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Replacement hard drives

Breast_Cancer_Survivor · 2011-02-22 23:54:42

I've got 2 hp g7000 laptops that need new hard drives. I've been looking on ebay for 160 GB 2.5" internal sata hard drives but noticed that some say 5400 rpm & some say 7200 rpm. 1) What does rpm mean & does it matter which kind I buy? 2) Am I looking at the correct ones & how easy will it be for me a technophobe to…

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grumpycrab Posts: 5,035 Forumite

23 February 2011 at 8:40PM

dannyjebb wrote: »

hard drives wont last forever everytime you reload windows they will wear down In my experience I have found they usually last about 4 years or so...

No, loading windows won't wear the disk down any more than normal use.

The Recovery CD/DVDs are another matter. Like any optical media these should be kept as clean as possible.

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