Crumbs, I hadn't noticed those screw holes, thank you (I think they're there as you say - the laptop is back in use so can't check the side view) - for an SSD that's presumably going to be fine given it won't be making it's own vibrations
Any further comments obviously welcomed but it seems a...
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These are a wide shot of the back, showing the existing drive and whole board, with a closer up shot of the slot with and without the mounting insert thing.
There are no screw holes etc where the far end of the drive would go - will this just be meant to be a snug fit in the insert...
Currently it's a mechanical disc (actually a short sighted replacement since the original died - the rest of the laptop has kept going strong) so just looking to get a boost to responsiveness and load times by getting Windows and some programs onto an SSD and keeping the current drive on there...
I've been toying with the idea of upgrading my old PC Specialist laptop - and having dredged up the order confirmation etc, it is old being from 2012 - with a new SSD.
From taking the back off, there looks to be a second SATA slot, with a removable plastic insert but nothing that looks like it...
AMD seem to be focused moderately towards the laptop space with their APUs being less impressive than the Intel range when it comes to processing muscle but (seemingly) quite well rounded with graphics capability. Is there any reason that there's not an option included by PCSpecialist for...
