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    New Harddrive for my dv6780se

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Staxweb, Sep 15, 2009.

  1. Staxweb

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    My harddrive died a few days ago, and since I'm not under warranty anymore I need to get a new one.

    While I'm at it I figured I'd upgrade to a 320gb drive. (and while I'm thinking about it, can I replace this drive myself, or should laptop drives harder to change than a desktop?)

    I'm not sure what type of harddrive to get, does it have to be exactly the same?

    I was thinking about this one http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4167702&CatId=2682

    but it's a little different. The standard drive is a "250.0 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400.0 rpm", but this new one will be

    Drive Type: Laptop

    Interface: SATA 3.0Gb/s

    Interface Type: SATA

    Spindle Speed (RPM): 7200

    Buffer Memory: 16MB

    Average Latency (msec): 5.6

    Form Factor: 2.5"

    will that work? (or is there a better place to buy from, i heard TigerDirect was decent)
     
    Staxweb, Sep 15, 2009
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    Phil, Sep 15, 2009
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