Which hard drive upgrade?

awenthol

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I currently have dual 200GB Fujitsu (5400rpm) hard drives in my Vaio. I'd like to up the C: drive to 320GB and 7200rpm.

1) Any brand preferences? I don't really know what's "good."

2) Is "Create a system image" in System Restore an exact duplicate...so I could load my computer from the other drive then transfer everything back to C???

As always, any help would be appreciated!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony VPCZ1390X CTO
OS
7 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i7-640M
Motherboard
Sony/Intel
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
GT330M
Monitor(s) Displays
Built-in 13" + 24" LG Flatron
Screen Resolution
1920x1080, 1920x1080
Hard Drives
Internal-2x128GB SSD (Raid 0), 500GB WD Caviar Green
External- 3TB WD
Keyboard
Logitech Illuminated
Mouse
Logitech Performance MX
Internet Speed
7 MB -- Sprint Overdrive on 4G
Other Info
Sprint EVO 3D (Synergy 2.3.4)
1. Western Digital hard drives are very good these days.

2. To my knowledge I believe so
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Me
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
AMD Bulldozer FX-8 8120 Black Edition @ 4GHz
Motherboard
Asus Crosshair V Formula 990FX
Memory
Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
MSI nVidia Geforce GTX 670 OC 2048MB GDDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster X-Fi 2 MB 2
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster SA350 22" LED HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda SATA II 500GB 16MB Cache 7200.12
PSU
Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200 (1200Watts)
Case
Antec 1200 Ultimate Gaming Case
Cooling
Antec Kuhler H20 620
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless 3000
Internet Speed
Upto 40Mb/s Fibre Optic Broadband
Western digital and Seagate are good names.

The Windows 7 "create an image" will be a duplicate and it works great. I've done it 3-4 times. I love using it.

You may need to re-activate Windows when you get it on your new drive, but you may not....I don't know. It's something to keep an eye on.

Good luck.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Keeps changing - (Custom)
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 860
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P
Memory
4GB DDR3 Mushkin 1600Mhz @ 7-8-7-20
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTS250 1GB DDR3 Twin Frozr
Sound Card
Onboard realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 24" P2450 + Samsung 20" 2033
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080 and 1600 X 900 (#2 system 1440 X 900)
Hard Drives
Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD + 3 WD Blue 640GB drives
PSU
Corsair 750 HX Modular
Case
Lancool PC-K62
Cooling
Cooler Master TX3 CPU cooler and 4-140mm and 1-120mm case
Keyboard
Gigabyte USB keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft wireless laser mouse 5000
Internet Speed
7 Mb down 1.5 up
Other Info
System #2: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Freezer 7 Pro cooler) - Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H - WD 500GB Black - 9500GT (1GB) 500W OCZ modular PSU - Antec 200 case. System #3 (LapTop) Core 2 Duo T6670 - 320GB 7200RPM HD - 4GB DDR3 RAM.
Thanks guys! I'll get one ordered. I guess I'm gonna go with a Western Digital Scorpio Black (320gig). And thanks for the reassurance about the "image"....
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony VPCZ1390X CTO
OS
7 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i7-640M
Motherboard
Sony/Intel
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
GT330M
Monitor(s) Displays
Built-in 13" + 24" LG Flatron
Screen Resolution
1920x1080, 1920x1080
Hard Drives
Internal-2x128GB SSD (Raid 0), 500GB WD Caviar Green
External- 3TB WD
Keyboard
Logitech Illuminated
Mouse
Logitech Performance MX
Internet Speed
7 MB -- Sprint Overdrive on 4G
Other Info
Sprint EVO 3D (Synergy 2.3.4)
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