7mm SSD list / 7mm HD list
UPDATE 2012.05.30: added a list of 7mm SSD and 7mm HDD at the end of this post…
The most-excellent Lenovo Thinkpad X220 laptop supports a rather odd thickness for its hard drive/SSD: 7mm This is unusual since most laptop drives are 9.5mm and some are fatties coming in at 12mm or 12.5mm. However, the 7mm thin drives are likely to become more and more common as Ultrabooks and other similar devices require thinner drives to maintain their low profile 🙂
So, if you own the X220 or another laptop that can only fit 7mm drives your options are primarily: (A) buy a 7mm drive or (B) modify a 9.5mm SSD to be thinner. Here are some resources that may be helpful in that task:
NOTE: care has been taken to compile this list as accurately as possible, however, it is always recommended that you personally verify specifications and compatibility BEFORE ordering a drive! Better safe than sorry 🙂
7mm SSD List:
Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD1 2.5″ 128GB SATA III MLC 7mm Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Sustained Sequential Read: Up to 500 MB/s (SATA 6Gb/s)
Sustained Sequential Write: Up to 175 MB/s (SATA 6Gb/s)
4KB Random Read: Up to 45,000 IOPS
4KB Random Write: Up to 35,000 IOPS
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD1CCA 2.5″ 256GB SATA III MLC 7mm Internal Solid State Drive
(SSD) with Data Transfer Kit
Sustained Sequential Read: Up to 500 MB/s (SATA 6Gb/s)
Sustained Sequential Write: Up to 260 MB/s (SATA 6Gb/s)
4KB Random Read: Up to 45,000 IOPS
4KB Random Write: Up to 50,000 IOPS
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD1 2.5″ 256GB SATA III MLC 7mm Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Sustained Sequential Read: Up to 500 MB/s (SATA 6Gb/s)
Sustained Sequential Write: Up to 260 MB/s (SATA 6Gb/s)
4KB Random Read: Up to 45,000 IOPS
4KB Random Write: Up to 50,000 IOPS
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD1 2.5″ 64GB SATA III MLC 7mm Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Sustained Sequential Read: Up to 500 MB/s (SATA 6Gb/s)
Sustained Sequential Write: Up to 95 MB/s (SATA 6Gb/s)
4KB Random Read: Up to 45,000 IOPS
4KB Random Write: Up to 20,000 IOPS
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD1 2.5″ 64GB SATA III MLC 7mm Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Sustained Sequential Read: Up to 500 MB/s (SATA 6Gb/s)
Sustained Sequential Write: Up to 95 MB/s (SATA 6Gb/s)
4KB Random Read: Up to 45,000 IOPS
4KB Random Write: Up to 20,000 IOPS
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BW160G301 2.5″ 160GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive
(SSD) – OEM
Plextor M3 Pro Series PX-128M3P 2.5″ 128GB SATA III MLC 7mm Internal Solid State
Drive (SSD)
Sustained Sequential Read: Up to 535MB/s
Sustained Sequential Write: Up to 350MB/s
4KB Random Read: Up to 75,000 IOPS
4KB Random Read: Up to 75,000 IOPS
4KB Random Write: Up to 69,000 IOPS
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BT040G301 2.5″ 40GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive
(SSD) – OEM
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F120GB3A-NB 2.5″ 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State
Drive (SSD) Notebook Upgrade Kit
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BW600G301 2.5″ 600GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive
(SSD) – OEM
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BW080G301 2.5″ 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive
(SSD) – OEM
Wintec FileMate 33121362 2.5″ 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
4KB Random Read: Up to 60,000 IOPS
4KB Random Write: Up to 20,000 IOPS
Wintec FileMate 33121361 2.5″ 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
4KB Random Read: Up to 60,000 IOPS
4KB Random Write: Up to 20,000 IOPS
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BW300G301 2.5″ 300GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive
(SSD) – OEM
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BW120G301 2.5″ 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive
(SSD) – OEM
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F240GB3A-NB 2.5″ 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State
Drive (SSD) Notebook Upgrade Kit
4KB Random Write: Up to 85,000 IOPS
Crucial M4 CT512M4SSD1CCA 2.5″ 512GB SATA III MLC 7mm Internal Solid State Drive
(SSD) with Data Transfer Kit
Wintec FileMate 33121360 2.5″ 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Plextor M3 Pro Series PX-256M3P 2.5″ 256GB SATA III MLC 7mm Internal Solid State
Drive (SSD)
Sustained Sequential Read: Up to 540MB/s
Sustained Sequential Write: Up to 420MB/s
4KB Random Read: Up to 75,000 IOPS
4KB Random Read: Up to 75,000 IOPS
4KB Random Write: Up to 68,000 IOPS
7mm thin Hard Drives
- HGST 0A78743 320GB 7200 RPM 2.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare
- Drive
- Cache: 16MB
- HGST Travelstar Z5K320 HTS543232A7A384 (Part#: 0A78603) 320GB 5400 RPM 2.5″ SATAÂ 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive
- Cache: 8MB
- Average Seek Time: 13ms
- Seagate Momentus Thin ST320LT020 320GB 5400 RPM 2.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive
- Cache: 16MB
- HGST Travelstar Z5K500 HTS545032A7E380 (0J11283) 320GB 5400 RPM 2.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive
- Cache: 8MB
- HGST Travelstar Z5K320 HTS543216A7A384 (0A78601) 160GB 5400 RPM 2.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive
- Cache: 8MB
- HGST Travelstar Z7K500 HTS725050A7E630 500GB 7200 RPM 2.5″ SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal
- Cache: 32MB
- HGST Travelstar Z5K500 HTS545050A7E380 (0J11285) 500GB 5400 RPM 2.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive
- Cache: 8MB
- Seagate Momentus Thin ST250LT003 250GB 5400 RPM 2.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive
- Cache: 16MB
Partial list of laptops with 7mm drives:
Lenovo
X1, X220, X230, X220 Tablet ThinkPad
W520
T420
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