X300 SSD question

How do I find out what the brand and exact specs of my x300's solid state drive are. The only thing I know is that it's 64 GB.
I'd like to replace the SSD with a bigger size SSD. For that I'd like to know its size and power restrictions and so on. Is it a normal 2.5" specs SATA connected ssd?
Thanks in advance.
Message Edited by Benedict on 07-14-2008 08:57 PM

the X300's SSD is a samsung 1.8" micro-SATA drive (model number MCCOE64G8MPP-0VA). this link shows the difference between the connectors and physical sizes of the drives. to my knowledge there aren't any 1.8" microSATA drives widely available yet.
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Does someone have tried to use a "mSATA (mini-SATA) to Micro SATA Adapter" with a "mSATA drive" (Crucial M550 for example)?
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