ASUS N551JQ-DS71 optical drive to SSD

[mistakwa]

I am thinking about purchasing the ASUS N551JQ-DS71 and want to convert the optical drive to hold a 2.5 inch ssd.

Do I need an optical drive caddy made specifically for the ASUS N551JQ-DS71 or is there standard one I can use?

Thank you for any help.

 

[darkbreeze]

Any 5.25" to 2.5" adapter, similar to this one, should work fine. This one actually holds two 2.5" drives but there are adapters for single drives as well. This could be used with one or with two drives.

http/www.amazon.com/ORICO-AC525-2S-Aluminum-mounting-Converter/dp/B005MIDB7E

 

[mistakwa]

Any 5.25" to 2.5" adapter, similar to this one, should work fine. This one actually holds two 2.5" drives but there are adapters for single drives as well. This could be used with one or with two drives.

http/www.amazon.com/ORICO-AC525-2S-Aluminum-mounting-Converter/dp/B005MIDB7E

This does not look like it is compatible with laptops, or am I mistaken?

 

[darkbreeze]

Crap. My bad. When you said optical drive bay I assumed, obviously incorrectly, that it was a desktop. I'll check on that other option for you. I'm fairly sure they're a standard adapter for notebooks as well but there may be a model specific issue as you suggested. My apologies for the mistaken information.

 

[darkbreeze]

It's a standard optical drive. Any full size laptop optical bay caddy should be compatible. Any similar unit should work:

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA32C1EP0423&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-SSD+%2f+HDD+Accessories-_-9SIA32C1EP0423&ds_e_ad_type=pla&gclid=CMKWhten78ICFUeEfgodN00A7w&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[mistakwa]

It's a standard optical drive. Any full size laptop optical bay caddy should be compatible. Any similar unit should work:

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA32C1EP0423&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-SSD+%2f+HDD+Accessories-_-9SIA32C1EP0423&ds_e_ad_type=pla&gclid=CMKWhten78ICFUeEfgodN00A7w&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thank you

 

[darkbreeze]

Anytime. Good luck to you.