Dell :: Have Any E4300 Owners Replaced Optical With A Second 2.5" Drive?
Aug 23, 2009
I'm loosely considering picking up either a 13.3" Latitude E4300 or a 14.1" Latitude E6400, but a feature that's really important to me is being able to replace the optical drive with a second 2.5" drive so that I can have an SSD + 500 GB hard drive setup.
In the stickied thread about adding another 2.5" drive to Latitudes, someone suggested that even though the E4300's optical is a "fixed bay," the drive adapter should fit in there anyway -- it just won't lock into place with a latch.
My questions are:
1) Has anyone with an E4300 tried this?
2) Would anyone with an E4300 be interested in trying this?
3) If you have tried it, are there any downsides? e.g. does the drive jostle around or anything or does it hold securely in place!
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In case noone noticed
Dell India
http://www1.ap.dell.com/in/en/home/n...=dhs&cs=indhs1
Dell Singapore
http://www1.ap.dell.com/sg/en/home/n...=dhs&cs=sgdhs1
Dell Malaysia
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/prod...hs1&ref=homepg
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