1.8" HDD?

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    Does anyone know what the HDD form factor is? I guess it's a 1.8" one but I'd be interested to know if anyone can confirm this.

    I am unsure which version to buy. I want 1GB RAM but I would prefer an SSD and if the RAM is soldered in it may be easier to get the 1GB/80GB version and replace the HDD with an SSD.
     
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    It's 2.5'', but the hdd is soldered so...it sucks.
     
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    Soldered? whats the idea of that?
     
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    hmm not the smartist move there :roll: althou saying that 80gb is loads for this kinda laptop, but would like the option still acer...
    were did u see this ?
    any idea of specs of the HD ? is it 4200rpm or 5400rpm, prob sata ?
     
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    Are you sure you're not just thinking of the SSD model? I have a hard time believing they'd solder a hard drive on... seems extremely unconventional and pointless. Not to mention a bad idea since that's one of the biggest failure points on a laptop.
     
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    So those of us who prefer the SSD option are likely to find a bit of free space inside our One then. A 2.5" drive takes up a fair bit of room for a small machine like the One.

    I have followed the many interesting hardware mods carried out on the eee and the option to add in say a bluetooth adapter and/or GPS receiver would be interesting and given a bit of internal space should be perfectly practical.
     
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    [​IMG]

    1. The default memory is soldered, 512MB irremovable…
    2. The map Wifi 802.11b / g is removable.
    3. The Express Chipset Intel 945GSE.
    4. The SIM chip reader.
    5. The probable location of the HDD hard drive versions of One.
    6. The 8GB storage SSD soldered to the motherboard.
     
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    Thanks for posting this picture.

    It's a little hard to tell as the picture has been enlarged, but I couldn't see a spare SO-DIMM socket in there.

    Do you know what the SIM reader is for? I would have thought that mini-PCI HS[DU]PA modems would have their own.
     
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    That looks like a screen cap from that Italian video. There isn't a SO-DIMM slot on top of the mainboard, but they never bothered to look at the bottom, so presumably it's down there.
     
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    Yes, on the video they only said the RAM slot is unreachable...
     
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    On reflection, it was a bit of a daft question. If the slot were on the top of the motherboard you would have to take the machine apart to install the memory.
     
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    The hard drive cable is a ZIF connector and I do belive it will take any 1.8" drive, such as MK8009GAH toshiba 80GB, also used in ipods and other small devices, there is a 1.8zif connector to 2.5" drive adapter on ebay. The 8GB SSD is god awful slow. I have ordered a 40GB zif drive 1.8, I will take out the SSD and put that in. Can't wait!
     
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    The SSD is removable?
     
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    There is a ribbon connected to it, and the flash driver itself, more like a pcb board with a flash chip on it is screwed onto the base of the laptop. So ya I would say it is removable. And if not, the dremel will do the trick. I cant' stand how slow the SSD is so I'm removing it one way or another :mrgreen:
     
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    so this is the holy grail in speeding up the one. its like the ssd helds it back. man, why did they put a slow thing on this lovely package..
     
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    I don't know I would've paid even 20-50 dollars extra for a proper SSD.
     
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    So has anyone done this swap yet? I'm looking to swap in a 60Gb 1.8 myself when i upgrade the RAM. I just want to know exactly what I need to buy before I open it up.
     
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    1,8 hard disk / ssd with zif connector

    for instance:
    http://www.vlp.com/index.php?main_page= ... ts_id=1305

    IDE - p-ATA 100

    the rest should work :)

    have you read the zif-to cf mod in this forum? i dont know how aware you are of the pricing of these devices, but that mod
    seems mor promissing :)

    (Edit: and dont forget, that you need a zif cable)
     
    Le Tigre, Jul 19, 2008
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    finally managed to take apart my apsire
    now will go check out for a zif hdd. 40 to 60gb will do. i think the zif cable that goes with the default ssd can be used
    so all in all, need to removed around 23 screws to get that slow bastard off.
     
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