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    Upgrading V1S HD

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by onthenightrain, Aug 21, 2007.

  1. onthenightrain

    onthenightrain Notebook Enthusiast

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    I haven't actually bought the V1S yet but will be soon, the model that i am buying (UK) has a 200GB 4200 rpm and i'm going to be wanting to upgrade it (i'll probably buy the laptop and new HD drive together), preferably to a 160GB 7200 rpm drive.

    What is the easiest way to do this with this notebook?
    At the moment i'm looking at the Seagate 160gb 7200 rpm, are there any other better models (i know little about HD's!)

    Thanks for your help
     
    onthenightrain, Aug 21, 2007
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  2. Herv

    Herv Notebook Consultant

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    maati Notebook Evangelist

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    I did it already on my V1S. It's very easy, no problem at all.
     
    maati, Aug 21, 2007
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  4. AlexF

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    I see 250GB WD SATA laptop HDDs floating around already... 8MB cache only, though. More cache is generally better since it gives a slight performance increase (in some cases) and helps save a bit of battery life (again, in some cases).

    WD2500BEVS
     
    AlexF, Aug 21, 2007
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    onthenightrain Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the replies, now i can have my perfect notebook ;)
     
    onthenightrain, Aug 22, 2007
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