upgrading my laptop's storage as a noob

Rhinorampage

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I think this is where I post this I'm an occasional lurker so bear with me.

I'm going to be upgrading my Laptop's hard drive, I have an Asus G60vx with 2 HD bays and that buzz. I do game.
Because I don't have the money to get a new pc as this one was a gift a few years ago, I'm wanting to upgrade my space.

The way I was looking into things was to get a 128/120 gb SSD to put my operating system on and then the 700gb or 1tb hard drive. I have About $200 overall to do this and now seemed a good time to do this because of holiday sales.

My question then is a 7200rpm 500gb drive or 700+drive, or go for the 1tb 5400rpm. or perhaps try one of those new hybrid drives. Is there a set up I should try for this that you guys suggest? or any other helpful suggestions?

Thanks
 
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Here are some choices:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($75.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate SuperSpeed HDD 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Constellation.2 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($159.95 @ Mwave)
Total: $444.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-24 19:47 EST-0500)

These little 2.5" laptop drives are expensive! I was all set to recommend a 1...
Here are some choices:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($75.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate SuperSpeed HDD 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Constellation.2 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($159.95 @ Mwave)
Total: $444.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-24 19:47 EST-0500)

These little 2.5" laptop drives are expensive! I was all set to recommend a 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD until I saw the price!

The 120 GB Samsung Evo is a "must have". The HDD choices are much harder. It looks like the 1 TB Seagate 5400 RPM Hybrid would come closest to meeting your budget while giving good performance and high capacity.

Yogi
 
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