Originally Posted by Pooch
"could be wrong about this, but unless you connect via a USB 3.0 interface, it won't be very fast."
No, you're not wrong. Without a 3.0 USB it would be kind of pointless. I do have them. I was told to look inside the usb port and if they are blue, then its 3.0. They are all blue. And I'm putting 8 GB more of RAMM in there, too. Hopefully, I'll have added a couple of years more of life to the old girl. And that's sad, isn't it. 4 years is old in computer life.
And the drive wasn't all that expensive. I picked it up on sale at Best Buys for 145 dollars. A whole lot less than it would have cost me to put a new internal drive, in there.

No, it isn't! smile But then I'm a desktop guy and can upgrade parts individually, improve airflow, etc. A laptop is under more stress if nothing but because all those parts are in close proximity to each other and are subject to more heat. I hope your new upgrades gives you the performance you want! Good luck! biggrin


- Ice