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    Can I always change my hard drive to an ssd?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Deezelspeed, May 21, 2014.

  1. Deezelspeed

    Deezelspeed Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys

    Im currently trying to buy a laptop. I find one with a good screen, good cpu but the hard drive is always 5400rpm hard drive.

    What Id like to know is if its possible to upgrade my hard-drive to an ssd in most cases? The comp I am currently thinking about doing it to is this one

    GIGABYTE P15F v2 GTX 850M laptop
     
    Deezelspeed, May 21, 2014
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    prof1980 Newbie

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    Hi There,
    Yes of course that laptop will take any SSD drive. I highly recomend looking at a Samsung 840 pro I have one of these and it's been no problem at all for 6 months, it also has some of the best write ups.
     
    prof1980, May 21, 2014
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  3. Deezelspeed

    Deezelspeed Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thx mate

    That's good to know but also if I choose a cheaper one can I also change the hard drive to ssd? Basically will most computers allow for the hard-drive to be changed to ssd?


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    Deezelspeed, May 21, 2014
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  4. alexhawker

    alexhawker Spent Gladiator

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    Yes.

    It may be also worth checking whether the computer you are looking at has a SATA-II or SATA-III connection to the hard drive. Most newer machines have SATA-III, which allows you to take advantage of the full speed of the SSD. An SSD on SATA-II will still blow a HDD out of the water, but will be bottlenecked by the maximum transfer speed.
     
    alexhawker, May 21, 2014
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  5. Kuu

    Kuu That Quiet Person

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    I don't know of any new machines that use Sata 2 (unless you get a refurb running a Core 2 Duo, but that's not new).

    Generally, you're looking for what size the laptop comes with, it it says it has a 2.5 inch xxxGB 5200RPM drive, you'll be able to put any 2.5 inch SSD inside, barring the rare few you might need a spacer for.
     
    Kuu, May 21, 2014
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  6. Deezelspeed

    Deezelspeed Notebook Enthusiast

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    Awesome thats saving me alot of headache...now for the next question lol
     
    Deezelspeed, May 22, 2014
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  7. MrBigglesw0rth

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    mSATA onboard. Use both drives. :)
     
    MrBigglesw0rth, Jun 5, 2014
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  8. LukeGeauxBoom

    LukeGeauxBoom Notebook Consultant

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    LukeGeauxBoom, Jun 5, 2014
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