Computer upgrade

[Rex A. Butcher]

What ho one and all,

I have a old Dell Dimension 9200 that was designed to only take up to 4gb of RAM. I am running 32 bit XP Pro with 3gb and plenty of HDD space.

I am frequently thinking of up-grading but frankly, cannot really justify the expense of new computer, OS, programs, etc. However, I have received a sales e-mail with the following: Toshiba 1 TB Internal Hybrid Drive - 2.5" - H200 - SATA 6Gb/s - 5,400 rpm (http://www.saverstore.com/link/46395...ted-Time-Offer) and am very tempted.

A few questions: Would it make a significant difference to booting and program loading? Would it actually work with my computer which only has SATA2?

Thanks

Toodle pip

Rex

[Steve R Jones]

You mentioned you have plenty of hdd space????

The 5,400 rpm drive is as slow as they get.

[jdc2000]

A 5,400 rpm drive would be fine for backup use, but as a boot drive (even being a hybrid drive), it would be slow. If it costs more than about $55-$60 on sale for 1 TB, it would also be too pricey. It should work on a SATA2 interface though.

[Train]

Bought one and used it for 2 months.
Replaced it. Used 240 GB SSD to replace it.

I swear the old HDD was faster than the hybrid, but the hybrid works just fine in USB 3.0 enclosure.