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Question posted by frankrowland on November 14th, 2013

What Kind Of Ssd Flash Drive Could Be Installed In The A21p

I want to replace my 32 GB travelstar HDD with a suitable SSD in my IBM thinkpad A21p but I am not sure which model(s) will be compatinble or would fit. Any suggestions?

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Answer #1: Posted by frankrowland on November 18th, 2013 3:07 PM
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After some searching, I found an SSD disk that works fine: the TRANSCEND TS64GPSD330 64 GB. Works great and fits perfectly inside the A21

Answer #2: Posted by TheWiz on November 14th, 2013 3:08 PM
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You will not be able to install an SSD in this laptop; it's simply too old.

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