Does ASUS G53SX-XN1 SUPPORTS 12.5 mm Internal HDD

nealloy1981 · 02-06-2012, 05:48 PM

My title reflects my question. can someone tell me quickly whether G53SX will support this 12.5 mm size of hdd or the regular one?

Yiddo · 02-07-2012, 03:52 PM

I think it does as I had a 12.5mm HDD in my Netbook and stuck it in my JH but I didn't have the maintenance panel on mine. Although the problem was also that the caddy was a different height so you will need to either mod the caddy or use some sponge to keep the HDD in place.

Although I think it was slow the HDD I had you are better off picking up a 9.5mm 2.5 inch 500GB 7200RPM for your secondary drive they are quite cheap nowadays if you are looking for storage.

tijo · 02-07-2012, 07:58 PM

I'm not quite sure the G53 can fit a 12.5mm drive, the G73s can, but they have the extra room for the drive, the insides of the G53 are a little more cramped so i'm not certain it would fit. I don't have a G53 to confirm this, but Chastity probably knows for sure. Chastity chimes in from time to time in gaming Asus so you'll probably hear from Chas eventually.

stege · 02-08-2012, 07:51 AM

Yes, the G53 can take a 12.5 HDD. Done it myself. Just stick some fluffy pads to keep the hdd fixed in there.

tijo · 02-08-2012, 10:04 AM

Well, there you go, confirmation from a G53 owner which is what you needed.

nealloy1981 · 02-08-2012, 11:58 AM

Thank you guys for your reply...i really appreciate that. Well, if the HDD is slower according to Yiddo i am not gonna buy then. I am planning to buy at least 750gb with 7200rpm.