Putting a SSHD in a brand new laptop?

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86Will

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Hi.

I recently bought a new upgrade for my really old Acer Aspire 7551. I bought a Novatech nPro N1575. As far as I am aware it will see massive improvements in all departments. The only thing is, I have now noticed my new laptop (which is currently shipping to me) has a 5400rpm harddrive. It will also be coming with a Windows 8.1 install disk.

What I'd like to know. Could I buy, say, a 1tb Seagate SSHD and install it into my new laptop in place of the 5400rpm hdd? Is it a hard job? Would I be able to do it as soon as I take my new laptop out of the box? What are the pros and cons?

Thanks in advance!
 
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I'd make sure it works properly first, give it a good solid month of working hard to ensure there are no issues that you'd want to resort to warranty on. then do it. Create a full backup (not so easy in win8) and then restore to new disk. SSHD's are transparent to OS so there is no need to adjust OS to suit.
 
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vixl2ds

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yes you could... I dont know about the warranty, you will have to double check that... but it is very easy... assuming your laptop is about 13" or higher... (if its ultra small like 10" 11" it might have a built in battery and everything is screwed so you will have to remove the whole back side of the laptop and maybe even the keyboard) then you will just need to unscrew a few screws on the back, take the cover plate off... then unscrew the hdd and screw in your sshd... and put the cover back...

very easy...

the only real cons is that you might void your warranty although I doubt it... also one con is that unless you mirror copy laptops hdd to your shdd maybe using someones computer, then you will have to manualy install the OS and all of the drivers and software, and function key drivers which migiht be a big deal...

well pros is that you will get an SSHD inside which is amazing to have... there is no risk of damaging anything, unless it falls out of your hand...
 
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86Will

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Hello again, and thanks for the quick responses. The laptop is a 15.6" screen. On second thoughts it does sound like a better idea to wait a couple of weeks, make sure everything is running smoothly before switching over. In the meantime I will go over the warranty small print, see whether it covers such a thing as changing the HDD.

Now, two things! I was under the impression my laptop was coming along with a Windows 8.1 install disk, but it's actually came pre-installed. Will that make any difference? Also, I have a little thing, a 'caddy?' for a 2.5" hdd which I use to back up files onto an old 250gb laptop hard drive. Would this make it any easier?
 
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vixl2ds

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oh yes. the OS that comes with laptops is always pre installed, with no OS cd sadly (greed). you can use the OS or windows online service to burn your own windows install cd onto an empty cd. (or to make a bootable usb flash drive with windows instalation instead). theres no difference whether its pre installed, its just conviniet to you that everything is installed and has drivers, and that if you need to reinstall it, you will have to make your own OS cd or backup. But its always a good idea to mirror copy an OS drive to a new drive rather than installing it from 0 (because of all of the drivers and pesky ones like function keys, touchpad multi touch function, special buttons and so on and so forth).

I didnt realy understood the last question...
Also, I have a little thing, a 'caddy?' for a 2.5" hdd which I use to back up files onto an old 250gb laptop hard drive. Would this make it any easier?
 
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