by Stewart Vardaman

Disks get faster and better constantly, yet they are usually the slowest component in your notebook or PC. The simple truth is, memory speed might be measured in nanoseconds (billions), but disk speed is measured in milliseconds (thousands). That difference is like Bill Gates’s net worth to a working stiff like me.

Speeding up the slowest thing in the chain makes everything else faster. Adding a new disk to an old (or even new) laptop makes for a peppier machine. And you can do it yourself!
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How to Replace a Hard Drive

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If you need a new, bigger or second hard drive, you can easily install it yourself if you’re careful to buy a hard drive with the right type of connector (ATA/IDE or SATA) for your desktop or laptop computer.

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