[mdlug] laptop harddrive

[Joseph C. Bender]

Raymond McLaughlin wrote:
> Dan DeSloover wrote:
>> Not only that every laptop I've worked on has an easy access panel (4-6
>> screws) to the hard drive bay and maybe another three screws to remove the
>> hard drive.
> 
> Some access panels take as few as 2 screws. The additional screws often
> secure the drive to a loading tray, and/or interface connector.
> 
	This is why buying non-crappy laptops is always a good idea.

	One of the reasons I only buy Thinkpads is that the drives are 
replaceable quite easily.  It's one screw to remove the drive/bracket 
and 4 screws to remove the disk from the bracket.

	Your average cheap laptop puts the disk in stupid or hard to get to 
locations to save on materials costs.

-JCB