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Hi I have a laptop (Lenovo Z500)

 

I was wondering what would be the best option as a Storage replacement. I currently have a slow 5400rpm hdd. I just want a faster laptop. I dont want to spend a lot of money on it around £100. I would prefer a good ssd but if u cant find me any good deals

 

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Ishdafish_

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500gb ssd if possible, even 256gb is good, do you have a lot of apps?

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Hi I have a laptop (Lenovo Z500)

 

 

 

You can get a 500gb ssd for like £120, 100% worth it over a hard drive

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500gb ssd if possible, even 256gb is good, do you have a lot of apps?

not really but i am downgrading from 1tb so dont want to go too low, just to be sure

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Anyone got any suggestions for a good ssd around 100?

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not really but i am downgrading from 1tb so dont want to go too low, just to be sure

then 500gb ssd, blazing fast speeds man 

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cheapest i see is this 

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam

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Hi I have a laptop (Lenovo Z500)

 

I was wondering what would be the best option as a Storage replacement. I currently have a slow 5400rpm hdd. I just want a faster laptop. I dont want to spend a lot of money on it around £100. I would prefer a good ssd but if u cant find me any good deals

 

Thanks,

 

Ishdafish_

500gb SSD preferably 

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam

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Definitely SSD, miles faster, plus its more durable in a laptop, unless you need lots of storage or want to save money, then go with a HDD.

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Hey there ishdafish_,
 
I could suggest checking out WD Black2 Dual drive. It combines a 120GB SSD for your OS and more demanding applications and a 1TB HDD as a massive storage for everything else, all in the same form factor. Unlike Hybrid drives, the Dual drive has two separate portions and you are free to choose what goes where and distribute your applications by priority instead of relying on an algorithm todecide. Here's more info: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=4AiXpc
 
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