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Re: Help Me Spec a Laptop for My Wife said by drew:If she's storing stuff off the laptop, just replace the HDD with a SSD. She's worth it, right?
I wouldn't be nearly as comfortable replacing a drive in a laptop, but it is a possibility because she has a 1TB and 2TB external. The only real data that she needs HD space for is photos and videos which are easily offloaded to the externals. |
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 drewAutomaticPremium
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Port Orchard, WA
kudos:6 | It's dead simple so long as you have OS install disks. |
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 KrisnatharokCaveat EmptorPremium
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kudos:7 | said by drew:It's dead simple so long as you have OS install disks.
+1. I've done laptop HDD swaps several times--they are always easily accessible with minimal case deconstruction.
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said by drew:It's dead simple so long as you have OS install disks.
Unfortunately, that would be the one problem then. This laptop didn't come with a Win8 OS disk. You think I could contact Sony (I doubt I'd get far with the retailer) and get one? |
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KrisnatharokCaveat EmptorPremium
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Earth Orbit
kudos:7 | Every laptop comes with an ability to burn system restore DVDs. I would burn two copies ASAP and keep them in a safe place.
They will only be available from the manufacturer at cost. |
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