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    Questions about buying W3V, and replacing the Hard Drive

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by jumper76, Dec 15, 2006.

  1. jumper76

    jumper76 Notebook Consultant

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    I am very interested in buying an Asus notebook. Looking at a few models. W3V looks perfect but slow drive is turning me off, I want to pop a 5400rpm drive in there. I also wish it came with XP home instead of Pro, because I am going to upgrade to Vista anyway.

    Has anybody done this? Pretty easy? Any heat issues with a faster hd?

    Otherwise, I think this looks like a great notebook in the $1000 range.

    Thanks
     
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  2. MilestonePC.com

    MilestonePC.com Company Representative

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    Absolutely nothing wrong with doing what you said, infact people are throwing in 7200rpm hard drives into the newer and more powerful W3J..so there will no problems with a 5400rpm in a W3V.

    Your temps and heat should be the same, and even your battery life, or very very little effects to both.
     
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    Most of the W3's came with 5400rpm Hitachi's, except for a small shipment that accidentally came in around this time last year... so you can certainly do it. I've used a 7200rpm in the W3, but I'd stick with a Seagate as they run a cooler and more efficient than the Hitachi's if you happen to want to go that far.... the hard drive speed will increase performance a ton.
     
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