cameo wrote:
I am sensing that my HP Pavillion tx1000 notebook's 250GB SATA drive's
days are numbered and I have been trying to find a new one to replace it
with. However, this 5400 RPM Western Digital WD2500BEVS-60UST0 model
doesn't seem to be available at a reasonable price and most that pop up
in Google search are used. So I was wondering if perhaps I could look
for other 2.5" SATA models, maybe with higher capacity and higher speed,
but I am worried what kind of compatibility problems I could face then.
Even if the electrical interface is the same, they might not fit into
the caddy the original drive is in. What about SATA II or SATA III
upgrades? Has any of you done this kind of laptop HD replacement and
could give me some pointers? Thanks.

I just replaced My grandsons HD in an Inspirion 1530 core i3 dell,with a
PNY ssd 240 gig from best buy for under 100.00 and the speed difference
even amazed me.I went on line an found videos on how to do it.If you
have any mechanical ability it is not that hard.