Replacement Hard drive

[terfig]

need to replace the hard drive serial # [personal information removed] in my Envy touchsmart 17t-j100.   Can't afford sata right now.  Any suggestion to where I can purchase one compatible to the original.  This is a 1TB 5400-rpm.

[CherylG]

If you are living in the US try tigerdirect.com or newegg.com. Or Amazon for US and other places.

Example:https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Mobile-Hard-Disk-Drive/dp/B00C9TEBJQ?th=1

[banhien · Accepted solution]

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@terfig wrote:

..... Can't afford sata right now. ...

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Hi,

You MUST use SATA, no choice. Probably you are talking about SSD. There are many standard HDD's around. I bought one of the following HDD's last week to test few things - much cheaper elsewhere

   http://cplonline.com.au/hard-drives/laptop-hard-drives/2-5-seagate-1tb-with-8g-mlc-seagate-momentus-...

  http://cplonline.com.au/hard-drives/laptop-hard-drives/seagate-st1000lx001-1tb-laptop-sshd-w-32gb-na...

You can buy Toshiba, WD, Hitachi, ...

Regards.

[terfig]

I know I have to use Sata...lol....It's late, i'm tired.  I came back to correct this before anyone caught it.  I meant SSD!  Sorry about that!  I'm looking for something that's going to last longer than the original.  I bought this PC Dec. 2013 and my hard drive is clicking very bad, want to replace and clone before it crashes.  I think the original should have lasted longer since I take good care and don't tote it around.  It is what it is.  Thanks for info.

[terfig]

I looked at that HD, notice it only has 2 yr. warranty.  My current HD is dying  in less than 3 yrs.  I was wondering if this one would work or would the faster speed cause my PC to run hot.

WD Black 1TB Performance Mobile Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 32MB Cache 9.5 MM 2.5 Inch - WD10JPLX

 I do some gaming, mostly Sims3.   My PC is Envy 17t-j100, 8GB DDR3 System Memory  (2 Dimm),  1TB 5400 rpm HD, 24GB flash Hard drive Acceleration Cache. NVIDIA GeForce GT740M Graphics w/2048MB

[CherylG]

Personally, I would go with the WD Black/5 yr warranty. The 7200rpm drive will run a bit warmer but if you are gaming on the laptop it is probably heating up more doing that. I would suggest using a laptop cooling pad with fan if you aren't using one. That will likely extend the life of your new hdd, as well as other components.