I have a the latest Dell Inspiron 15R which came with a 1 TB sata HD can I replace my curren HDD with this one? please let me know, I appreciate it
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Hello Dinesh the Samsung 840 series SSD is compatible in any computer or laptop and connects to the same type of sata cable that your 1 TB sata HD does.
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It comes with a cloning software that allows you to transfer your data with ease of use. 1TB a lot of space but it's slow at accessing the data. The SSD is so fast that you'll be willing to sacrifice space for speed. An external HDD should do the trick. I have one for 2TB My Passport by Western Digital. It's supper small and it's USB 3 so it's fast! Pre-installed components on computers are not always the best. Oh, by the way: Yes, you can replace it and probably you should. You won't regret it.
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Yes as long as you don't have more data on your drive than the SSD capacity.
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I would contact Dell directly or their online forum with this question. Remember you will be giving up 750 gigabytes of storage. Compare your performance with reviews of the Samsung from the Internet to be sure this drive will accomplish your intention. I use the free version of Sandra Lite to measure my performance... http://www.sisoftware.net/?d=&f;=downandbuy&l;=en&a;=
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You can but you will need a new copy of Windows (unless you manage to transfer your OS files to the new drive) and you may want a hot swap USB adapter if you want to transfer your files from the current HD to the new one or use it without throwing it in a desktop. The SSD should noticeable speed up your Dell, too. And look up tutorials on removing and installing laptop hard drives
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You know, I am not an expert. I do not do computers for a living. I do know that this SSD is only 500GB, which is half the size of the 1TB drive you currently have. I would presume that this drive would work for you, as long as you are willing to settle for half of the disk space that you currently have. I was able to swap out the 750GB SATA hard drive on my MacBook Pro for this 500GB SATA hard drive and it worked like a charm and make the computer much faster, though her old SATA drive only had a speed of 5400RPM which is standard for a 13" MacBook Pro.
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All SSD are backwards compatible. The only difference is in the SATA speeds. There is SATA I, SATA II and SATA III the respective transfer speeds are SATA I 1.5Gb / sec; SATA II 3.0 Gb/sec; and SATA III 6.0 Gb/sec. The Samsung 840 series are SATA III Capable. My mother board connection is a SATA I and I upgraded to this SSD without problems. You should have no issues either. The plus on this too is even though you will likely lose storage space since your computer was installed with a 1TB HD even if your old HD was 7200 or 10,000 RPM's the read/write capability does not compare to the SSD. SSD has no internal mechanical pieces so they run incredibly fast and are most definitely an upgrade. You can expect to see your computer boot in about 5-10 seconds and program load times will be significantly reduced.
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Yes you can, you can buy a new SLIM HDD laptop drive and change it yourself, carefully and remember that by doing that you are probably voiding your warranty
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Hello, as far as I know, this SATA drive will works flawlessly in your netbook or any other laptop. I hope it clarifies your questions. Regards. David
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Yes. Check your PC it may have an extra power harness but you will definitely need a new SATA cable. FYI: I bought this drive and it died two weeks outside of it's unusually short warranty. Drives should be good for more than two years!
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Yes it will be fine if it is replacing the main hard drive. I am seeing from another answer that Dell laptops might have issues if it is going to to be a secondary drive in certain models. It is just the hard drive in the package and nothing else to transfer or clone the hard drive you have now.
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I'm using it in a Dell Inspiron E1500 series machine. Dell's website lists Western Digital SATA drives as replacement parts for 17 series. You should be able to verify this by looking at Dell's website for replacement parts.
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Andrew, That's a generic Seagate drive but the Dell version you would need is Dell Part # W347K. Order that part # and you should be good. I hope this helps answer your question. Scott All Computer Parts
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it will fit most dell's with SATA , you might have ta use the original face plate, it fit's my dell inspiron 1525, and my 1501, it's been good to me, no problems since i bought, but nothing's perfect, i would buy another one though
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As long as your Dell Inspiron has a HDD/SSD slot for it and -ALL- of your drivers are updated (Including BIOS and the SSD Firmware), then you should be fine. Just remember to map out the local drive after installation by giving it a letter (such as D: or E: if your main drive is C:), sometimes it won't automatically do it.
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I have a Dell XT2 that came with a small 1.8 inch hard drive and found an adaptor this SSD will fit inside of. You might want to see if there is an adaptor that will work in yours. The drive itself is great!
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Theoretically, it can be used to replace your curren HDD. I don't know the exact specs of your machine but most current generation computers should be able to use SSD's. I would check with Lenovo too - you might void your warranty if you open your machine or worse, you might break your machine if you improperly disassemble it while replacing the HDD.
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Sorry, I do not know the answer to this. Not familiar with any of the Dell Inspiron line of computers. It will certainly depend on the drive type(s) supported by these chassis, and may also be dependent on the operating system in use.
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Dell has told me via chat that they sell a dvd drive for this computer. I was told to contact their parts department. I have not done this yet because I already have an external drive from my old laptop. And I'm not sure if its a big deal.
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esl537's answer is best for tech details. My Dell is similar to yours & the HD works fine with existing cables. I knew it'd be backward compatible but I could also carry it forward to a new system with higher transfer rates 'one day.' It's been several months & all is well. Much quiter than Seagate it replaced.
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Sure is - any 2.5" Sata HDD will do the trick. I do recommend upgrading to the WD Black rather than Bare. They're built better and have faster read/write speeds.
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I really am not sure. I have a Dell and I did install it as second hard drive and it works. I am not sure of model.
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No, this is SATA; IDE is defunct. You can use that old drive as a paper weight. Also get a Solid State Drive and enjoy about 10x improvement in hard drive speed. SSDs are worth every penny.