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henry1006
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I have two identical laptops, both are  dell insprion15-7537.

my main one screen connection is loose and I plan on RMAing it to Dell Warrenty/Repair Center but my urrent laptop has a Sansung Evo 1TB inside. I am not risking losing my data and drive if they decide to give me a replacement rather than a repair.

 

The ultimate question is can I swap out computer 2 hdd with my computer 1 ssd? would there be a problem, such as windows 8 repair tools etc?

 

Ideally the computer are the same but with OEM parts like intel wireless card, those model might be different but in general, ram, CPU, GPU should all be identical.

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Why don't you just put them both in the same PC?

 My Buyer’s Guide!   

Build:                                               

CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate RAM: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB SSD: OCZ 100 ARC 240GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Graphics Card: Powercolor PCS+ R9 390 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) Power Supply: EVGA G2 750W Monitor: LG 29UM67-P 29" 21:9 Freesync Sexiness Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2014 Headset: Turtle Beach Ear Force XP400

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Why don't you just put them both in the same PC?

DISREGARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I didn't read the whole post.

 My Buyer’s Guide!   

Build:                                               

CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate RAM: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB SSD: OCZ 100 ARC 240GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Graphics Card: Powercolor PCS+ R9 390 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) Power Supply: EVGA G2 750W Monitor: LG 29UM67-P 29" 21:9 Freesync Sexiness Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2014 Headset: Turtle Beach Ear Force XP400

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Why don't you just put them both in the same PC?

 

its a laptop not a desktop so I won't be able to do that. I know a desktop, I can add as many drive as I can.

 

DISREGARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I didn't read the whole post.

ok.

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