Would this support 1tb hard drive and an additional SSD? Or would I have to replace HD with an SSD if i wanted to go that way
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Yes. there are two drive bays inside. I have replaced the 5400 spin with a 1tb 7200 spin hard drive for data and a 256gb ssd for the OS.
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This computer have 2 hard drive slots, and one is empty when you get the computer, which means you can add an SSD without replacing the HDD.
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This laptop has two drive bays. I installed a 500Gb SSD as the primary drive and moved the OE 1Tb drive to the secondary bay for data. Works great.
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Currently I have 2 Sata and 1 SS drive in it, still room for more. One thing though pickup a few 90 deg connectors as the case doesn't close properly if you use the regular connections for your Sata drives.
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ok 2 points .... first i cant answer your question as i bought teh machine for my son at school. but I can tell you that one of the selling points wa that this laptop had an SSD and traditional HD. so not sure why you feel the need to replace onboard HD with another SSD. but i would imagine its pretty simple to do so
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Yes. There are some videos on YouTube about swapping the hdd for an ssd one and even videos where you can take out the DVD drive and buy a mount that is the perfect match for a second ssd.
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You can install as many hard drives as you have available sata ports and power plugs. If you run out of bays, you can just velcro em to the interior of the case. I have an SSD drive for my OS and 3 2 terabyte storage drives. You can use the smaller bays for your SSD
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Basic rule of thumb is that this will take up 2 slots. Exactly two. If you only have one Drive slot available, then no.
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Yes, You can have to buy the HDD separate, it doesn't matter wich kind.... SSD or Normal HDD. It is one of the best product on the market at this time. success!
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There is NO reason it would not support SSD but due to the size difference the drives would not fit in securely. If you want SSD then look for a product with them instead of trying to modify this.
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Yes we can upgrade the HDD to a 1 TB hard drive. We are a Microsoft Certified Refurbisher and regularly upgrade thousands of Toughbooks for our clients! If you need any assistance or custom configuration please contact us! - Tough Rugged Laptops
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This model has a 1TB 5400RPM HDD, but also has a free hard drive bay. The first thing I did was buy a 500GB Samsung 840 SDD to boost system performance. I reinstalled windows on the new SSD and only use the 1 TB drive for movies, music, and other media.
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I don't see why not! I have 5 hard drives installed in my pc for organizing my business files! I use that ssd for windows and all the programs I use for graphics and video! Just use the ssd to install windows and only programs/games you will use. Make sure you do not full your drive to the max because it will literally slow it way down. There is one other option that is great. Google search 10,000rpm western digital hard drive. It's a beast and has a 5 year warranty. Not to mention for around the same price you will get 1tb instead of 250gigs!!!
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I have not tried. I have tried upto 1tb. If your drive has external power supply i dont see why should there be a problem. However i think i read somewhere that it supports upto 1tb. Anyways i found this product super useful.
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I haven't done that so I can't completely answer but really any SSD should work in it. This laptop really boots up fast compared to a regular HD. I suspect it is one of the new hybrids.
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I have a 2TB drive in mine. But with prices and for redundancy I would recommend dual 1 TB drives
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No. you will have to buy a separate 2.5 inch SSD drive along with it. I bot one for around 150$.
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changing the drive is easy, any SSD SATA would do. I would go about 250g or bigger if you can afford it. Don't forget to clone from the original to get all the proper drivers .
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I am pretty sure it can, I am planning on upgrading the HD to a SSD as well. The stock harddrive is slow, but the display and and processor are excellent. Not sure why they crippled the PC like that.