Going from 500GB HD to 250GB SSD ok?

cburdick1

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Hi there,

I've got a Toshiba Portege R705 laptop that's moving quite slowly. I'm planning on doing a fresh OS install and while I'm at it I figured I'd upgrade the Drive to an SSD to try and get some more life out of the laptop. Question: If the current HD is a 500GB, is there any reason I'll have a problem replacing it with a 250GB SSD? I've only got about 120GB on my current drive and I won't be moving all of that over. I didn't think I'd have compatibility issues, but I figured I'd survey some people more knowledgeable than me before doing the upgrade.

Thanks!