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Turning Internal to External: HD Edition
Mai-Kero
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So I think I need to get a new laptop HD, and probably a new install of Windows while I'm at it.
So, a few questions:
A) Is 7200 the fastest laptop HD you can buy? If not, is there any point to getting a faster one? It's mostly for school work hahaha just kidding I generally play things and browse the internet on it.
My current HD is like 80ish gigs, which is terrible. How much would a USB enclosure be for it? I'd be willing to spend a bit just to ease the transfer of files.
C) Speaking of, how easy is it to retrieve files from an HD with a windows installation on it if you're booting from a different Windows installation? I might be going with Vista this time, if that matters.
D) Are any brands of hard drives particularly better than others?
E) Is it hard drive, harddrive, or hard-drive?
So, a few questions:
A) Is 7200 the fastest laptop HD you can buy? If not, is there any point to getting a faster one? It's mostly for school work hahaha just kidding I generally play things and browse the internet on it.
My current HD is like 80ish gigs, which is terrible. How much would a USB enclosure be for it? I'd be willing to spend a bit just to ease the transfer of files.C) Speaking of, how easy is it to retrieve files from an HD with a windows installation on it if you're booting from a different Windows installation? I might be going with Vista this time, if that matters.
D) Are any brands of hard drives particularly better than others?
E) Is it hard drive, harddrive, or hard-drive?
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A) Yes, and if you're gaming a 7200rpm with big cache will help. It may increase heat output marginally and/or power demand though.
C) Stupid easy. Your external drive will show up as D most likely, just drag-and-drop.
D) I admit I'm not up to snuff on laptop HDDs, since I generally just "run what I brung" when it comes to portables.
E) HDD = Hard Disk Drive
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Seagate and WD are good, Samsung is generally pretty bad.
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Yeah, I've got a Momentus 7200.1 in mine right now.
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