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Where to buy MK4007GAL Hard Drive

2006-06-03T17:14:22-08:00

So, my new toy arrives in a couple of days time, my VGN-X505VP. I am really looking forward to it, however I want to change the HDD for a 40Gb unit, I have my screwdriver on order to take the X505 to bits, and now I just need to get the HDD ordered up.

However I am having difficulty tracking down the required HDD, particularly as I live in the UK. Does anybody know where to find one?

I have a Hitachi 1.8” HDD, but I beleive the Toshiba have the IDE connector on the end of the drive, while Hitachi put it on the side, therefore making my Hitachi incompatible? So I’m now looking for any compatible 40Gb drive, or even a 30Gb.

Samsung 16 Gb SSD for $ 68 or less…

2008-11-07T07:25:46-08:00

I hope that title got your attention. There’s an australian seller that has the type of drive for the X505 that fits, in a batch of 10, for 680 usd. If people here could somehow work together, or if a more rich X505 owner could buy the batch and sell them here with a little profit, everyone could benefit.

I already have a 16Gb SSD (also via ebay from australia), so I won’t be joining in the fun =P

http://cgi.ebay.com/10x-Samsung-16GB-Solid-State-Disk-Flash-SSD-NEW_W0QQitemZ250318153008QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_15?hash=item250318153008&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1234|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

SSD Drive in Europe

2008-11-06T11:21:02-08:00

First let me say hello.
I`d like to buy a X505 soon. And the next step would be a SSD.
Do you know any shops shipping to europe?

Thank you, and good vote!

Front rubber foot covers

2008-10-31T20:49:09-08:00

The three front rubber foot covers on the bottom cover of my X505 are missing.
I need to replace them.
Can anyone tell me the part number and where I can get them?
Thanks a lot!

Lack of 6 pin i.Link socket

2008-08-20T01:02:39-08:00

I’m a photographer and I use my X505SP as a photo data bank too. My camera Canon 1DMk2 uses CF card, so I bought FireWire CF card reader long time ago. It works perfectly with my desktop PCs and transfer speed is pretty many higher than via USB2.0 port. Unfortunately it isn’t possible to connect that CF reader to the X505 because it needs 6 pin connection - CF reader is an active device and needs power supply for correct work. My previous Z505LSK had both i.Link connections - 4 pin and 6 pin, so I had no problem. In my opinion lack of 6 pin FW is the X505 pretty large fault.
So this is my question. Is on a market the 4 pin FW cable having additional “like DDRW3 supplying twig” on the one side and typical 6 pin FW on the other? Or maybe is possible to get only X505SP i.Link supplying plug? If yes, I’m able to make an adequate connection cable by myself.
Thanks for any help.

keyboard for sale?

2006-12-25T14:10:48-08:00

Well my friend shot off a key of my keyboard with a BB gun, anyone have one they dont need? or a period key?

Sony VGP-DDRW4 EXTERNAL DVDRW DRIVE

2008-08-10T14:36:18-08:00

The PCGA-DDRW3 has been replaced by this VGP-DDRW4. Anyone has it working with the x505?

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId;=-1&productId=8198552921665079075

Beyond MK4007GAL

2008-07-25T07:06:39-08:00

http://www.toshibastorage.com/CompChart/CompChartDisplay.aspx?ID1=116&ID2=98&ID3=77

Not yet 1.8”

2008-07-02T02:56:17-08:00

Cheaper SSD, but not yet 1.8”: http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_details.php?id=16337

4007GAL Hard drive for X505

2008-05-10T17:06:44-08:00

Hi guys. I have been looking to get an x505 for a while now and found a deal on the drive before the computer. I have just decided not to get an x505 and opted for a libretto for the price. Thus, I am selling the hard drive. I’m looking for an even $100 + shipping. And we can do the transaction through ebay to assure the security as this is my second post on the forum. Feel free to PM me or email ipod dot ashish at gmail.com

Thanks!