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Question: I need a new hard drive for my sony laptop ...?

(Posted by: Miranda on 2010-01-18 10:12:17)

How much will it cost?? Thanks :- ) Thank u :- ) ps: i'm in england so british pound prices would be helpful :- )

Posted by: Ingenious on 2010-01-18, 10:26:18

Depends on what sort if you want a hard drive that would allow you to install more application, you technically need an internal one and preferably someone with experience to install it The cheapest from PC world range from £32 for a 160GB to £100 for a 1TB if you want a hard drive that would allow you to store information and files, you technically would prefer an external one. descent 500GB start from £50 and goes up to 2TB for £140 - £170 if you want a portable hard drive to carry around with you - for some strange reason... start from £40 for a 250GB to 1TB for £140 Hope this helps

Posted by: IBMGuy on 2010-01-18, 10:19:51

For parts only you should be able to buy a reasonable 160Gb - 250Gb drive for around $80-90. Some Sony laptops need to be stripped down to access the hard drive so expect a further $70-90 for the work. this wont include re installations of your files. Find a friendly repair shop that you can negotiate a reasonable price with.

Posted by: Roger on 2010-01-18, 10:20:30

Laptop Hard Drives cost between $60 to $120 depending upon the capacity and the type. You will need to find out if your laptop has an IDE or SATA Hard Drive. Be very careful when removing and reinstalling your hard drive, Laptop IDE drives have a number of little pins that can bend very easy. Also, make sure you keep track of all of the little screws that you will have to remove.

Posted by: I am Spartacus! on 2010-01-18, 10:23:26

It depends. You can get a Western Digital Caviar 250Gb 2.5 " drive for about £45, cheaper if you do a bit of looking. You can replace the drive yourself, and it is very easy BUT you'll need to know which type of HD to get. They come in two flavours IDE (old technology) or SATA(P) (newer technology). If you don't have a recovery disc you'll need to research Drive Ghosting/ Backup so all your data will be cloned on to the new disc. If you have an installation disc then change the boot order in the BIOS to CD/ DVD as 1st boot device, pop the disc in, reboot and away you go. You might want to get a suitable USB HD enclosure for you old drive (if it still works) so you can copy anything important across. Have fun!!