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    Ahoy Technicians! Notebook storage upgrade

    Thanks Zap -I'm going with an SSD now :) and I have spotted a couple within my budget, but one last concern: If my laptop website advertised that it uses a "500GB 5400RPM SATA" HDD, would this mean I cannot install a SATA-II SSD in its place? Or will it still work, but will be constrained a...
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    Ahoy Technicians! Notebook storage upgrade

    Hi Zap, Thanks a lot for the help: I'm really looking into going for the SSD option with HDD secondary now :) Just a couple more things: Is TRIM an application that you run voluntarily or is it a regular function that Windows 7 runs to maintain speeds? Out of Patriot, OCZ and Intel, which...
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    Ahoy Technicians! Notebook storage upgrade

    Hi there, I'm looking into upgrading my laptop storage. Basically, I have place for two drives (one used as primary and one as backup at the moment). I am looking at getting either an SSD or a Seagate Momentus XT, to put in place of the backup drive and run it as primary. My budget: $300 AUS...