Drive physical size of the X200

Does the X200 have a drive slot size of 9.5mm or 7mm? I think it's 9.5, but I read the X220 has a 7mm?

I'm trying to figure out if I should get a 9.5mm or 7mm SSD keeping in mind that I might want to put it into a newer model later.

Or does it not matter and any size is fine?

Thank you!

 

Afaik, the x200 takes a regular 2.5", 9.5mm drive.

 

Size does matter.

X200/X201: 9.5mm drive. X220: 7mm drive.

For your X200, you have more SSD choices and suffer no headache with fancy mods and shorter screws.

 

That means if I wanted to use it in a X220 or assuming X230 also uses a 7mm. I should get the 7mm size....

Thanks!

 

Technically true, but keep in mind that shopping for 7mm only greatly restricts your options, especially if you're looking at mechanical drives only (versus SSDs).

 

As it's been stated, X220 and T420s utilize 7mm drives while X200/X201 utilize 9.5mm drives. HOWEVER, they will not fit in most laptops due to the funky size, as 7mm and 9.5mm drives are obviously different thicknesses, they usually will not fit into a caddy. I found that out today, when a customer's Windows 7 disc was not recognizing his drive. Turns out he bought a 7mm drive and it wasn't lining up right due to being screwed into the Dell HDD caddy.

 

That's funny, I'd imagine that a caddy would help the SATA plug line up properly, assuming you orient the drive properly.

 

The way the D620/630/820/830 caddy lines up, it literally doesn't fit into the SATA connector.

 

Interesting. I've had a couple Intel G2 drives, which are basically a 7mm drive with a spacer. One was in my X200/X200t and other is presently in my R60e. When the drive is placed in the caddy with the screw holes line up with the bottom of the caddy, wouldn't that force the connector to aligned correctly?

 

For the ThinkPad's rubber rails, yes. I think what Tsunade_Hime was saying was that Dell's caddy design doesn't seem to work that way, no?

 

Sorry to bring back this old thread. I just wanted to post that I did buy the Samsung 830 drive (notebook kit). It comes with a spacer that I could place on top of the drive so that it fills the full height of the drive, however I don't think it is really needed as the 7mm drive screws into the caddy and the pins end up exactly where my old drive pins were. I believe it's bottom aligned. The caddy with rubber rails slid into the drive bay easily and everything seems to fit perfectly.

I was a little worried since I read some reviews and stories about drives not fitting, but thankfully I had zero problems with it fitting in my X200.

The speed is noticeably faster as well even if the X200 can't use the full speed of the SSD.

 

Hi guys, sorry for bringing back an old thread, but I have a question about the X200.

I'm having a 64GB Crucial M4 that I want to install on the X200, but since the SSD is such small capacity, I want to use the old HDD with a caddy bay. But it seems the only way to use a caddy bay with the X200 is with an Ultrabase, right? Because it is impossible for me to find an Ultrabase where I live.

Thanks guys.

 

Yes, if you replace the internal HDD with an SSD in the X200, there is no more space for storage devices unless you have an Ultrabay (in which case you can use a drive caddy to install a regular 2.5 inch HDD in the optical drive bay).

As an alternative you could pick up a USB enclosure and convert your 2.5 inch HDD into an external USB HDD at minimal cost.

Something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/HDE-SATA-Hard-Drive-Enclosure/dp/B001AAVA08/

I replaced the internal HDD in my X200 with an SSD (Vertex2) years ago and it's made the world of difference. I keep my Docs on the SSD but photos / music etc. on external drives. It works for me as I don't need the media when I travel, but it depends on your usage.