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Modding my Alienware m17 r2 2019

I_am_so_Internet
By I_am_so_Internet
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I just recently bought an m17 r2, and saw a photo of the internals, and realized there is a ton of wasted space. (see attachment)

 

If they built it better, they could have fit a 2.5 inch hard drive bay in there, but since they don't, I can only max out at 4gb with 2 M.2 SSDs.

 

I was thinking, I could add an internal 2TB USB drive for downloads, backup and music storage, and also a SD card reader.

 

What other things could I fit inside?

What do you guys think?

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So I found a build guide on how to make a low profile USB connector. I figure I could use this and connect it to a multi-slot USB card reader, and have a couple of card slots, maybe one for semi-permanent storage, and one to use as a normal card reader.

 

https://www.instructables.com/id/Ultra-Low-Profile-USB-Connector/

 

Just need to drill a hole in the side to stick the card reader out of.

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I've made some detailed photos and measurements of the inside of the case. There is plenty of room. How could I attach more than 1 usb device inside though? 

 

And should I have a microsd card or SD card + reader or just a usb drive inside?

 

 

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