G74sx Hard drive upgrade

[cbolin21]

I'm looking to upgrade my hard drive to a solid state. Still have my stock hard drives in my G74sx. Has anybody tried this with the G74? Wondering if I would need a conversion kit or can it just go straight in?

[Hitman2050]

Hi all. If anybody knows if i can install WD Black² on my asus G74sx. Please let me know. Thanks in advance.
Basically if this laptop can support it.


http://www.hardwarebbq.com/wd-releases-black%C2%B2-notebook-drive-120gb-ssd-storage-1tb-mechanical-d...

[hemayet]

I am running out of space on my 750gb HDD. So, I want to replace it with a bogger one. How big can I go?

[indianacarnie]

No reason why it shouldn't. Personally I'd go with separate drives, but that's me. Love my Crucial M4 (C drive). If you have a G74Sx series then you have 2 internal drive bays so no real need for a hybrid drive imho. If you REALLY need the extra storage why not pair a 120GB or so SSD and a larger spinner. Or.... change out your optical drive for another storage bay. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-laptop-upgrade-optical-bay,3102.html That's my next project btw.

[Zygomorphic]

It will work. The WD Black drives are no different in specifications from any other drive. They are simply WD's high-performance HDD line. I would recommend them, though since you can run two HDDs in the G74SX, an SSD makes a huge difference in performance.

[Hadlar1980]

guys..i have a problem in choosing the write SSD Sata drive..as of now in malaysian market hardware..they got Sata i, ii, iii..is it ok if i bought a Sata iii SSD ? can it run with my ROG G74Sx ?? what is the best brand ???