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    VGN TX850P Hard drive upgrade question

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by vorpal, Sep 3, 2007.

  1. vorpal

    vorpal Newbie

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    Hello,

    I was looking at upgrading my default hard drive on my VAIO.
    Currently it is: 80 gig 4200 RPM Ultra ATA

    Does anyone have any experience upgrading their TX hard drive? I was looking for either 5400 or 7200 rpm but I'm concerned with heating issues.
    I am assuming that there are no capacity limits and a 160Gb drive would work.

    I did a search for this and could not find any other thread on this topic so hopefully I am not repeating.

    Thanks in advance!
     
    vorpal, Sep 3, 2007
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  2. brewt

    brewt Notebook Guru

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    The hard drive in the TX is a 1.8" drive. The only upgrades you can do is go with a 100GB 4200rpm 1.8" drive, or the various SSD 1.8" drives. There are currently no 5400rpm or 7200rpm drives in the 1.8" form factor.
     
    brewt, Sep 3, 2007
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  3. vorpal

    vorpal Newbie

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    Ahh, it's not worth the hassle for 20Gb more then. I had mainly wanted an increase in RPM for performance. SSD is still too expensive...

    I'll just keep the default drive.

    Thanks again.
     
    vorpal, Sep 3, 2007
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  4. DanyBui81

    DanyBui81 Notebook Evangelist

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    sorry your 1.8 4200rpm is what your stuck with
     
    DanyBui81, Sep 3, 2007
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