Unboxing and installing the SSD

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Finally installed the SSD and my Alienware m17x is complete:

i7-2630QM 2.0GHz CPU
8GB of DDR3 RAM
1GB AMD Radeon HD 6870M
Boot disk: Crucial M4 256GB SSD
Data disk: 750GB 7200rpm HDD

Delivered by DHL on Oct 28, 4 days after I authorised delivery from the Borderlinx forwarder. Not bad.
Plain box of Crucial M4 256GB SSD.
No other packing material, other than plastic carton. No moving parts I guess. Btw sticker on SSD says 'Product of Singapore'; you figure.
Alien innards. Note 2 HDD cages, and heat pipes leading to fans.
Unscrewing the drive cage.
Clearly labelled ports. Build quality solid, but the screws are soft, and very easily stripped if not careful.   
Woot, detected and booting up properly -- no issues! 15 second boot-up now (not counting BIOS start-up).

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