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paulsherwin · 6th Sep 2017, 11:31 am

That range is pretty much what I was thinking of. The 1 year guarantee is worth paying a small premium for, though you may find that claiming on it is tricky. There are similar outlets with similar pricing in the UK.

You don't need to replace the HD unless it is being used for something absolutely critical or the SMART numbers look bad, but you plan to replace it anyway so that'e not an issue. SSDs will certainly improve responsiveness and subjective speed, but good ones aren't cheap and they have a finite life.

6th Sep 2017, 11:31 am	#17
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,936	Re: New hard drive for Pentium IV That range is pretty much what I was thinking of. The 1 year guarantee is worth paying a small premium for, though you may find that claiming on it is tricky. There are similar outlets with similar pricing in the UK. You don't need to replace the HD unless it is being used for something absolutely critical or the SMART numbers look bad, but you plan to replace it anyway so that'e not an issue. SSDs will certainly improve responsiveness and subjective speed, but good ones aren't cheap and they have a finite life.