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Anyone else here getting the 500gb drives in their T61?
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:53 am
by muffd
I'm wondering because I want one but can't seem to find it anywhere. Fry's by my house has some HD-PS500U2 500GB MiniStation Turbo made by Buffalo. It's a laptop hard drive but I am trying to figure out if this is a 9.5mm one and will fit in my laptop.
BTw, the drive is $169.99. I don't wanna buy it though unless I know this drive will fit.
Thanks
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:09 am
by Harryc
I'm fairly sure it houses an Hitachi 5K500, three-disk 2.5-in. drive configuration (with 12.5-millimeter z-height).
http://www.computerworld.com/action/art ... Id=9054978
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:37 am
by muffd
You don't think it would have the Samsung drive in there?
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:41 am
by Harryc
Windows XP SP2 reported 499,983,089,664 bytes (465GB) formatted on a Hitachi TravelStar 5400RPM 2.5in SATA notebook drive.
Reference -
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/inde ... iewID=2062
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:46 am
by muffd
What a bummer! Thanks for the info though. I was searching all over for this but couldn't find what I was looking for. I guess I won't be getting this drive after all.
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:55 am
by Harryc
Heck of a nice little 1/2 Terra byte portable drive though
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 12:10 pm
by sarbin
i want one!
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:14 pm
by basketb
The other day I saw a couple of sellers on ebay selling the Samsung 500gb drive for ~ $220 or so. I'll bite once they are available at Fry's for $100
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