Mostly, the computer users do upgrading to their hard disk drive just because to have larger capacity or higher performance. On the notebook, users don’t as quite often as PC users that upgrade the hard disk drive. The notebook users prefer to buy an external storage compared to replacing storage with larger capacity. Because buying an external new hardisk drive is easer than replace the old one.
The advantage of upgrading is that the newer drive will have a much larger capacity and probably have faster disk access (that can speed up laptop boot times and general performance). In addition, you won’t need any external kit as the drive uses the existing hard disk compartment. Having more disk space can also help to fix computers that are running slow, since the extra disk space acts as virtual memory for the Windows paging file.
The sole disadvantage is that you need to be technically proficient to swap hard drives. That said, you could always just let a PC/laptop repair shop make the PC upgrade for you. And they can also do the research of selecting a new drive that is compatible with your laptop.
In this article there are three hard disk drive as example, which are the WD 320GB 5400RPM, WD 750GB 7200RPM and V + Kingston 64GB SSD. The chosen hard disk drive represents the several things such as:
• WD 320GB 5400RPM is a common storage products found in notebooks and netbooks. 5400RPM rotational speed commonly used in notebook / netbook.
• WD 750GB 7200RPM. WD product is quite new, rarely found a notebook with a large capacity of this magnitude. Meanwhile, the rotation speed of 7200RPM is also rarely used on notebooks.
• V + Kingston 64GB is the next generation of shock-proof storage.
Speed-reading and claims she wrote in faster than your hard disk.
There are more things to consider when shopping for your new hard drive includes:
• Capacity: In order to access the full capacity of an ATA interface hard drive, for example, with a capacity greater than 137GB, and properly support 48-bit logical block addressing, a minimum operating system configuration of Windows XP (Service Pack 1) or Windows 2000 (SP 4) is required.
• Speed: Laptop hard drives are currently available with the following spindle speeds:
o 4200 RPM: The spindle speed most commonly found in older laptops.
Since it takes less power to turn the platter at this slower speed; battery life is extended.
o 5400 RPM: Most of the newer 5400 RPM disks provide a boost in performance with very little, if any, reduction in battery life. If both performance and long battery life are of importance to you then chances are good that a 5400 RPM hard drive will suit your needs.
o 7200 RPM: High-performance; but with a sacrifice in battery life.
Even at truck stops I’m usually able to plug-in so battery life isn’t the most important issue; at least for me. High-performance, though, generally equates into higher cost so I’ve not opted to upgrade my laptop hard drive to a 7200 RPM speed and power burner.
• Interface: Most laptop hard disk drives use an ATA (IDE, EIDE) interface while fewer, and mostly newer, laptops might be set up to use a Serial ATA (SATA) interface. Your laptop will be equipped with one or the other.
• Buffer: The Buffer Cache is a temporary data storage area used to enhance drive performance. When data’s requested from the hard drive the buffer cache is checked first since it’s a lot faster to retrieve it from the cache than the drive. Most laptop hard drives incorporate 8MB buffers. Some, however, are limited to 4MB while still others may offer a 16MB cache.
The tests helded using MSI gaming notebook GE600 series by using the same operating system and power management configuration. The GE600 MSI notebook specifications, as describe below:
Specifications:
Processor : Intel Core i5 430M, speed 2.27 GHz L2 Cache 3 MB
Memory : 4 GB DDR3 1333
Hard disk drive : 320 GB 5400 RPM
Graphic : Intel GMA HD+ATI HD5730 1 GB
Screen : 16 Inch with 1366 x 768 resolutions
Interconnection : Wifi 802.11 bgn and Bluetooth 2.1
USB : 4 ports
eSATA : 1 port
Firewire : 0
HDMI : 1 port
D-Sib : 1 port
Audio in/out : 1 port
Ethernet : 1 port
Modem : 1
Webcam : 1.3 mega pixel
Card reader : 4 in 1
Optical drive : DVDRW
Operating system : Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Battery : 4400 mAh 10.8 V
Dimensions (mm) : 374 x 246 x 26.8
Conclusion
Upgrade hard disk with SSD actually provide more benefits in addition to having more performance, you’ll get more data security given the SSD has no mechanical moving. This makes the SSD is shock-resistant when in use. SSD is a limited capacity to make you have to think what applications are feasible in installed in your notebook. Embedded hard disk before you can use to external storage by buying an external casing.
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