Configuring a laptop? What does this mean?

[xby]

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If you like the Panasonic why not just get one of those. They do allow you
to configure them.

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I built my own desktop computers, but I have no experience whatsoever
with laptops. I am considering buying one.

In my desktops I am using the removable harddrive trays in order to
boot from different operating systems. I realize that I cannot use
such an option with a laptop, but I wish that the laptop would allow
me to change the hard drive every now and then. Since the
transportable desktops, such as the ASUS D1 and the ECS DESKNOTE,
allow me to install my own hard drive if it meets the specifications,
I have been considering them for purchase.

Now I read above that the Panasonic laptops are configurable. I would
appreciate an explanation as to what does this mean. Does this means
that I can remove the original hard drive and install my own
compatible one? Are there other laptops which provide similar
flexibility? If so, which ones?

Thanks in advance.

 

[zalzon]

u don't need to remove trays and sh*t. u just got 2 set it up as a
dual boot. usually it gets to a screen on boot up where you get to
select which OS you want to boot into. If you don't select within 5
seconds, it boots into the default OS.

that's what i know, perhaps someone else could e-laborate.

[...Snip...]

If you like the Panasonic why not just get one of those. They do allow you
to configure them.

[...Snip...]


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I built my own desktop computers, but I have no experience whatsoever
with laptops. I am considering buying one.

In my desktops I am using the removable harddrive trays in order to
boot from different operating systems. I realize that I cannot use
such an option with a laptop, but I wish that the laptop would allow
me to change the hard drive every now and then. Since the
transportable desktops, such as the ASUS D1 and the ECS DESKNOTE,
allow me to install my own hard drive if it meets the specifications,
I have been considering them for purchase.

Now I read above that the Panasonic laptops are configurable. I would
appreciate an explanation as to what does this mean. Does this means
that I can remove the original hard drive and install my own
compatible one? Are there other laptops which provide similar
flexibility? If so, which ones?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Lawrence Glasser]

u don't need to remove trays and sh*t. u just got 2 set it up as a
dual boot. usually it gets to a screen on boot up where you get to
select which OS you want to boot into. If you don't select within 5
seconds, it boots into the default OS.

"Configurable" has nothing to do with OSs.

You (usually) have a choice of hard drive size, the type
of optical drive (CD vs DVD vs CD/DVD, etc.), the amount
of installed memory, etc.

Larry

 

[nooneimportant]

Configuration typically refers to the options you select for the machine
during the order process (procesor, memory HD, et cetera). As far as HD's
go some machines have a semi-external drive bay, remove a screw and the
drive slides out, be very possible to get spare trays to load additioan
drives in for teh OS of your choice, some units can even boot from a
"modular bay" hard drive (additional bays that can be equiped with either
optical drive or additional hard drive). If either of these options are a
go then its easy to use multiple hard drives for multiple OS's, otherwise
you gotta partition the drive and use some sort of boot menu when you power
on. As far as which manufactures offer this... virtually ALL of them offer
modular bays of some sort, tho it may only be on higher end systems. And i
know that HP used to use slide out HDD trays, although mine doesent, don't
know if any of them do this now (think i worked on a gateway laptop with a
semi-removable tray).

"IS" <[email protected]> wrote in message

[...Snip...]

If you like the Panasonic why not just get one of those. They do allow you
to configure them.

[...Snip...]


-----------------


I built my own desktop computers, but I have no experience whatsoever
with laptops. I am considering buying one.

In my desktops I am using the removable harddrive trays in order to
boot from different operating systems. I realize that I cannot use
such an option with a laptop, but I wish that the laptop would allow
me to change the hard drive every now and then. Since the
transportable desktops, such as the ASUS D1 and the ECS DESKNOTE,
allow me to install my own hard drive if it meets the specifications,
I have been considering them for purchase.

Now I read above that the Panasonic laptops are configurable. I would
appreciate an explanation as to what does this mean. Does this means
that I can remove the original hard drive and install my own
compatible one? Are there other laptops which provide similar
flexibility? If so, which ones?

Thanks in advance.

 

[xby]

Configuration typically refers to the options you select for the machine
during the order process (procesor, memory HD, et cetera). As far as HD's
go some machines have a semi-external drive bay, remove a screw and the
drive slides out, be very possible to get spare trays to load additioan
drives in for teh OS of your choice, some units can even boot from a
"modular bay" hard drive (additional bays that can be equiped with either
optical drive or additional hard drive). If either of these options are a
go then its easy to use multiple hard drives for multiple OS's, otherwise
you gotta partition the drive and use some sort of boot menu when you power
on. As far as which manufactures offer this... virtually ALL of them offer
modular bays of some sort, tho it may only be on higher end systems. And i
know that HP used to use slide out HDD trays, although mine doesent, don't
know if any of them do this now (think i worked on a gateway laptop with a
semi-removable tray).

I thank all the posters who took the time to respond to my query. I am
aware of multiboot for operating systems residing on different
partitions, but I prefer to have each OS on a different HD in order to
completely isolate it from the others. I am interested in the
semi-external drive bay or the modular bay approach. While I am going
to search the net for such units, I would appreciate any information
which might help in the search.

Thanks again.

 

[Ed Medlin]

I thank all the posters who took the time to respond to my query. I am

aware of multiboot for operating systems residing on different
partitions, but I prefer to have each OS on a different HD in order to
completely isolate it from the others. I am interested in the
semi-external drive bay or the modular bay approach. While I am going
to search the net for such units, I would appreciate any information
which might help in the search.

Thanks again.

My Sony Vaio laptop has a removable HD and I have seen others also. You
could get an extra and just plug in the one you want to boot. I have a USB-2
HDD module that holds any regular size PC drive that is actually
surprisingly quick for a USB drive. You could put any size drive there. The
module I have I got at a local PC store and put a 20 gig drive in it to
accompany my laptop on vacations for storage of digital photos. They are
also very rugged. I wish you luck.

Ed

 

[xby]

My Sony Vaio laptop has a removable HD and I have seen others also. You
could get an extra and just plug in the one you want to boot. I have a USB-2
HDD module that holds any regular size PC drive that is actually
surprisingly quick for a USB drive. You could put any size drive there. The
module I have I got at a local PC store and put a 20 gig drive in it to
accompany my laptop on vacations for storage of digital photos. They are
also very rugged. I wish you luck.

Ed

Thank you very much for your information.

Could you please provide more details about your model? I did a google
search on "Sony Vaio laptop" and found large number of entries varying
widely in price, but I did not see any specifications about the
availability of the removable HD.

Thanks again.