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?

  • sootlion [any]
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    1 year ago

    I have a ten year old 5400 in my laptop in addition to the system SSD. If it's a massive (>20GB) game, you might see higher load times, otherwise you won't see much issue, maybe loading thousands of photo thumbnails would take a little longer.

    As others have said, be aware the HDD could die, but I appreciate buying stuff isn't always that simple, however cheap.