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Rhett
26-11-10, 03:43
I've got an Acer 5739G..is there a way to change the HD to an SSD Drive..and also change the gfx which is currently a GT130M?
Nathan94
26-11-10, 07:14
You can change the HDD easily but the gfx is usually intergrated so for that I'm gonna say no
andyn
26-11-10, 09:06
What he said, HDD easy, graphics basically impossible.
Jackster
26-11-10, 09:16
If it is a card that fits on to your motherboard then more than likely you can change it?

IDK if an Acer have them though.


As above, a hard drive is plug and play. Just take out the old one and replace.
KarlHungus
26-11-10, 09:30
Video card in this notebook is not changeable :(

Hdd easy enough to just swap over :thumb:
Jackster
26-11-10, 10:42
Video card in this notebook is not changeable :(

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Should have got a Dell :p
Burn-IT
26-11-10, 11:46
That is one good thing about Dells.
Speed
26-11-10, 14:57
Only thing to watch about a new HDD in a laptop is the thickness, some laptops don't support the larger capacity drives as they can be thicker. Same applies to SSDs, pays to check before purchasing.
KarlHungus
26-11-10, 16:10
That is one good thing about Dells.

They break often also :(
Rhett
26-11-10, 17:14
ok so say I get an ssd drive as a boot drive, is it possible to keep my old drive as a storage drive?
Speed
26-11-10, 17:24
Usually laptops only have space for a single 2.5" drive. So if you wanted additional storage I'd suggest an external USB drive. Or I guess you could buy a caddy for your current drive.
mikeyuk3
26-11-10, 17:30
Yea you would be best getting something along the lines of
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Drive+Enclosures/External+%28For+SATA+Drive%29/Arianet+2.5%22+Hard+Drive+Enclosure+SATA+to+USB+2. 0+?productId=37806
Pancake
26-11-10, 18:59
Should have got a Dell :p

Did you just recommend a DELL?
mikeyuk3
26-11-10, 21:54
TUTUTUT jackster!!!!!! lol xD i say we currupt his hard drive because of his actions xD
Adz
01-12-10, 00:12
I swapped the HDD in my Acer laptop for a SSD - took the best part of 5 minutes! :)
Korlus
01-12-10, 14:50
Usually laptops only have space for a single 2.5" drive. So if you wanted additional storage I'd suggest an external USB drive. Or I guess you could buy a caddy for your current drive.

Actually, I've been finding that a lot of the larger (15.6"+) laptops have room for two 2.5" drives. Don't forget that if you do replace your only internal drive with a SSD and have to run everything off of USB2, just how slow USB2 can be.

As an aside, this is one thing I'm actually looking forward to of USB3 in the near future. Reasonable hard drive transfer speeds.
NickCPC
01-12-10, 14:54
Totally agree there Korlus, USB3 in laptops can't come soon enough.