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160 gb 7200 rpm SATA laptop drive, YES!!!

post #1 of 108
3/2/07 at 12:17am
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Expensive as heck. Oh well, the need for speed...
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post #2 of 108
3/2/07 at 12:20am
When A Few Others Hit The Market Prices Will Drop
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post #3 of 108
3/2/07 at 12:45am
Will this work in an XPS Gen2? With the existing hard drive cradle?

Thanks!




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post #4 of 108
3/2/07 at 12:55am
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Originally Posted by ac2334
Will this work in an XPS Gen2? With the existing hard drive cradle?

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Yes.
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post #5 of 108
3/2/07 at 1:29am
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Originally Posted by Disillusion
Yes.

Are you sure? I think the XPSGen2 is EIDE, whereas the 1710 is sata2. I have both, I recall ordering a plain 2.5" EIDE notebook drive when I went from 60-100G.
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post #6 of 108
3/2/07 at 1:37am
The XPS Gen 2 is ATA/100. We're screwed out of a 160GB 7200 if Hitachi doesn't make one since the 7200.2s are SATA-only. Only the 9300S had SATA and were a *very* limited run.
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post #7 of 108
3/2/07 at 1:49am
Last I recall Dell does not use Seagate for there notebook drives but im sure that could change being that this will be a wanted item for there Alienware and XPS notebooks.
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post #8 of 108
3/2/07 at 1:53am
They use Hitachi almost exclusively except when it comes to customers wanting 750GB drives or Raptors - at least for now.
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post #9 of 108
3/2/07 at 2:18am
I read all the replies and I'm still unclear...does this mean a hitachi is the only brand that will work w/ an XPS Gen2?
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post #10 of 108
3/2/07 at 2:29am
Nice find! I remember how much I wanted the 100GB 7200RPM drive when it came out. I never bought one. I currently have two drives for my M1710, an 80GB 7200RPM and a 160GB 5400RPM. I almost always have the 80GB drive installed, but I would really like to double my storage with that drive. I think I will wait until it drops to $200 though.
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post #11 of 108
3/2/07 at 2:31am
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Originally Posted by dma550
Are you sure? I think the XPSGen2 is EIDE, whereas the 1710 is sata2. I have both, I recall ordering a plain 2.5" EIDE notebook drive when I went from 60-100G.
I thought that ALL XPS's were SATA already. I know the late 9300s (like mine) were SATA, but I though all XPSs were. Sorry.
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post #12 of 108
3/2/07 at 2:52am
Great find!
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post #13 of 108
3/2/07 at 3:39am
nice, but gonna wait a tad til the price drops too around 200

I wish they would make a hybrid 7200, 160gb drive with flash memory too, that thing would fly.

this is great for now though .. woohoo.
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post #14 of 108
3/2/07 at 5:32am
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Originally Posted by ac2334
I read all the replies and I'm still unclear...does this mean a hitachi is the only brand that will work w/ an XPS Gen2?
No.

Any ATA/100 laptop drive will work in the XPS Gen 2. I'm not certain if the M170s were all ATA/100 but remember hearing they were. Only the 9300S had SATA in the non-S 9300/XPS2/M170 line.

Your confusion is coming from the fact that these drives (the Seagate 7200.2s) are only available in SATA. Thus, they don't work on the non-S 9300s/XPS2s/or M170s.

My comment was a hope that Hitachi, realizing there's a market for a 160GB 7200rpm notebook hard drive, puts out their model in both interfaces.
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post #15 of 108
3/2/07 at 6:57am
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post #16 of 108
3/2/07 at 11:28pm
NICE, I've been waiting!! I guess I will wait a little longer for a price drop!
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post #17 of 108
3/3/07 at 12:58pm
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Originally Posted by Disillusion
I thought that ALL XPS's were SATA already. I know the late 9300s (like mine) were SATA, but I though all XPSs were. Sorry.

Hmm, I don't remember when I ordered....

Do you know how I can check mine? It's a 80GB drive.
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post #18 of 108
3/3/07 at 1:07pm
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Originally Posted by lucky644
Hmm, I don't remember when I ordered....

Do you know how I can check mine? It's a 80GB drive.
Just pop the hard drive out. Only gotta remove two screws on the bottom.
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post #19 of 108
3/3/07 at 1:21pm
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Originally Posted by Disillusion
Just pop the hard drive out. Only gotta remove two screws on the bottom.

You're under the illusion that I am not lazy
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post #20 of 108
3/3/07 at 2:18pm
haha
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