Ouch 
Even Apple store screen repair is cheaper here (even without insurance 
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Damn…
Well…
This 
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Sounds legit
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I’m not sure if that’s sarcasm, but that’s how much they were going for when I checked a couple of months ago. Though looking at it now, regular S7s seem to have vanished, only S7Es are around from about £260 depending on the colour. The problem is that they’re about as durable as wet sand because they have pretty much no bezels.
Pair it with a 200GB uSD (the max it can take) and you’ve got a pretty killer phone for just under £300. The only downside is the horrid durability of the Edge version.
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Seems as there are still a lot.
Just have to decide.
With Rebuy I just have heard good things.
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That’s not a site I’ve heard of, so I can’t speak for it. But I found out something today about my phone that I never knew. The uSD slot in the card tray can actually be used for a secondary SIM instead of storage expansion.
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Just had a close call with W10. Opened my file explorer only to notice that mt (D:) drive had had its name reset and more concerning was the fact that the encryption had also been wiped. Tried refershing the FE, going about the drive settings and everything. Thank God it only took a restart to fix it.
I had a small heart attack, becuase I hadn’t fiddled with any of the settings and I’m the only one with access to this laptop. I don’t know what would actually happen if the entryption was to be corrupted (or if such a thing is even possible), but at the very least, I didn’t want to spend hours re-encrypting ~580GB.
As much as I hate to say it (and in doing so I’m probably jinxing it), W10 has been behaving itself fairly well for a long while now.
So I’m thinking about replacing the HDD of my laptop with a SSD. Does anyone have any tips? I’m hesitant because I certainly don’t want to lose any data. And is it possible to transfer the data from the HDD to the SDD?
If the HDD is the only drive, then you just need to clone it on to the new SSD. I used Macrium Reflect to help with the cloning and just followed a video that someone made. Obviously, before doing any of that, backup all your files. If you’re using MR, you’ll also need a blank USB stick of around 8GB as an external boot drive.
If the HDD isn’t the only drive and the HDD only contains files, you can just buy a cheap SATA to USB cable for a few Euro. Put in the new SSD, then just copy and paste your files from the HDD by plugging the SATA into the HDD and using it like a big USB stick.
If you’ve got the HDD as your only drive, then it’s worth checking if the laptop has an M.2 slot, because then you can just buy an SSD and still keep the HDD. That way you can move the OS and software to the SSD for a quicker laptop and then keep your files on the HDD (or spread things out however you see fit).
What’s the exact make and model of your laptop, @rickvanmeijel?
Macrium Reflect:
Tutorial:
EDIT: The best advice I can give is to do your research thoroughly before doing anything.
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Thanks for explaining man! The HDD is the only drive my laptop has and if I were to replace it, I’d choose the cloning option. I don’t want two seperate storage locations, makes things more confusing.
Dell Inspiron 15R. Already did some research and it’s possible to replace the HDD for a SSD.
Btw I don’t understand this. I download the software and it will store all my data, but where? It’s no use storing it on the HDD that’s gonna be replaced lol
It’s not a bad option, considering you get more storage and you get a defence against Windows. Also, M.2 drives can be a lot faster than 2.5" ones since 2.5" drives only come as SATA drives whereas you can get NVMe drives in M.2 which are a lot faster. But that’s all if your laptop has an M.2 connector in the first place.
You’re in luck then, Dell have a lot of detailed manuals for their products. If you go to their site, it will detect your system and bring up all the relevant material as well as drivers and other things.
On an external drive, I forgot to mention it before. It’s a bit of a faff, but it works. You basically clone your current HDD onto an external one. Create a bootable USB. Swap your HDD for the new SSD. Boot into Windows with the USB. Transfer the clone from the external HDD onto the SSD.
The tutorial explains this. I advise watching it so that you know what you’re in for an whether you want to do it. I think it’s fairly straightforward, just long.
The next question is what sort of capacity you’re after and what your budget is.
Now I see, thanks. Also watched the video, made it clear indeed. I’m not the most technical person but I think I could pull this off. Thing is, I’m afraid something could go wrong during the process.
What is a M.2? Looked it up but I don’t understand.
At least 1TB, maybe even more. This category SSD will cost around 150 euros I guess.
I get what you mean, I was cloning my drive earlier this year. It’s stressful despite being fairly safe. Most of it is automated so the only thing that can really go wrong is a hardware failure. Back up your documents and files. Losing software is not a big deal because you can just re-install it. If something happens to the OS, you can do a clean install. If something happens to the SSD, it’s not an issue as the HDD will remain unaltered. Take it slow, read everything multiple times and make absolutely sure you know what you’re clicking on.
From the hardware side, your only real concern is frying something with ESD if you’re careless and un-earthed. The easy way to avoid that is to buy an ESD bracelet for a couple of Euro (not a wireless one, those are pure bullshit). Or if you don’t use a bracelet, don’t touch any circuitry with your hands and hold the HDD by its sides. The SSD will come in a casing so handling it is safer as long as you don’t touch the connector pins.
M.2 is a form factor. It’s for SSDs that look like a stick of chewing gum. 2.5" is also a form factor (because one of the dimensions of the drive was 2.5 inches). M.2 is becoming the new standard as it saves a lot of space and faster drives are being made in the M.2 form factor. I went through all the manuals for all the versions of the 15R and they don’t have an M.2 slot (the technology didn’t exist when the laptop was made), so it’s not something you have to concern yourself with.
The max size you can get is 4TB.
I can recommend Samsung (they’re about as good as it gets), the 860 Evo is a good choice (the Pro is overpriced for a negligible performance boost, the QVO is a lower spec than the Evo). Crucial are also good value for money with decent performance. However, their largest capacity is 2TB.
I’ve heard good things about Sandisk, Kingston and WD, but those depend on what prices you can find them at. Stay away from Corsair. I run a 2.5" Corsair 960GB, it’s good, but gets eaten alive by the equivalent Samsung for about the same price.
I was just on Amazon NL and SSDs don’t seem to exist on it for some reaons. I don’t know how much 150€ will get you because I don’t know what sites and shops you guys have over there. If you find something, let me know what the price is and I can advise you from there.
Also, use paper specs as a rough pointer, you’d be surprised how different the actual performance is when you benchmark them.
Oh thanks for that. Love the chewing gum for reference 
Appreciate your other tips as well, I’ll definitely keep them in mind. Probably won’t go up to 4TB, that’s a little over the top, and my budget lies around €150.
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Not my pic lol.
Here’s one that is mine (both are under the left fan).
If the prices beween here and the NL are roughly the same, €150 will get you a 1TB Samsung 860 Evo with the current exchange rates, or a 1TB Crucial MX500 for significantly less (still a good choice when it comes to value for money). Though you might be able to find a 2TB MX500 for a little more than €150 in which case the slight price increase is worth the doulbe storage unless your budget is very firm.
I think they are roughly the same. That’s a good point btw, double the storage for a slightly higher price. I do notice that overall prices have really decreased over the years. I remember SSD’s being unaffordable a while back.
Yeah, the benefits of competition and technological advancements, the consumer wins. SSDs are going down in price, RAM is going down, AMD are currently king when it comes to value for money CPUs. Not sure how the GPU market is doing these days though.
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Yesterday I have ordered the Samsung galaxy s7 on rebuy as like new. Pretty excited!
@the_termin8r thank you very much!!!
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Nice, let me know how the notifications are on your one. Mine drive me up the wall, but my dad says his are fine. Did the one you get come with a uSD card?
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No idea (what you mean )
I’m guessing you bought it second hand, I was just curious if the seller threw in a memory card with it as well.