Hello, I am using this machine over a year, its ok. I am working animation, compositing, sound design and music.So i want to make some changes on this pc.I need some recommendations, ideas about these:
1)I m using 2gb of ram and i want to max this to 4 gb. Is there any specific brand that you can say "good" and i also wonder how much mhz use max, recently i m using 667 and i want to buy what ddr2 offers max if there is no any adaptation issue.
2)I also need a 7200rpm harddisk. But i know nothing about laptop hdds. I m thinking for the best hdd as possible.But, i dont know what hdds are avalible for this Acer model, or is it not necessary something like that.
3) Finally, I ve created an Acer backup DVD, i wonder how easy to setup the computer if i change the hdd? I mean is it going to be licensed and free of problems like before.I used recovery once before, but with Empowering T software. Never did with a DVD.
Thank you.
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How about using the external usb box with 7200 (or even raptor 10000rpm) HDD inside?
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No point using a fast hard drive over USB.. fastest speeds will be around 25MB/s
There are many similar threads that may help you in the Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades Forum. -
Why 25MB/s? May be 400MB/s? (max speed of the USB2 or the firewire)
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max transfer speed of the USB2 interface is 480megabits per second
8 bits in a byte = 60megabytes per second theoretically
but generally you will get around 30megabytes per second in general usage because of overheads and other reasons -
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2) Any 7200rpm 2.5 inch sata will work on the laptop. ebuyer.com is good for HDD.
3) It's as simple as inserting the disc and then pressing f12 at bios to get the boot menu up and select the cd/dvd drive option and it will guid you through from there.
Hope this helps.
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