16 Aug 2013 at 20:47 #1 413x 413x Caporegime Joined 13 Jan 2010 Posts 33,527 Location Llaneirwg Are there likely to be any issues swapping a ssd with a mechanical on a older laptop? (apart from getting to it!) by older i mean a dell latitude e5420? are there any i should avoid/consider all the other pcs have M4s
Are there likely to be any issues swapping a ssd with a mechanical on a older laptop? (apart from getting to it!) by older i mean a dell latitude e5420? are there any i should avoid/consider all the other pcs have M4s
16 Aug 2013 at 20:54 #2 RJC RJC Don Joined 29 May 2005 Posts 29,094 Location Kent Nope, I used a SSD in my older laptops in the past without issue. Have a look at the Samsung EVO series.
Nope, I used a SSD in my older laptops in the past without issue. Have a look at the Samsung EVO series.
16 Aug 2013 at 21:29 #3 wazza300 wazza300 Caporegime Joined 11 Jul 2009 Posts 27,040 Location BenefitStreetBirmingham Needs to be 7mm thick,should tell you in the specs for each drive
16 Aug 2013 at 22:42 #4 413x 413x Caporegime OP Joined 13 Jan 2010 Posts 33,527 Location Llaneirwg wazza300 said: Needs to be 7mm thick,should tell you in the specs for each drive Click to expand... ah, yes this is the sort of info i need. thanks for that
wazza300 said: Needs to be 7mm thick,should tell you in the specs for each drive Click to expand... ah, yes this is the sort of info i need. thanks for that
16 Aug 2013 at 22:43 #5 andy_mk3 andy_mk3 Soldato Joined 5 Oct 2009 Posts 14,466 Location Spalding, Lincs Yep, as long as it's 7mm thick it'll be fine. Put one in my Dell laptop and it's brilliant!
