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    Adding a second hard drive to P-6860FX

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Nathand, Sep 29, 2009.

  1. Nathand

    Nathand Notebook Consultant

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    It's my birthday soon and I'd like to buy a second hard drive for my laptop. Would anyone mind telling me what hard drive I should get?
     
    Nathand, Sep 29, 2009
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    Kamin_Majere =][= Ordo Hereticus

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    You can get any SATA HDD or SSD for the 6860. I'm running a 128GB SSD as my OS/app drive and a western digital 500GB drive for storage.
     
    Kamin_Majere, Sep 29, 2009
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    stephen0205 Notebook Consultant

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    ocz vertex there super fast and awsome
     
    stephen0205, Sep 29, 2009
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    King_Arthur Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well not any HDD will fit into your laptop of course. You are going to be looking at 2.5" laptop hard drives. If your interested in which drive is already in there its a WD3200BEVT if my memory serves me right.
     
    King_Arthur, Sep 29, 2009
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    True, i should have said any 2.5in x 9.5mm laptop hard drive :eek:
     
    Kamin_Majere, Sep 29, 2009
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    arstron Notebook Guru

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    I love my 60 gb OCZ Vertex, best investment i've made on my 6860fx.
     
    arstron, Sep 29, 2009
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  7. Nathand

    Nathand Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for your replies!

    The WD3200BEVT is incredibly cheap on newegg! I think I'll go ahead and buy it :)

    Do you guys know if it's easy to set up raid for the drives? Is it a good idea to do that?

    Thanks!
     
    Nathand, Sep 29, 2009
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    zarraza Notebook Consultant

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    If you need space i would say go for this wd 500gb 5400rpm for 89$ (+ shipping) Item#:N82E16822136314 @ newegg. It has really good reviews.
     
    zarraza, Sep 29, 2009
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    Wow, that's a great deal! I might go with the WD5000BEVT then!
     
    Nathand, Sep 30, 2009
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