Now more than half of netbook computers, available today at stores, goes with 80 Gb 2,5-inch HDD.
These laptops works 5-7 hours on replacement laptop battery. Disk space increase, for 250+ Gb will will not be so expensive – such hard drive will cost for you $80. Besides, it is not bad to take care of additional increase RAM size for what in the most netbook computers only one socket is in place. 1Gb memory will cost you $15 for a module and all summary expenses on the common upgrade will not exceed $100. For this money you have an opportunity to hold much more info on your netbook, and also result to increase Windows speed.
After all manipulations HP laptop, for example, can be used without hp laptop battery as ”desktop”, having connected to it the external screen monitor, a mouse and the keyboard, – an excellent choice for the unsophisticated home user. If you just like to increase Windows productivity, will be sufficient only increase in size of the system memory.
Remember that netbooks, as a rule, have no possibility of installation memory modules larger than 2 Gb. Maximum total amount supported by them is 4 Gb. Note that brand manufacturers do not allow to make on-hands replacement of parts (excluding batteries for IBM laptops), otherwise you can lose a warranty.
To get access to the hard disk, it is need to remove completely a back cover, preliminary turning off some screws. For memory modules installation you need to insert module at 45 degrees and pull it.
What to do with old disk? The answer to this question is obvious – it is necessary to buy special “pocket” for 2,5-inch disk with possibility of its connection to the laptop through USB port. The most simple copy will cost you of all in $10. As a result you will have an external portable disk storage for carrying big files.
How at replacement of the hard disk not to lose the disk content? For this purpose it is enough to clone the disk content from the laptop to the new disk. Use special software tools like Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image for it.
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