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windymiller9

Hi Guys,

I've had my Vaio VGN-C1S for 6 years now and I want to upgrade the hard drive, which is a Hitachi HTS541010G9SA00 2.5", 100gB, ATA, 5400 rpm.

I would like a SATA, 500gB, 7200 rpm new drive to replace it but would the 7200 rpm new drive work ok in my laptop and would I notice any difference in performance?

WM.

Blencogo

Hi WM and welcome.

Your existing Hitachi Travelstar 5K100 is a SATA drive so any SATA 2.5" drive will fit OK in your VGN-C1S.

A 7200 RPM drive should be a little quicker but may be a little noisier and use a little more battery.

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Blencogo

Hi WM and welcome.

Your existing Hitachi Travelstar 5K100 is a SATA drive so any SATA 2.5" drive will fit OK in your VGN-C1S.

A 7200 RPM drive should be a little quicker but may be a little noisier and use a little more battery.

windymiller9

Thanks for that Blencogo, I think I will go for the Seagate, SATA, 500gB, 5400 rpm hard drive because the noise factor and battery life is quite an important factor.

WM.

mca422

I've just updated mine to a Seagate Momentus SATA 750GB, 7200 rpm. I didn't notice any extra noise, but I did notice a performance boost. Can't comment on battery life, as mine died and Sony don't sell replacements for "old" Vaio's (rant over)

flogger12345

Hi. Technically, yes, since it would be faster. But to a human eye, it won't be much of a difference.

By the way, make sure to back up all the files and just a heads upm in upgrading HDD, you will need to reinstall all your current sofateares including your OS.

Good luck.