There are no 6TB or up 2.5" drives. You will need to go external. And you want CMR drive, not SMR. The largest CMR 2.5" drive ever was 3TB and is no longer made. Largest current model CMR 2.5" drive is 1TB. For external the enclosure would/will be very important, many/most will not work. Check the community for models that will work, in fact it is better to go direct Sata to Sata on the drive that will be inside the enclosure, rather than Sata to an Esata port on the enclosure. If you buy a correct drive (ie not SMR) the Edge should format it itself.
Yeah, I've read it will work. But it is an SMR drive. Coupled with being a 2.5" I doubt it will last nearly as long as a good 3.5 CMR drive in an external. But is a choice for those totally against going external. One other consideration, when shucking that pretty much voids the warranty. Also pre-assembled shuckable externals usually have a shorter warranty than a retail 3.5 even if you reassembled due to a failure. I think it is a tight squeeze in an EDGE too, 15mm. Fits fine in a Bolt.
No, if you disassemble CAREFULLY and break no tabs can reassemble if drive fails. If you are talking about the shuckable external drive. If you are talking about the Edge itself it can be done, use hairdryer on sticker or some have just CAREFULLY peeled off without any heat or solution. Don't HAVE to punch holes. Still, I would be hesitant to upgrade a lifetime cable Edge ($600-700 if you get on sale) until the warranty ran out. Cheaper 2 tuner OTA no biggie, couple hundred bucks. Though still might be worth waiting to upgrade for a year if you can live with the 500GB drive that long.
The 15mm won't fit inside Edge. Must be 7mm.
Well the original poster was asking about an EDGE so pretty much everything I suggested was considering that. The 15mm will fit in an Edge but a really tight squeeze, cover may not close completely and have to leave out part of a bracket. A 2.5 9/9.5mm will fit but largest capacity 9/9.5 disk based CMR is 2TB I think. However they were also interested in 6TB and up, the 5TB 15mm 2.5 SMR drive is CLOSE but there is NO 2.5" disk based drive larger than 5TB. I will stick with my original recommendation, external, CMR 3.5, Sata to Sata (skip the Esata connecting to the enclosure), then can go as large as you want at least 14TB, maybe 20. It's not tough really, once you have the correct enclosure, cables, drive about 1/2 hour to an hour.
Why no SSD's in TiVo's with TE4?
They don't work on TE4. Nor do most SMR drives. Nor do some external that use eSata. Te4 is a pain for drive updates/replacements, especially with Bolt or Edge. Pretty much use a CMR drive only. That goes for TE3 also, though a bit more flexible. Anything else, good luck.
TiVo is sending a 2TB edge as a replacement for $200. I figured weaknees wants $200 for a replacement 2TB drive so it wasn't a terrible deal. Plus they are transferring my lifetime subscription too.
I have 2 edges.
I did not realize until I started reading the forums that the drives had to be so particular. If I could have picked up a new drive and installed it over the weekend I would have done that, but the replacement for $200 is just easier and I get the latest hardware as well.
