hard drive for a Touch Smart 520-1030 desktop?

[donaldo24]

where can I purchase a new hard drive for a 520-1030 all-in-one desktop?

Thanks, Don

[mdklassen · Accepted solution]

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@donaldo24 wrote:

where can I purchase a new hard drive for a 520-1030 all-in-one desktop?

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Almost anywhere!

Support your local "owner/operator" computer-store, by purchasing there.

Or, find a "big box" bricks-and-mortar store (Best Buy, Office Depot, et cetera).

Or, buy from that store's web-site.

Or, buy from Amazon.

Your computer: HP TouchSmart 520-1030 Desktop PC Product Specifications

does not make it clear whether the current 1000 GB disk-drive is 2.5-inches or 3.5-inches wide.

If it is 3.5-inches wide, avoid purchasing a 5400 RPM disk-drive, and purchase a 7200 RPM disk-drive.

Or, purchase a 2.5-inch-to-3.5-inch adapter tray (under $5), and purchase a 2.5-inch SSD (Solid State Device) and mount it in the tray, and then mount the try into the existing drive-bay.

If it is 2.5-inches wide, again avoid the 5400 RPM disk-drive, and buy either the very-fast SSD or the mechanical 7200 RPM disk-drive.