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Article: You can replace a laptop's hard drive yourself; Fairly simple to replace laptop hard drive
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- International Herald Tribune
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- September 10, 2009
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International Herald Tribune
09-10-2009
You can replace a laptop's hard drive yourself; Fairly simple to replace laptop hard drive
Section: Q And A
Type: News
If you are sure the hard drive is the issue and you don't need any of the data stored on it, you can upgrade it for as little as $50, depending on the storage capacity of the drive.
Q.I have an out-of-warranty laptop with a dead hard drive inside. A repair shop wants $250 to replace the drive, but I see the drives themselves cost much less. How hard is this job to just do it myself?
A.If you're not squeamish about opening up the computer and popping out some of its innards, replacing a hard drive is fairly straightforward.
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