[ltp] T61 Ultrabay

[John Jason Jordan]

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:53:33 +0100
Poul Anker Gensmann <pa@gensmann.com> dijo:

> John Jason Jordan wrote:
> > Do you recall the make and model of the 500GB drive? I'd rather buy one
> > that is known to work than take chances. I don't think Lenovo sells a
> > drive that big.

> It's a Samsung HM500LI, see
> http://www.samsung.com/global/business/hdd/productmodel.do?group=72&type=62&subtype=67&model_cd=373
> 
> It's 9,5 mm high. I've seen different reports on how 12,5 mm drives fit 
> and decided to go with a 9,5mm.
> 
> As others have remarked, Lenovo does not support non-Lenovo drives. I've 
>   had my system board replaced under the on-site warranty while this 
> harddisk and 4 GB non-Lenovo RAM was installed. He asked for the 
> original RAM to test if that would change things (fried board, couldn't 
> turn on the laptop), but as it didn't he put the others back in. No 
> comments on the harddrive though.
> 
> So unless you're buying for the whole company and off-site repair is a 
> regular thing, I wouldn't worry about it.

OK, the deal is done. I bought the adapter from DVDByte for $40
including shipping. There was an eBay seller where I could have gotten
it for $5 cheaper, but they were in China and it would take 21 days to
get here.

I got the Samsung HM500LI from an Amazon seller with 100% positive
feedback for $119.99 including shipping.

So for $160 I have added 500 GB to my T61. I plan to use it mostly for
backups. Nota bad deal. Thanks to all who offered advice and
information.