Comments on: How To Upgrade A Laptop http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/how-to-upgrade-a-laptop Almost two steps ahead of technology Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:01:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josh http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/how-to-upgrade-a-laptop/comment-page-1#comment-64414 Josh Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:19:11 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/?p=3254#comment-64414 Tiny Error! "Most laptops are 5,200 RPM", before anyone corrects me, Most laptop hard drives are 5,400 RPM. lol Tiny Error!

“Most laptops are 5,200 RPM”,

before anyone corrects me, Most laptop hard drives are 5,400 RPM. lol

]]> By: Josh http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/how-to-upgrade-a-laptop/comment-page-1#comment-64413 Josh Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:16:49 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/?p=3254#comment-64413 <b>HARD DRIVE(S),</b> As for upgrading your hard drive, you just need to know this... If it has a bunch of metal pointy tips that slide into your computer, its IDE. If it has neat little (like like the tip of a flash drive) connectors, it's SATA. When you buy a HDD, make sure its either IDE or SATA. Because they are two completely different hard drives. If you have a SATA hard drive, your in luck. Because SSD's (Solid State Drives - Commonly found in netbooks like the EEE PC 901 and 1000) are getting cheaper and cheaper and faster and faster. You can find a 64GB Runcore SSD for like 150 bucks. You may not think that's a lot of hard drive space, but last time I checked, windows xp doesn't eat much hard drive space. SSD's are very fast, and on top of that, it requires less power because there are no internal moving parts so your laptop's battery will last longer. And if you drop your laptop, your hard drive will <b>NOT</b> mess up! If you drop a laptop with a normal hard drive in it, the discs inside that little 2.5 inch drive could get damaged easily. If you can afford an SSD, check out Runcore. Your computer will boot very fast and everything will run faster and smoother. If you get a normal IDE or SATA hard drive, check out the RPM's. Most laptops are 5,200 RPM. Check on prives for a 7,200 RPM HDD. Because the bigger that number, the sooner your computer will boot up and your computer will be dramatically faster! And if you really want speed but can't afford SSD hard drives, check out Raptor! They make 10K (10,000 RPM) hard drives. That's <b>TWICE</b> as fast as the one in your hard drive (and mine) right now! <b>BATTERY,</b> Getting a new battery is a good thing! IF you have a laptop that is a year or two old, you probably have noticed that you can't quit finish a whole DVD anymore, and you have to bring your charger with you more often! IF you have a laptop with a good battery or you buy a new battery, <b>make SURE</b> that after the battery is charged, that you pull it out. If your gonna unplug it and use it, keep the battery in there. But if you are going to have your laptop plugged up for a long period of time, <b>take the battery out!</b> I had a HP a few years ago and I could watch a 3 hour DVD before I had to hook it up to the wall. I usually had it hooked up to the wall its whole life because I used it as a desktop most of the time. After just ONE year, I screwed that battery up bad! i could NOT leave it unplugged for more than 10 Minutes before the battery would die! And the Tablet I am using now, same thing. But the guy that owned it before me had it hooked up to the charger its whole life and the battery only lasts 20 minutes before it dies. (I am going to replace it with an extended battery I found on Amazon as soon as I can afford it.) HARD DRIVE(S),
As for upgrading your hard drive, you just need to know this…
If it has a bunch of metal pointy tips that slide into your computer, its IDE. If it has neat little (like like the tip of a flash drive) connectors, it’s SATA. When you buy a HDD, make sure its either IDE or SATA. Because they are two completely different hard drives. If you have a SATA hard drive, your in luck. Because SSD’s (Solid State Drives – Commonly found in netbooks like the EEE PC 901 and 1000) are getting cheaper and cheaper and faster and faster. You can find a 64GB Runcore SSD for like 150 bucks. You may not think that’s a lot of hard drive space, but last time I checked, windows xp doesn’t eat much hard drive space. SSD’s are very fast, and on top of that, it requires less power because there are no internal moving parts so your laptop’s battery will last longer. And if you drop your laptop, your hard drive will NOT mess up! If you drop a laptop with a normal hard drive in it, the discs inside that little 2.5 inch drive could get damaged easily. If you can afford an SSD, check out Runcore. Your computer will boot very fast and everything will run faster and smoother.

If you get a normal IDE or SATA hard drive, check out the RPM’s. Most laptops are 5,200 RPM. Check on prives for a 7,200 RPM HDD. Because the bigger that number, the sooner your computer will boot up and your computer will be dramatically faster! And if you really want speed but can’t afford SSD hard drives, check out Raptor! They make 10K (10,000 RPM) hard drives. That’s TWICE as fast as the one in your hard drive (and mine) right now!

BATTERY,
Getting a new battery is a good thing! IF you have a laptop that is a year or two old, you probably have noticed that you can’t quit finish a whole DVD anymore, and you have to bring your charger with you more often! IF you have a laptop with a good battery or you buy a new battery, make SURE that after the battery is charged, that you pull it out. If your gonna unplug it and use it, keep the battery in there. But if you are going to have your laptop plugged up for a long period of time, take the battery out! I had a HP a few years ago and I could watch a 3 hour DVD before I had to hook it up to the wall. I usually had it hooked up to the wall its whole life because I used it as a desktop most of the time. After just ONE year, I screwed that battery up bad! i could NOT leave it unplugged for more than 10 Minutes before the battery would die! And the Tablet I am using now, same thing. But the guy that owned it before me had it hooked up to the charger its whole life and the battery only lasts 20 minutes before it dies. (I am going to replace it with an extended battery I found on Amazon as soon as I can afford it.)

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]]> By: abiala john http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/how-to-upgrade-a-laptop/comment-page-1#comment-64386 abiala john Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:38:04 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/?p=3254#comment-64386 thank you very much thank you very much

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