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    Acer Aspire 3000 Hard Drive Spec?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by criky18, Nov 4, 2008.

  1. criky18

    criky18 Newbie

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    I'm struggling. I want to upgrade my internal hard drive but am unsure exactly the spec I need. I think that a "WESTERN DIGITAL SCORPIO 120GB 8MB ATA/100 12MS 5400RPM " is what I need. Could anyone confirm I am right. Also could I use the 250 gb version successfully.

    Comments appreciated ...... thankyou.
     
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    If an IDE HDD, Samsung HM160HC will be the best for you. ( Review)
     
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    criky18 Newbie

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    Thanks Andy. I'm not very savvy on this but presume this will be a direct replacement? Why this and not the WD? Better performance ??

    I plan to caddy it and clone my existing hd. Then straight swap. Would this seem correct or could I just use my recovery discs and put these straight onto the inboard samsung ?

    Thankyou............
     
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  4. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Yes. All stock HDDs, that come in AS3000, are ATA-6 compliant, so there will be no LBA issues, and will be a direct replacement.

    You're going for the WD1200BEVE ?

    It has a single 125GB platter, and the HM160HC series are the only IDE HDDs with a single 160GB platter, hence faster Read-Write rates, and improved performance.

    You could also go for the WD2500BEVE (250GB), which will perform the same as the WD1200BEVE.
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I have recently acquired a WD1200BEVE drive and it performs identically to the 250gb model. Therefore the 120gb WD is the same speed as the 250gb model, making both still slower than the HM160HC

    K-TRON
     
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