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    Esata vs Ultrabay

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by khenobr, Apr 18, 2011.

  1. khenobr

    khenobr Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    Im planning to buy a t420, but i will upgrade it with a 300gb SSD, so it will leave me the stock HD to doing backup stuff, now, heres my question:
    Should i put it on ultrabay(with adapter, which leaves a gap) or on hdd external enclousure(esata)? Which one is faster?

    In the last case, what would be the specifications of the external enclousure(2.5", 3.0",etc)?
     
    khenobr, Apr 18, 2011
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  2. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    speed should be the same if you are using only the SATA II drives. The internal hdd is a 2.5 inch drive, so you would need a 2.5 inch eSATA enclosure.
     
    lead_org, Apr 18, 2011
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  3. Thors.Hammer

    Thors.Hammer Notebook Enthusiast

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    If you rarely use the optical drive, having the ultrabay caddy and hard drive rocks. It sure beats carrying around a hard drive enclosure.

    People should stop worrying about the gap. Michael Strahan did. :D
     
    Thors.Hammer, Apr 18, 2011
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