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    Fitting SSD into Laptop?

    Oh...I just realized that my laptop didn't come with a bracket for the second hard drive. I currently use an ASUS G53JW On their website, http://us.estore.asus.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3451 They sell a spare caddy for $22.50, AND it doesn't include screws. Total ripoff Any creative...
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    Fitting SSD into Laptop?

    I have a Plextor M5S which is pretty skinny. It bounces up and down inside the laptop, so a spacer might be what I need. I think it'll be better than a fitted cardboard in the long-run Lol. Can anyone give me links to websites that sell them?
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    Fitting SSD into Laptop?

    Yeah. I put the SSD into the extra expansion slot. That way, my old HDD(which is 750GB) can serve as separate storage space I didn't actually swap out a drive. Right now, I cut cardboard in the shape of the SSD right underneath it, and then I tightly screwed the laptop chassis on top of it to...
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    Fitting SSD into Laptop?

    DOes anyone know any brackets for 2.5" to fit inside the laptops? All I can find is 2.5 to 3.5 converters I just somehting cheap that will keep the SSD in place so I don't hear it each time the laptop moves. The cardboard might work because SSDs don't get hot to the point it melts
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    Fitting SSD into Laptop?

    Hey, I recently installed an SSD into my laptop and it makes my system boot up super-fast and all. But how do I make sure that it is snugly fit into the laptop? I can hear the SSD move around even though it is plugged right into the SATA socket. Should I just place a piece of cardboard or...
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    Need help choosing 120GB SSDs

    I think the order goes like this for SSDs: 1. Samsung 830/Plextor M3 Pro Tie 2. Plextor M3 3. Crucial M4 For the Marvells or Samsungs, it's something like that. I don't think the average user notices much difference though I chose the Plextor because it's a little better on power and I got a...
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    Need help choosing 120GB SSDs

    Yeah, I think either a Samsung 830 or a Plextor will last long on my laptop. The drives I'm gonna stay away from are the OCZs and the Sandforce ones
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    Need help choosing 120GB SSDs

    I'm trying to figure out which SSD will last me the longest without failing. I've narrowed my choices down to the Samsung 830 128GB, or the Plextor M5S of M3. I am also thinking about Kingston HyperX as well, but I heard that Sandforce drives are better off avoided. I think Samsung uses its...