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    HDD dead... what replacment should i get?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Deano.UK, Jan 25, 2010.

  1. Deano.UK

    Deano.UK Notebook Consultant

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    Hi there,

    The harddrive in my 1520 has died...

    Lucky i have a recent backup of info, and currently booting it using puppy linux from a liveCD for general browsing.

    Question is what hard drive should i get for it?

    can anyone reccamend a reliable one on a budget?
    space isnt important... had a 160gb one and had 80gig free.
    baised in the uk by the way.
     
    Deano.UK, Jan 25, 2010
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    Deano.UK Notebook Consultant

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    No ideas anyone? Im a complete noob at buying laptop equipment :(
    its a 1525 btw.
     
    Deano.UK, Jan 26, 2010
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    Ice Cold Notebook Deity

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    Ice Cold, Jan 26, 2010
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    Nankuru Notebook Evangelist

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    I'd have a look around the internet sites like Amazon or Dabs and see what well known brands look like a good deal.

    WD Scorpios tend to top the best seller lists. As far as I know they're reliable (not so sure about the WD external drives). You'll probably find the 320 gig versions are hardly any more than the smaller ones.
     
    Nankuru, Jan 26, 2010
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    Ice Cold nailed it! Get the WD Scorpio Black series from Newegg. Best place to buy from. Between Internals, Externals, and Laptop drives....I have 16 WD drives. They all work great.

    If it doesn't have WD on it, then I don't want it.
     
    Ginuwine38, Jan 26, 2010
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    Deano.UK Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, on a dell 1520/1525 is it a sata Not ide interface i need?
    Am i right in thinking scorpio blues are 5400rpm and blacks are 7200rpm? And that any new scorpio blue/black will work in my laptop?

    Will this one work ok?
    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/121556

    I used to tinker with pcs alot, but dont know much about replacing laptop hardware :(
     
    Deano.UK, Jan 27, 2010
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    well the one I showed you is a Black 7200rpm that uses less energy than a 5400rpm thats why its so popular.

    IDE well its 2010 I did not know IDE was still around.
     
    Ice Cold, Jan 27, 2010
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