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02-21-2006, 08:00 PM
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Laptop Hard Drive Opinions
Kind of a poll
I was given an older (2-3yrs) HP Pavillion Laptop. The only problem with it is that the hard drive needs to be replaced. I (think that I) am an above average knowledgeable person when it comes to computers but have little knowledge of laptops. I was wondering what is recommended for replacing the hard drive and would the newer Ata-6 or -7 be compatible? And would the 7200rpm HDs work? I would like to have at least an 80gig HD but probably wouldn't use it. |
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02-21-2006, 08:08 PM
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Maybe you can find some info here http://www.kahlon.com/
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02-21-2006, 08:44 PM
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I should have been more specific
I was looking more for opinions I guess than advice. I know that technically I could put an ATA 166 drive in even if the laptop is setup for ATA 66 and that it will just perform as a 66. I just like to see product opinions especially if someone has had experience with the HP laptops.
Thanks for the link. I hope I am in the correct forum. |
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02-21-2006, 10:23 PM
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Any modern 2.5" hard drive will work fine. Get whatever capacity you want -- I don't really think 7200 rpm laptop drives are worth it though. THeir extra performance just doesn't justify the much higher cost.
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02-21-2006, 11:59 PM
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If it's a few years old, there may be a bios limitation on how big a drive you can put in. Look at that configurator that was linked to get an idea of what they have that works - that was a valid post.
EDIT - that configurator is useless - they show a 100gb drive for a laptop that I know for a fact can't take ove 8 gigs. Here's a better configurator: http://www.apricornproducts.com/conf...reseller_id=98 Last edited by glc; 02-22-2006 at 01:36 AM. |
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