I got a new laptop a few months ago, it came with a 256GB NVMe SSD. I really didn't think I'd end up running out of space this soon, but I did, and now I'm constantly juggling files to keep it a decent margin away from being totally full. At this point I only have around 30GB of space left, and most of what's on here is stuff I'd really like to keep.

So I'm thinking about getting a 2.5 inch, 1TB HDD for it in addition to the SSD. It has an empty slot for it, and it's an upgrade option listed in the service manual.

I'm not entirely sure yet, but I think I already have one that might be compatible, it's in an old laptop of mine from around 2015. I'm thinking I should just transplant that one, but my concern is that it'll be too dated for my purposes. It runs at 5400RPM, I have no idea if that's considered fast or way too slow. Does the speed even matter if I only plan to put movies, tv shows, books, photos, etc on it?

    • cosecantphi [he/him, they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Thanks for the help and suggestion.

      The old laptop wasn’t actually used for more than a couple years, it’s just been sitting in my closet all this time. Does a HDD still accumulate wear in storage like that?

      For now that HDD is my only option, can’t afford anything new at the moment, so I’m probably just going to use it temporarily to hold media I don’t care too much about losing. I’ll look into that SSD you suggested when I can afford it, though.