On 6/15/2015 7:24 PM, Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:42:05 -0700, 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.


Give serious thought to getting an SSD drive. I put one in to replace
a 5400 SATA drive in my old aspire one and it gave that old, formerly
very slow, net book a new lease on life. Like the proverbial night
and day.

I think you guys convinced me about going with an SSD drive. Googling
some more on the subject, I see that this is not as bad way to go as I
originally thought. Especially considering the speed improvement!
I use Acronis to make a full PC backup and that should make restore to
the SSD pretty easy. The only thing I'm not sure is how the Win7 OS
handles the difference in the drivers. After all, when I first time boot
up with the SSD, the previous SATA drivers will be useless.