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jmiles301 · 12-25-2008, 05:33 PM

Hello all,

Right now, the main problem with my current system is that the hard drive is maxed out (2 16GB). Other than that and it seems to work pretty well. I thought that maybe I should simply buy a new system since the prices have come down so much, but the more I think about it, the more it seems I can save by simply upgrading to a better hard drive. So my question is: I'm not sure exactly what type of hard drive I need and/or what would work best for my system's performance. For instance, I know that there are only certain slots that computers have and that there are different types of cards that have different pros and cons and such. The problem is, I'm not exactly sure what I am looking for and what makes sense from an economical point of view (i.e. what cards are overpriced for certain 'extras' that probably wouldn't make much of a difference). So is there any insight that anyone can provide me with here? I'm kind of fishing in the dark and I don't want to purchase something that doesn't work and/or doesn't make sense.

Thanks so much and Merry Christmas!

- Jon

12-25-2008, 05:33 PM	#1
jmiles301 Member (6 bit) Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 33	Help finding a new hard drive Hello all, Right now, the main problem with my current system is that the hard drive is maxed out (2 16GB). Other than that and it seems to work pretty well. I thought that maybe I should simply buy a new system since the prices have come down so much, but the more I think about it, the more it seems I can save by simply upgrading to a better hard drive. So my question is: I'm not sure exactly what type of hard drive I need and/or what would work best for my system's performance. For instance, I know that there are only certain slots that computers have and that there are different types of cards that have different pros and cons and such. The problem is, I'm not exactly sure what I am looking for and what makes sense from an economical point of view (i.e. what cards are overpriced for certain 'extras' that probably wouldn't make much of a difference). So is there any insight that anyone can provide me with here? I'm kind of fishing in the dark and I don't want to purchase something that doesn't work and/or doesn't make sense. Thanks so much and Merry Christmas! - Jon