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Can you replace a Netbook 160GB hd with a 500GB or a 320GB Hard Drive?

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lorthus   03-30-2009 at 02:00:05 PM

I recently bought an Asus EeePC 10.1" it came with a 160GB hard drive, I was wondering if it is possible to buy a 500GB Hard Drive and use it.
For some reason I could not find any netbooks with a hard drive bigger than 160GB... I don't understand why....

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f575gtc   03-30-2009 at 04:24:01 PM

some netbooks use a 1.3 inch hdd which doesnt come in sizes that big. if you can find a hdd that fits in there in a size you want then theres no reason why you can't use a 320gb hdd.

some manufacturers use smaller hdds to keep the cost of the netbook down.

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EQPlayer   03-30-2009 at 05:47:21 PM

lorthus wrote :

I recently bought an Asus EeePC 10.1" it came with a 160GB hard drive, I was wondering if it is possible to buy a 500GB Hard Drive and use it.
For some reason I could not find any netbooks with a hard drive bigger than 160GB... I don't understand why....



What programs could a netbook possibly run that you'll fill up 160GB? :heink:

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AlanL1275   06-03-2009 at 07:15:19 AM

I would like to do the same thing. What I want is a multimedia device to store my photographs, that has a large enough screen to see them, and watch videos. Plus it will do everything else, including the internet....

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davidkneiber   07-28-2009 at 01:07:47 AM

It uses a full size 2.5 in hard drive...
microsoft limits it to 160gb because they want more people to buy full size laptops...
no there are no limits!!!!
go expand!~

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teeth_03   07-29-2009 at 12:20:56 AM

im fairly certain most netbooks that have HDDs,have them in standard 2.5"

its the SSDs that can be more complicated to upgrade

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