Has anyone used this hard drive upgrade kit?

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Posted by mark frauenfelder (Questions: 2, Answers: 1)
Asked on June 5, 2013 9:27 am
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If you want to swap a bigger, faster hard drive into your laptop, this looks useful: http://www.amazon.com/Apricorn-Notebook-Upgrade-Connection-ASW-USB-25/dp/B002EUCU3O/

Can anyone recommend it?
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Posted by wayne ruffner (Questions: 4, Answers: 49)
Answered On June 7, 2013 3:29 am

Yes, the Apricorn drive clone kits are as foolproof as things get. I've used them successfully for years and don't recall ever having a problem.

When I buy a new drive for a laptop, I get two matching drives. I clone the upgrade drive, swap it out with the existing drive. After the machine's upgraded and you're sure it's happy, clone it again with the duplicate new drive - now you have a good current backup. Repeat as necessary.

This is good both to protect against a dying new drive, but also to protect against laptop theft. Consider finding a duplicate machine on eBay for even more protection.
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Posted by chazlarson (Questions: 0, Answers: 1)
Answered On July 24, 2013 9:52 am

I've used that kit a couple times and it works perfectly with no fuss. Having paid less than $20 for it through Amazon, my current cost of $8 per HD swap is more than reasonable to save me the hassle of worrying about it myself.
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