Solved Need to replace HDD. Advice appreciated

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Just 14 months after purchase I ran a check on my laptop this morning and got a result that suggests the drive could fail imminently and should be replaced. No big surprise as I have had some issues, but out of warranty now (of course:D).

Fortunately I did 2 back-ups a couple of days ago, Macrium and Windows own, so have no worries about losing data (for once!).

I currently have a Toshiba M01ABD050 500gb HDD (actual 465gb). I am only using 100gb of this space, and do not really envisage using a much greater proportion. So I could replace with the same HDD.

But I have seen a good deal on a Seagate 1tb 2.5 inch SSHD and am wondering whether it would make sense to upgrade to this?

What do you think?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1 64bit, Windows 10 TP on VMWare Player
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 15 3521
    CPU
    1.80 gigahertz Intel Core i5-3337U
    Motherboard
    Dell Inc. 0010T1 A00
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio & Intel Display Audio
    Hard Drives
    TOSHIBA MQ01ABD050 [Hard drive] (500.11 GB)
    Cooling
    Additional fan
    Mouse
    Kensington Trackball
    Browser
    IE
    Antivirus
    Emsisoft Internet Security, Malwarebytes free & antiexploit
Just 14 months after purchase I ran a check on my laptop this morning and got a result that suggests the drive could fail imminently and should be replaced. No big surprise as I have had some issues, but out of warranty now (of course:D).

Fortunately I did 2 back-ups a couple of days ago, Macrium and Windows own, so have no worries about losing data (for once!).

I currently have a Toshiba M01ABD050 500gb HDD (actual 465gb). I am only using 100gb of this space, and do not really envisage using a much greater proportion. So I could replace with the same HDD.

But I have seen a good deal on a Seagate 1tb 2.5 inch SSHD and am wondering whether it would make sense to upgrade to this?

What do you think?

Depends on the amount of SS storage and the price of course! ;)
(I've yet to use a hybrid drive, so I'm just guessing)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion
  • PC2
    Tablet - Windows 10 Home
Thanks for the reply Edwin. I thought there might be more contributions, but maybe SSHD is still untried for most people (or maybe I am being a bit impatient in wanting to get a solution before the drive actually dies).

I'm going to mark the thread as solved as I've made my decision (which is to replace with the same drive again. I did some more research and decided that I won't necessarily achieve much extra with the SSHD, and I can live with the speeds of an HDD, which have been pretty good anyway. It's always a good opportunity to make a coffee if something is taking a while to load ;)).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1 64bit, Windows 10 TP on VMWare Player
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 15 3521
    CPU
    1.80 gigahertz Intel Core i5-3337U
    Motherboard
    Dell Inc. 0010T1 A00
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio & Intel Display Audio
    Hard Drives
    TOSHIBA MQ01ABD050 [Hard drive] (500.11 GB)
    Cooling
    Additional fan
    Mouse
    Kensington Trackball
    Browser
    IE
    Antivirus
    Emsisoft Internet Security, Malwarebytes free & antiexploit
Coffee sounds like an excellent idea! :thumbsup:
Have a great day!
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion
  • PC2
    Tablet - Windows 10 Home
Maggi I realize you marked this thread solved but I have one option for you that I did with my Windows 7 laptop. I bought me a Samsung pro 256GB SSD and a 2TB external USB HDD. What I did is, shrink my windows C: partition down to 213.26GB, leaving enough room (10%) for overprovisioning for the SSD. After shrinking C: drive, I then made a system image of windows on to the external USB drive. Them I stuck my Recovery Disk(USB or DVD) in and turned the computer off. Then I removed the old HDD and put the SSD in. Then I booted to the recovery drive and found my system image and reimaged my SSD. after that you should be able to boot the SSD and installed Samsung Magician(DVD comes with SSD) and optimize the system for SSD use. Then you can use the External USB HDD for documents, data, media...etc. or even put your libraries there.

  • :warn: Make sure you have AHCI turned on in BIOS
  • :warn: If you get a Samsung, update Magician and the Firmware(makes a big speed difference)
  • :warn: Again if you get a Samsung use RAPID MODE
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
Thanks for the suggestion Cliff, something to consider (and remember for future use).

On this occasion I plan to start with a fresh install of Windows as I've been having odd issues and think that a clean slate is the way to go. I'll just use my System Image to get my data back. Also a good opportunity to finally get rid of the Dell bloatware that I keep meaning to uninstall but then forget to do.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1 64bit, Windows 10 TP on VMWare Player
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 15 3521
    CPU
    1.80 gigahertz Intel Core i5-3337U
    Motherboard
    Dell Inc. 0010T1 A00
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio & Intel Display Audio
    Hard Drives
    TOSHIBA MQ01ABD050 [Hard drive] (500.11 GB)
    Cooling
    Additional fan
    Mouse
    Kensington Trackball
    Browser
    IE
    Antivirus
    Emsisoft Internet Security, Malwarebytes free & antiexploit
Thanks for the suggestion Cliff, something to consider (and remember for future use).

On this occasion I plan to start with a fresh install of Windows as I've been having odd issues and think that a clean slate is the way to go. I'll just use my System Image to get my data back. Also a good opportunity to finally get rid of the Dell bloatware that I keep meaning to uninstall but then forget to do.
There you go!!!:thumbsup:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
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