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    Will my XPS M1730 support a 1TB hard disk?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Rakhl Chet, Sep 2, 2015.

  1. Rakhl Chet

    Rakhl Chet Newbie

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    Hi All,
    I would really appreciate it if somebody could tell me if my XPS 1730 bought around 2006/2007 having a 128GB hard drive and an Intel Core2 Extreme processor can be upgraded to a 1TB hard drive. I have currently installed Windows 8.1 Pro on it? If this is possible, could you please tell me which hard drive to use? If not, can I atleast put in 500GB?

    Thanks in advance!!
     
    Rakhl Chet, Sep 2, 2015
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  2. kent1146

    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    Yes, you can put any 2.5" SATA drive into that laptop. You could upgrade capacity to a 7200rpm 1TB hard drive.

    But I'd actually recommend you put a Solid State Drive (SSD) into that machine, for speed and performance purposes. You can get a 500GB SSD for about $220 USD these days, and often less with sales / deals / rebates. There are links in my signature that show comparisions of SSD vs. Mechanical HDD, to give you an idea about what kind of performance difference you can see.
     
    kent1146, Sep 2, 2015
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  3. GeforcerFX

    GeforcerFX Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes it works fine, i have a 256gb SSD as my main drive and a 1tb seagate as my secondary in my m1730, my friend is running 2 x 1tb hdds in his.
     
    GeforcerFX, Sep 9, 2015
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