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Replacement of hard drive

Jun 3, 2013 12:01PM PDT

I have a sata hard drive, 640GB (2x320GB) would like to go bigger, transfer rating 3.0 Gb/sec, rotation speed 7200 RPM. It has crashed, need to replace. Just wanting to know a good, reliable drive. I would appreciate any help.

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Head over to Newegg and see what the buyers have to say
Jun 4, 2013 12:34PM PDT

about the 1GB HDDs they bought. Other than that it's just personal preference and best guess.

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Thanks all
Jun 4, 2013 4:06PM PDT

Thanks to u allHappy Started googling and looks like Seagate might b best bank for buck and size. Would just really like to get new pc but lost job do to injury so am strapped right now. Appreciate all your guidanceHappy

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WD is most popular, but Seagate's good too
Jun 3, 2013 12:40PM PDT

In addition to Western Digital and Seagate, I bought a Toshiba drive a couple of months ago, and it's working fine too. I've had good experience with Toshiba laptops, and I see my 1.5 year old Toshiba laptop has a Toshiba hard drive that's working fine too. If you stick with those 3 brands, you're likely to be OK.
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Check around...
Jun 3, 2013 10:35PM PDT

You're not going to find that many makers out there. They're all going to offer they're the best and generally it pretty much is the same across all HD models. I suggest if you have the time to google away common online vendors and pick one you trust and buy something on sale or bargain offering. Typically, 1Tb is becoming the common HD for upgrades/DIY or swaps, but 2Tb and 3Tb even are for a few $ more going to offer than added space. It seems one of the deciding factors is "warranty issue" and Seagate seems to have the longest one, but that can change. They all seem to funnel into the same practices, so again they hardly differ. FYI- I still buy *new* vs any refurbed HDs but that's up to you just be sure what being offered at what pricing.

tada -----Willy Happy