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    Any good t410 ultrabay HD slot knockoffs?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by treebark, Apr 3, 2011.

  1. treebark

    treebark Notebook Enthusiast

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    Allow me to apologize in advance. i could not find anything relevant to what i was looking for.

    Has anyone found any good, reliable Ultrabay Sata2 knockoffs? The official Lenovo part is $50-60, and i think ill feel guilty if i go ahead any buy it without seeing any cheaper, just-as-good alternatives

    A second question I have concerns where i should place my SSD.

    I currently have an SSD that's situated in the main bay. When I get the ultrabay container, im considering swapping locations, placing my HDD in the main rollcage bay, and the SSD in the ultrabay. This is due to the assumption that I dont need to worry about SSD damage nearly as much compared to a harddisk

    are there any known problems using an ultrabay as a main drive?

    (yes i know its formally called an ultrabay slim)
    again, sorry, and thanks in advance
     
    treebark, Apr 3, 2011
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  2. sprtnbsblplya

    sprtnbsblplya Notebook Deity

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    All the ones I found on eBay today were still like $40.

    Ended up paying $60 for authentic off Amazon. I feel your pain man.
     
    sprtnbsblplya, Apr 3, 2011
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  3. moloc

    moloc Notebook Enthusiast

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    I remember paying 20 for mine about 2 months ago off ebay. It performs fine for me (I stuck a 250gb 5400rpm Samsung in it). The unit however came with screws that I have no idea where they might be used on the caddy. It also had this plastic piece attached to it that I cant find a purpose for either.

    Can't answer your question entirely as havent tried to boot off the caddy. But for me personally I have a SSD in the main roll cage caddy and the data drive in the caddy
     
    moloc, Apr 4, 2011
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