone point me to where I can purchase one of these drives? I am looking to put one in as an upgrade to a Dell D420.
     
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    As far as I know those don't exist. Never seen one on sale anywhere.
     
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    Hmmh , Thats odd. You expect them to be available , Genrally devices with them are like MP3 players ect so i guess you dont need hudge read/write speeds for that , but still. Should be available somwhere. But your gonna gonna get 7200rpm for sure. Thatd be like a 15k laptop hdd , Not gonna happen.
     
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  4. jeme

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    No they are available - you can configure it on the dell website - 5400rpm is as fast as the 1.8inch drives are going right now - I just need some help finding one in the aftermarket....

    Not only are they used in MPS players but also in small form factor laptops - like the Sondy TZ, Dell 4xx and HP 2510 series.

    They exist.
     
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    Guess they don't offer them in my backward country :).

    Never really looked at 1,8" drives. Al my laptops use a standard 2,5" drive.
     
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I've had a really hard time finding 1.8" drives anywhere. Check NewEgg and CD-W.
     
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    Greg - thanks for the lead CDW does have some 4200rpm but I can't find a 5400rpm drive.
     
    jeme, Feb 7, 2008
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    i was looking for one for a while, as well. i found an ebay seller who carries one, but they're out of stock for now. he told me to check back next week.

    Here's the link
     
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    Thanks K-Tron - I agree that is stupid expensive - I got the machine today and it has a 60GB drive in it and it is my work machine so I think I will be ok with what I have.

    Regarding a 2.5" inch drive - it is a small form factor PC so it will not take a larger drive - OK - thanks so much for the help!
     
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