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On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 6:46 AM, Ray Rashif  wrote:

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> On 17 December 2010 22:34, Mark Knecht  wrote:

>> On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 5:22 AM, Joe Hartley  wrote:

>>> On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:14:48 +0100

>>> Philipp Überbacher  wrote:

>>>> I have a little question as well: Can a laptop HD be replaced

>>>> with a SSD without trouble

>>>

>>> A slightly longer answer: Yes, as long as the laptop supports SATA.  I

>>> thought I'd replace the drive in my ThinkPad T43, but it uses an older

>>> type drive with a very different connector, so obviously that didn't work

>>> for me.

>>

>> I had a Compaq laptop that looked like it had a different connector.

>> Turned out that Compaq attaced a different connector to the SATA port

>> before inserting it into the machine's drive port. Possibly your

>> ThinkPad is similar?

>

> Laptops either have SATA or IDE. Both types of connections are of a

> different form factor compared to their 3.5" counterparts. However, on

> first look, the SATA one would give you the impression that you can't

> just buy another disk and put it in there. That's because there's an

> extra attachment to the existing disk that needs to be taken out and

> slotted onto the new one.

So we're in agreement, right?
- Mark

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