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WD Velociraptor 10K RPM HDD in al mb?

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morphalex

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Hey guys I'm thinking about upgrading my 2.4ghz 250gb hdd to the new WD 10000rpm hdd but was wondering about a couple of things?

1. Will it fit without the hdd enclosure that the drive come with?

2. Will there be heat issues?

Thanks in advance
 
Doubtful it will fit.

http://westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=494

Compare with the Scorpio Black (which is designed for laptops).

http://westerndigital.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=477

You'll notice that the VelociRaptor is 15mm high, compared to 9.5mm for the Scorpio. The "enclosure" (more of an adaptor really) is designed to change it from a 2.5" drive to fit into a 3.5" bay adds more to the height of the drive (edit: if you look at the spec sheet from the one without the adaptor and compare it to the one with at 26.1mm).
 
You *INSTANTLY* void the warranty if you remove the "Iceberg" from it. I'm guessing it would cook itself even if it fit.
 
Uses about 2.5x more power during read/write too.

While this would be nothing short of amazing if it did fit (and believe me, a thread like this would have hit hundreds of replies here already if it were possible to put such a drive in a MB/P), you're far better off finding a suitable external box to put this with, since you won't stray far from a power point.

Seagate's new 500gig 7200rpm drives are due out soon, they might be worth a look at.
 
The noise and vibration of 10K rpm HDD may not be most ideal for laptops. I think the larger capacity SSD would be more realistic.
 
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